How Bright the Light

A victim trapped in the bottle. A detective in search of a killer.

Olivia Branch ran from her kidnappers after being held for more than a month. Haunted by her past, she turns to alcohol, unable to shake the fear her captors would return to finish what they started. She sleeps with the lights on, afraid of the evils lurking in the dark, and needs to lean on her best friend for support.

Detective Gloria Torres is after a murderer, one leaving a string of dead women across the city, each victim with a cryptic calling card that weaves them together. Working with a colleague, they struggle to piece together the puzzle left by the killer.

One woman is pursued by the darkness in her mind.

One woman is trying to bring the truth to light.

When the paths of the two women converge, the detective needs to determine if the victim is the prey or the predator.

How Bright the Light is the thrilling conclusion to the story started in How Deep the Darkness.