Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows...and author Beverly Lein

MANNING, Alberta - Oct. 16, 2013 - PRLog -- Manning, AB-Skeletons, jack-o-lanterns and wispy ghosts have begun to adorn the doorways of neighbourhoods across North America. But it's not the supernatural realm that keeps some genre writers up at night. For the author of Evil on the Peace River, Beverly Lein, it's the more corporeal evils in the world that result in the most spine-tingling of chills.

"I find the fact that seemingly ordinary people can possess within them the most horrible impulses that they act upon without remorse—not ghosts, not demons, not some un-killable knife wielding maniac like you see in so many horror movies," says Lein, who delved into the darker territories of the mind for her most recent release.

Evil on the Peace River, set in the Peace Region of Alberta, details the bloody rampage of a set of escaped criminals guided only by their intent to wreak as much carnage as possible. The venture into the thriller genre was a departure for Lein, and one that she's pleased to have taken. But as Lein describes, the journey can be a mixed blessing:

"I enjoy a good scare as much as the next person, but I occasionally unnerved myself during the writing process. My characters are sociopaths with no conscience and no moral compass at all. To me, that's the definition of soulless. When you start trying to get inside the mind of someone like that, trying to imagine the worst-case scenario of human behaviour, it can quickly turn terrifying. But, honestly, if I wasn't a freaked out by the behaviours I'm describing, I'd actually be quite worried about myself!"

For more information about Lein's experience writing Evil on the Peace River and how to purchase the book, amongst others, visit: http://beverlylein.wordpress.com/

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