title: Hands of Darkness: A Novel (Lure of the Serpent)
author:  Heather James 
description: Taut and chilling, Hands of Darkness keeps you looking over your shoulder, yet James has filled the story with hope, reminding us that the Light of Love can destroy the Lure of the Serpent. Another powerful, gripping story that will keep you up long into the night! (Connie Mann, author of Angel Falls 2013-11-01)<br /><br />"With great tact, and a whole lot of wittiness, James has penned a thrilling, edgy novel that can be shelved beside the best crime novels of the biz. (C. J. Darlington, author of Ties That Bind 2013-11-01)<br /><br />I've yet to meet another author who pens such a strong, courageous, and snarky heroine and puts her in the middle of such distress! If you love suspense with tones of dark humor, don't miss Heather's books. (Jordyn Redwood, author of the Bloodline Trilogy 2013-11-01)
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  Heather Lewis is the author of two other novels, _House Rules_  and _The  _
  _Second Suspect._ In 2002, she took her own life at the age of forty.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2004100912
  
  
  
  
  
  A complete catalogue record for this book can be obtained from the British
  Library on request
  
  
  
  
  
  The right of Heather Lewis to be identified as the author of this work has
  been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2004 Hobart Lewis and Ann Rower  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  The characters and events in this book are fictitious.  
  
  
  Any similarity to real persons, dead or alive, is coincidental and not
  intended by the author.
  
  
  
  
  
  First published in 2004 by Serpent’s Tail,  
  
  
  4 Blackstock Mews, London N4 2BT  
  
  
  website: [www.serpentstail.com](http://www.serpentstail.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  Printed by Mackays of Chatham, plc  
  
  
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  At a crossing of the line,  
  
  
  everything you need is mine.
  
  
  
  
  
  —Nico and P