THE DOLLMAKER IN TERREBONNE PARISH, A TERRIBLE SECRET IS ABOUT TO BE UNCOVERED... BY A WOMAN WHOSE DAUGHTER VANISHED SEVEN YEARS AGO WITHOUT A TRACE... And now a new clue has surfaced...a doll that is the spitting image of Claire Doucett's missing child, right down to the tiny birth mark on the girl's left arm. A chance sighting of the eerily lifelike doll in a French Quarter collectibles shop leaves Claire shaken to her core...and more determined than ever to find out what happened to her beloved Ruby. When the doll is snatched and the store's owner turns up dead, Claire knows the only person who can help her is ex-husband Dave Creasy, a former cop who has spent the past seven years imprisoned by his own guilt and despair. He let Claire down once when she needed him the most. Can she make him believe the doll really exists? He'll have to if they're to survive an encounter with a brutal psychopath—The Dollmaker—who stole their future to feed an obsession that will never die.  Reviews  Excerpt  Trailer  Theme song*  Creepy Dolls  Upcoming Novels  CONTESTS! *(written by the German band Breathe) Buy the book from BookSense, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble. The Dollmaker Mira Books March, 2007 376 pages Price: $6.99 U. S./8.50 Canada ISBN 0-7783-2428-1 PRAISE AND REVIEWS "Amanda Stevens has written a dark and chilling novel..."    —Spinetingler Magazine "From the genteel shops lining the French Quarter of New Orleans to the forbidden bayous in the surrounding parishes, The Dollmaker by Amanda Stevens is a terrifying thriller..."    —Mysterious Reviews "What distinguishes The Dollmaker as an exceptional thriller from other good thrillers is the adeptness with which Stevens creates multi-dimensional characters that continue to draw the reader deeper and deeper from page to page."    —Merri Crawford—Merrimon Books "This intriguing book has elements of Silence of the Lambs and John Saul,s myriad child-in-danger books, skillfully weaving great mood and atmosphere with solid dialogue and suspense that never fails to build."    —Curled Up With A Good Book "Readers will find themselves entranced with not only the new version of the old city (New Orleans), but with the unique details of the plot itself, its creative spin on murder and madness altogether enticing."    —New Mystery Reader "A mysterious and disturbing thriller that will leave chills, despite the humid heat of New Orleans..."    —Armchair Interviews "Stevens makes her Mira debut with this taut, disturbing story. The characterizations are vivid, and it's got a lovely twist in the tail. Not for the squeamish!"    —Romantic Times BookClub "This is one book that you definitely want to read when you are not alone and with all the lights in the house on. In other words, this is my kind of read! Even the prologue to this book sent shivers up my spine!"    —The Best Reviews "A mesmerizing trip into the realm of the macabre that is not for the faint of heart."    —Fresh Fiction "The Dollmaker is a superbly crafted, but complex novel with many well-developed characters—several of whom I would like to meet again—whose lives, motivations, and actions ring true to life."    —Romance Reviews Today "With The Dollmaker, author Amanda Stevens conjures up James Patterson and Anne Rice in this creepy gothic chiller of a novel. Making the leap from the romantic suspense yarns for which she's known to psychological suspense thriller, Stevens steers clear of the throwaway potboiler and crafts a well-constructed, multi-layered plot ripe with police corruption, child abduction, and enough creepy dolls to make one shudder at the next mention of Madame Alexander. It's John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil meets House of Wax—minus Paris Hilton with just a hint of John Grisham's Southern sensibilities."    —Vince A. Liaguno, author of The Literary Six "Amanda Stevens has launched herself into the category of great storytellers of horror and suspense, such as Steven King, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Jack Ketchum, and John Saul... my personal favorites. I hope you will do your own self a favor, and give Amanda Stevens' The Dollmaker a try."    —Tammy St. Germain, Amazon Reviewer "The Dollmaker is impressive in a remarkable number of dimensions. Written from a distinctive female point of view, but with absolutely authentic male characters."    —Ray Baisden "The Dollmaker is a book that will appeal to the dark side you may not have known you ever had and it will keep you guessing until the very end."    —Roundtable Reviews "This was one of the most mesmerizing, chilling thrillers I've read in a long time and I would highly recommend The Dollmaker to anybody who enjoys a nerve-racking, hair-raising book."    —Reader Views "The Dollmaker is perhaps the creepiest book I've read in a long time! Amanda Stevens does a superb job at creating an eerie atmosphere that doesn't rely on gore or gratuitous violence."    —Ck2s Kwips and Kritiques "The tension hits the audience from the opening sequence...and never slows down until the final confrontation."    —Harriet Klausner "The Dollmaker is not for the faint of heart. If you want moonlight and magnolias, read something else. This is the South at its creepiest."    —Bestselling suspense author Kay David "Stevens weaves twisting, turning suspense that will have you looking over your shoulder even after the last page is turned."    —USA Today Bestselling suspense author Karen Rose "The sinister world of Amanda Stevens will feed the dark side of your soul…and leave you hungry for more…"    —New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd "Breathless, chilling, and unforgettable. When you crack open an Amanda Stevens book, prepare to be thrilled..."    —USA Today bestselling author Patricia Kay "Amanda Stevens writes such creepy books, I have to read them during the day!"    —Award-winning author Heather MacAllister "Stevens is at her best with this one; the sickos are really sick and nothing is what it appears to be."    —bestselling author Kay David "Amanda Stevens writes creepy thrillers with a Southern drawl."    —bestselling author Heather MacAllister