Angles Fall / Nora Roberts / 439 pages / 5 Gold Rings December Challenge

Reece Gilmore is trying to outrun the trauma of her past.  She was the sole survivor of a brutal attack on the restaurant in which she worked in New York.  She underwent extensive therapy but is still haunted by nightmares and panic attacks.  She copes with everyday life by compulsive routines to ensure her safety.  She takes a job in a diner in Fist, Wyoming because she loves the view and loves to cook, and is tired of running.  She is settling in nicely, has even attracted the attention of a local author, when she witnesses violence on one of the trails.  Suddenly, she is once again living a nightmare.  Can she help the victim?  Will she survive?" This suspense ridden novel has a most excellent surprise twist at the end...