Scar the Sky, J. Todd Scott
Scar the Sky, J. Todd Scott
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Scar the Sky
A Novel

Author: J. Todd Scott

Narrator: Raechel Wong

Unabridged: 11 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/09/2025

Synopsis

Lightning never strikes twice —until it does.

A killer is hunting down survivors of lightning strikes in this dark and twisting thriller, perfect for fans of J. H. Markert and Richard Chizmar.

Everything changed for Andi Ellis when she was struck by lightning and her heart stopped. Andi was resuscitated, but she was never the same—electronics strangely malfunction in her presence; clocks can’t keep time; batteries swiftly die. And while many lightning strike victims are left with temporary "lightning tree" markings, on her they are permanent scars.

Years later Andi, her eight-year-old daughter, and a fellow lightning strike survivor have fled Texas and Andi’s dangerous ex to go off the grid in a strange and secluded desert community.

Meanwhile, two private investigators pursue a US senator's missing daughter who they find too late. When searching for information on the strange lightning scars on the girl's body, they find themselves pulled into an FBI investigation—people who have been struck by lightning are being murdered.

As the death toll mounts, the task force traces the killer farther west, closer and closer to Andi Ellis and her daughter, and the haven she's carefully created.

Thriller and horror readers will be enthralled by the dark turns in Scar the Sky.

About J. Todd Scott

J. Todd Scott was born in rural Kentucky and attended college and law school in Virginia, where he set aside an early ambition to write to pursue a career as a federal agent. His assignments have taken him all over the United States and the world, but a gun and a badge never replaced his passion for stories and writing.His previous books include The Far Empty, High White Sun, and This Side of Night in the Chris Cherry / Big Bend Series, as well as the Appalachian crime novel Lost River.For more information, find Todd at www.jtoddscott.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jason on May 23, 2025

I got to read a pre-pub copy of Scott's new one, and it is--apologies for the pun--electric. A twisty serial killer thriller with hints of the supernatural set in the vast, almost-alien American southwest. Scott might've been a DEA agent, and the procedural elements are tense and believable, but his......more

Goodreads review by David on September 09, 2025

As with J. Todd Scott’s other works, it would be helpful if Scar the Sky had a warning on the cover: HIGHLY ADDICTIVE NOVEL…IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN. Indeed, I began this book in the mid-afternoon, and ended up setting aside chores, errands, and other commitments until I completed the novel later in t......more

Goodreads review by Nicola on September 11, 2025

3.5 stars (rounded up) Andi is a lightning strike survivor who’s on the run with her daughter, hiding out in a remote desert town where storms are rare. At the same time, Linnea and Adan—former FBI agents turned private investigators—are pulled into a missing persons case that soon connects to a seri......more

Goodreads review by Jacquelyn on September 11, 2025

I honestly don’t even know where to start with this one. I am shocked that this is a debut. It was a fantastic book, written like a veteran of the craft! This is one of those stories that make you feel like you’re friends with the characters, so when it starts going down, you feel like you’re there......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on September 07, 2025

I read a lot of thrillers and let me tell you- this is a great one. Andi was struck by lighting while standing on a playing field in Virginia and brought back to life by Max. Now, though she's hiding in the Arizona desert with her daughter Ruby. Linnea was a brilliant consultant to the FBI until she......more

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