Ally glimpses a young child, completely alone in a desolate forest clearing; then suddenly, the child is gone. What did Ally really see? This brief encounter leads Ally on an obsessive quest to identify this small girl, and to find out what happened to her. Drawing a naive -Ally into the paranormal realm, and leaving her deeply embroiled in a serial murder investigation. Ally is pit against a brutal killer A psychopath, who lurked undetected in the shadows for many years, and intends to keep his secrets buried With the clock ticking, Ally must help apprehend the killer or become his quarry. Animas Within is a suspenseful tale, where a chance encounter leads to the search for a serial killer. The intense tale is permeated with the behavioral pathology of the murderer and infused with psychological insights into the victims and their families.