After barely surviving a vicious attack by Richard Allan Estes, the most sadistic and brilliant serial killer she's ever come across, FBI Profiler Kayleen Archer goes back home again, retreating to the small, rural town in North Carolina that she abandoned long ago. With nothing and no one left to keep the darkness at bay, she lives in a gray world of fear; her dog, her gun, and a bottomless stash of liquor being the only things to keep her company. As such, she spends her days drinking, and praying that Estes, who remains at large, will not come back to finish the job. Yet when a little girl goes missing from a local beauty pageant, only to turn up murdered the very next day, Kayleen is called upon to help by someone she had desperately hoped to never see again, the one man she simply cannot refuse - her first love and first loss, Sheriff Caleb Stone. Although Kayleen wants nothing more than to drown herself and her past in an endless stream of vodka, she soon must face a harshly bitter truth: helping Caleb solve this case just might be the only chance she has to escape the black, gaping chasm into which she's fallen. But can she give up the solace of her alcohol-induced haze long enough to regain her razor-sharp, intuitive focus? And, if she delves deeply, yet again, into the mind of another monster, will it destroy her as she fears? Or, could it possibly help her break free from the chains of terror and regret once - and finally - for all? Find out as the mystery deepens, the body count rises, and Kayleen and Caleb begin their dangerous journey together, to the edge of darkness and beyond... "Death Of A Princess" is the third book by author T.C. Barnes...and yet another riveting foray into the mind of madness, mayhem, and murder. Copyright: April, 2014 Cover Copyright: April, 2014
About the Author: T.C. Barnes is a contemporary mystery and adventure novelist. She has a varied background, which includes everything from teaching severely disabled infants, to working within the felony division of the State Attorney's Office in NW Florida and helping to incarcerate violent criminals. That job eventually led to her most dangerous profession; working face-to-face with those same robbers, rapists, gang-bangers, and murderers that she had once worked so tirelessly to help put away. There, she dealt with some of the most vicious, violent offenders the Florida Prison System had to offer; teaching academics and life-skills while encouraging each inmate to obtain his GED. With a degree in English and undergrad work in Psych, Abnormal Psych, and Sociology, Barnes was able to utilize her studies, along with her naturals skills, to try and help those hardened criminals who still had a chance - before it was too late. In January of 2012, Barnes was finally able to realize her life-long dream of becoming a full-time writer. Barnes' first novel, "And Still, She Wept", garnered critical acclaim, becoming an international bestseller and reaching #1 in Police Procedurals in both the UK and the US on Amazon in 2013. Remaining in the top 10 for more than three months straight, "And Still, She Wept" also appeared on bestseller lists in Mystery, Suspense, and Thrillers, and even stayed in the top 100 Kindle Books for 3+ months in the UK. Her second book, "The Job", also reached bestseller status - climbing high into the top ranks of Romantic Suspense and Action/Adventure - both in the US and UK once again. "Death Of A Princess" is her third novel. _______________________________ T.C. Barnes spent months researching the pathology of psychopathy to create "Richard Allan Estes"; an inhuman beast whose vicious, sadistic crimes fuel the ongoing suspense within "Death Of A Princess". T.C. Barnes is currently working on her fourth novel.