The Black Light Club - by Scott Knox

Book Synopsis

Lightning never strikes twice --until it does.

A killer is hunting down survivors of lightning strikes in this dark and twisting thriller, perfect for fans of J. H. Markert and Richard Chizmar.

Everything changed for Andi Ellis when she was struck by lightning and her heart stopped. Andi was resuscitated, but she was never the same--electronics strangely malfunction in her presence: clocks can't keep time; batteries swiftly die. And while many lightning strike victims are left with temporary "lightning tree" markings, on her they are permanent scars.

Years later Andi, her eight-year-old daughter, and a fellow lightning strike survivor have fled Texas and Andi's dangerous ex to go off the grid in a strange and secluded desert community.

Meanwhile, two private investigators pursue a US senator's missing daughter who they find too late. When searching for information on the strange lightning scars on the girl's body, they find themselves pulled into an FBI investigation--people who have been struck by lightning are being murdered.

As the death toll mounts, the task force traces the killer farther west--closer and closer to Andi Ellis and her daughter, and the haven she's carefully created.

Thriller and horror readers will be enthralled by the dark turns in Scar the Sky.

Review Quotes

Praise for Scar the Sky
"Scott brings the chills in this inventive serial killer thriller . . . Scott's wild plot offers surprises even for veteran suspense fans. Readers of Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston should check this out."
--Publishers Weekly

Praise for J. Todd Scott:
"The poetic and bloody ground of [the West] has given birth to a powerful new voice in contemporary Western crime fiction."
―Craig Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire series

"J. Todd Scott is the real deal."
―Michael McGarrity, New York Times bestselling author

"Scott writes beautifully, dreaming up intriguing action scenes, which those who are focused only on thrills will wish kept going and going. But patient readers will recognize and appreciate Scott's endgame: showing us a world where thieves, murderers, and sadists are everyday folk."
―Booklist

"Well written and hopelessly addictive."
―New York Journal of Books

"As addictive as the best crime show."
―Newsweek

About the Author

A retired federal law enforcement agent with thirty years of experience, J. Todd Scott was a finalist for the 2024 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback Original and is the critically acclaimed author of six crime, suspense, and thriller novels. He is also a film and TV producer and screenwriter, most recently for the Paramount+ series Lawmen: Bass Reeves.