NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER JUST RELEASED TO SEVERAL BOOKSTORES

Announcing the recent publication of a new novel by Sylvia Snyder. BLOOD ORANGE is a psychological thriller set California, in the 1950's.

Now available in several online bookstores.

It was the 50s, and residents of the quiet suburban neighborhood, Medallion Park, had no fear of intruders. They left their doors unlocked, children played in the streets, and orange blossoms filled the air with their sweet-life scent. Across the street, California orange groves-rustic and homey – added value to the emerging neighborhood. However, in BLOOD ORANGE, the trees cast frighteningly dark shadows.

In this lush California orange grove, a killer has
etched the names of his victims into tree trunks.
Celia Raphael finds her name there also. Threatening calls when her husband is away increase her fear for the safety of her children. Her friends are being butchered, and she is alone. Theres no one to lean on. No one to help. Surrounded by a cast of quirky characters, Celia must learn the truth. Who is the killer? Could it be her friends husband, Nat, with whom Celia is falling in love? Could it be one of her feuding neighbors? Or is it the unstable detective whose interest in her is far from professional?
A web of mounting terror entangles its victims, and bloody murders shatter the calm of the sunshine states garden spot. Celia must fight to save her sanity, her children, and her life. Who just went into the grove? Who will return? Read BLOOD ORANGE to find out!

Sylvia Snyder deftly balances well-drawn characters with an undercurrent of mounting terror. She has been published in Crosscurrents, Innisfree, The LA Times, and The LA Herald-Examiner. Now, in her new thriller, BLOOD ORANGE, this award-winning author drenches each page with mystery, thrills, romance, action, and suspense…building toward an ending that may just scare you to death.