The Door at the Top of the Stairs (ePub)

"Gripping, Refreshing, Truly Beautiful"

The psychological thriller, The Door at the Top of the Stairs, tells of the trauma suffered by police detective Jesse Shaunessy, a strong, yet vulnerable woman who is kidnapped and tortured and then thrown away by her department as damaged goods. It's a heart-rending story of two women struggling to bring a broken Jesse out of the her lonely darkness and back into the light of love.

Pulitzer nominated poet Harvey Stanbrough, who wrote about his own traumatic experiences during the Vietnam War writes, "This is an absolutely excellent story, one of the best I've read in a good while. Not only is it a strong action/adventure, but it's also a poignant story of human beings caring for each other. The way Morgan and Ryland helped lead Jesse back from her PTSD is almost a novel unto itself."

Intelligent. Gritty. Emotive

"The psychological damage inflicted on the main character, Jesse Shaunessy, is soul wrenching, yet in the midst of the darkness, Holt somehow interjects a lightness and humor that allows the reader to take a deep breath before plunging back into the nightmare.

An Amazing roller coaster of a story.

Victoria Lucas, President of Lucas Script Consulting writes: "I finally got some time yesterday and decided to read a couple of chapters. Well, I simply couldn't stop - I HAD to find out what happened - and I read the entire book (completely blowing off my other projects). You have certainly created a very chilling premise and three utterly memorable characters in Morgan, Ryland and Jesse."