The Dollmaker

In Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, a terrible secret is about to be uncovered by a woman whose daughter vanished seven years ago without a trace... And now a new clue has surfaced...a doll that is the spitting image of Claire Doucett's missing child, right down to the tiny birthmark on the girl's left arm. A chance sighting of the eerily lifelike doll in a French Quarter collectibles shop leaves Claire shaken to her core...and more determined than ever to find out what happened to her beloved Ruby. When the doll is snatched and the store's owner turns up dead, Claire knows the only person she can turn to is ex-husband Dave Creasy, a former cop who has spent the past seven years imprisoned by his own guilt and despair. He let Claire down once when she needed him the most. Can she make him believe the doll really exists? She'll have to if they're to survive an encounter with a brutal psychopath#8212;the dollmaker#8212;who stole their future to feed an obsession that will never die And Now A New Clue Has Surfaced...a Doll That Is The Spitting Image Of Claire Doucett's Missing Child, Right Down To The Tiny Birthmark On The Girl's Left Arm. A Chance Sighting Of The Eerily Lifelike Doll In A French Quarter Collectibles Shop Leaves Claire Shaken To Her Core...and More Determined Than Ever To Find Out What Happened To Her Beloved Ruby. When The Doll Is Snatched And The Store's Owner Turns Up Dead, Claire Knows The Only Person She Can Turn To Is Ex-husband Dave Creasy, A Former Cop Who Has Spent The Past Seven Years Imprisoned By His Own Guilt And Despair. He Let Claire Down Once When She Needed Him The Most. Can She Make Him Believe The Doll Really Exists? She'll Have To If They're To Survive An Encounter With A Brutal Psychopath— The Dollmaker—who Stole Their Future To Feed An Obsession That Will Never Die. A woman's desperate search to find out what happened to the daugher who disappeared seven years ago leads her from a quaint collectibles shop in New Orleans into a murky Louisiana bayou and the shadowy ancestral home of an eccentric dollmaker whose "portrait" dolls resemble missing children. Set in the steamy, violent world of the Louisiana Gulf Coast, The Dollmaker is the story of obsession, redemption and a love reborn from the ashes of despair. Author Amanda Stevens is a popular and profilic writer for Harlequin Intrigue who writes psychologically driven stories. This is a her debut mainstream suspense novel A woman's desperate search to find out what happened to the daugher who disappeared seven years ago leads her from a quaint collectibles shop in New Orleans into a murky Louisiana bayou and the shadowy ancestral home of an eccentric dollmaker whose "portrait" dolls resemble missing children. Set in the steamy, violent world of the Louisiana Gulf Coast, The Dollmaker is the story of obsession, redemption and a love reborn from the ashes of despair.Author Amanda Stevens is a popular and profilic Harlequin Intrigue writer who pens psychologically driven stories. This is a her debut mainstream suspense novel.