Deadliest of the Species — Mike Oliveri

WINNER OF THE 2001 BRAM STOKER AWARDNow in a newly edited and remastered editionSTORY SYNOPSISTim Wilder's ex-wife got the kids, the money, and the house. With only his Camaro, the clothes on his back, and a handful of cash, he heads west in search of a fresh start in life. As he grows tired he stops in a small, quaint town nestled deep in the desert mountains; a place called Rapture. But Tim soon learns he was better off dealing with his wife. The women of Rapture are not what they seem, and they run the town with iron fists. They steal Tim's car, his money, and the rest of his clothes, stranding him there. Then they murder his only friend. Only then does he learn of their dark secret, and the true reason their leader, Alexandra, refuses to let him leave.