THE CHILDREN OF BLACK VALLEY

Twelve years ago, the disappearance of Sam's first son tore his marriage apart and left his life in a decades-long holding pattern. Now, raising Daniel, a second son who never knew his brother, Sam is at last on the brink of putting it all behind him when he is rocked to the core by the unthinkable:

It happens again.

With Daniel gone, Sam is flung into a desperate journey to rescue his son and uncover the truth behind a decade of pain. What he finds is a string of dark truths that span a generation and lead him across the world to an abandoned nuclear silo in the heart of a blighted jungle in Africa.There, what he learns will change his life forever.

FROM THE CRITICS:

"[A] story that readers will literally not be able to put down...the adrenaline-fueled pacing and ominous tone...will have readers predicting some kind of psychological suspense or crime fiction thriller...but then [the] allusions to illegal medical experiments on humans, mass killings, an abandoned nuclear missile silo in the jungles of Africa and unlocking the very secrets of immortality itself give the story a decidedly science fiction feel a la Crichton's "The Andromeda Strain." Dread-inspiring imagery from Sam's mysterious childhood, specifically a looming dark tower, gives the whole work an undertone of apocalyptic horror...This novel [has] a uniqueness that will keep readers guessing until literally the very last pages."
- The Chicago Tribune

"The speed and chaos...[and] smash-mouthed ferocity of a Bruce Willis epic...[with] a crash-bang finale...Every road taken is the scariest. Kilgore...has a...career ahead of him writing action films. Nuke the popcorn."
- Kirkus Reviews

"Kilgore writes with a maturity that should put his age at about 85, trust me, he's nowhere near that age...[T]his is a one sitting book. It will put hooks into you and not let go till you finish."
- Crimespree Magazine

"The promise [Kilgore] showed in his first book has come to shine...[U]nique as Who is Shaya Hacker...[with] a nice rapid rhythm that careens from beginning to end."
- Barb Radmore, Front Street Reviews

"Shocking and haunting."
- Internet Book Database

"Definitely different and...well done."
- Bookbitch.com