Check in. Enjoy the view. Don't mind the bloodshed.After putting his latest case to bed, Private Investigator Jack Ivy travels to Sicily for a relaxing change of scenery. But there's no rest to be found when a series of shocking attacks rock the seaside resort of Terme del Paradiso. A brutal psychopath is slaying young women, and Jack may be the only one who can unravel the mystery and put an end to the killer's streak of terror.

Riding the razor-thin line between crime thriller and horror tale, DAUGHTERS OF CRUELTY blends the classic whodunit with blood-soaked exploitation fare in this erotic, giallo inspired novel from L.J. Dougherty, author of Beasts of the Caliber Lodge, and Woodhaven.