Quietus

qui.e.tus: (kwi e'tes) 1. a finishing stroke. 2. discharge or release from life. 3. the moment of death. Moments before her small chartered plane crashes into the treacherous White Mountains of New Hampshire, Kylie O'Rourke notices a raven standing placidly on the wing looking at her through distinctly human eyes. Regaining consciousness in a Boston hospital, Kylie finds that the peculiar raven was a herald of things to come and that her world has been irrevocably altered. She is haunted by improbable memories of the crash: though trapped within the wreckage, she recalls wandering the icy mountainside and speaking with one of the other passengers only to find that he'd died on impact. As the bizarre aftermath grows clearer it appears more ominous, and Kylie must fight for her life despite increasing evidence that she is living on borrowed time.Schilling, Vivian is the author of 'Quietus ' with ISBN 9780142003060 and ISBN 0142003069.