With a brilliant concept, truly human characters,and a Sixth Sense sensibility, 18 Seconds is terrifying-ly authentic. Sherry Moore is a memorable heroine who promises to have many more adventure ahead of her.

Thirty years after a deadly traffic accident landed Earl Sykes in prison,he is back on the streets of Wildwood, New Jersey--and back for revenge. He is also feeding his perverse appetite for abducting young female victims--the same crimes he committed years ago for which he was never caught.

Police lieutenant Kelly O'Shaughnessy is bewildered by the disap-pearance of several young women from the boardwalk--crimes hor-rifyingly reminiscent of unsolved cases from the seventies. Reluctant to ask for help but desperate to stem the bloodshed, Kelly enlists investigative consultant Sherry Moore. Blind and beautiful, Sherry has the extraordinary ability to "see" the deceased's last eighteen seconds of memory by touching the corpse. As they join forces to discover the killer's identity,the women Unwittingly become the hunted——each step drawing them closer to the deadly clutches of a homicidal monster.