KATY, Texas, Nov. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- When "SideTrack, The World's Most Perfect Maze of Horror" comes rumbling into small towns with a traveling carnival, teenagers mysteriously disappear. When it visits Hunter Taylor's town, she and her friends get wrapped up in a frightening fight for their lives in the new novel, SideTrack: The Maze of Horror (now available through 1stBooks), by Lecy McKenzie Pritchett.
Hunter, a beautiful teenager who works diligently for her family, is constantly teased and harassed at school. Her family's low income prompts sneers by the popular group in school, led by ringleader Jessica. One day in gym class, Hunter is saved by a former member of Jessica's clan, Lissa, who befriends Hunter and introduces her to her first love, tall and handsome Spencer Drake. Floating with the happiness of finding new friends, Hunter ignores her father's order and goes to the carnival.
The maze is run by twin brothers. Charles Wynters is dark and handsome, while his brother, Chuck, has a birth defect that has made him a laughing stock. The maze has an eerie feeling, but police turn up nothing during searches. However, seven teenagers soon discover that there is definitely something wrong with the maze.
Hunter, Lissa, Spencer, Jessica and other members of the popular group enter this strange maze and find horror beyond their wildest nightmares. Hunter, once a mockery at school, becomes the guiding light as she and her schoolmates attempt to escape. The evil in the maze leads Hunter into a game of cat and mouse with a madman.
A creepy story of violence, paralyzing fear and newfound friendships, SideTrack is a haunting tale of terrifying proportions.
Pritchett, also the author of A Ghostly Cry and Ghost Stories, lives in Texas. Her husband, John, conceived the storyline for SideTrack. She is the human resources director at TRW Modernfold Company Inc. in Houston.
For more information about Pritchett or her books, visit her Web site at www.lecysghostlybooks.com.
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