The Well — Sharon Sterling

Montezuma Well, an ancient Native American cliff dwelling, provides the backdrop for murder in this present-day tale of mystery and suspense. A face-off between mental health law and justice for victims rips apart the peace of a small town in central Arizona. Allie Davis is the counselor trapped between would-be executioners and the evil they seek to destroy. That evil threatens the lives of a beautiful Apache woman who describes herself as an instrument of karma, a vulnerable young mother who survived childhood sexual abuse, and a gun-toting, cowboy-hat-wearing man whose favorite ride is a classic sports car. Throw in a wickedly seductive psychiatrist and an ancient Chinese book of prophecy to muddy the waters of the Well and you'll never see what rises at night to feed below its surface.