Michael Kelso's Blog: That writer's blog - Posts Tagged "serial-killer"

Ho, ho, ho, it’s time to stuff your face with turkey, take a nap, wake up and spend all your money on gifts no one wants.
Wait, what?
Instead of that, why not buy the book readers on your list something they might actually like and support some amazing indie authors at the same time?
So to help you out with that, I’ve created a list of indie author books that I highly recommend, separated by genre.
So in no certain order.
Psychological thriller/mystery –The Consequence of Loyalty
A State Of Despair
Serial Killer with a twist - Hidden Danger: A Chilling Psychological Thriller
Crime Noir/Psychological thriller - Dark White
Paranormal Mystery/ Suspense thriller - Bits & Pieces Pieces & Parts
Zombie/post apocalyptic thriller - This Land of Monsters
Serial killer thriller/horror - The Eighteenth
Urban fiction/Suspense - Cove Valley
Fantasy adventure/military - The Siege of Sternz Shadows of the Past

And if you're in the mood for a crime novel set in a prison - One on One
Or a young adult book about football - Endzone

Merry Christmas and Happy reading!

The Dead Season by Tessa Wegert

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Once again we are thrust into detective Merchant’s shoes. It seems a boy has gone missing. Shana wants to do all she can to help but hasn’t been cleared to work yet after the events in ‘Death in the family’. When she discovers a clue to the boy’s whereabouts, she starts her own investigation. But it has deep ties to her own past that she doesn’t want anyone to know about, even those closest to her.
When the corpse of a long lost family member turns up, it throws her into a mystery that she might not want to solve. And then there’s the serial killer who continues to taunt her. What does he want? Why is he doing this now? And what is the connection between the killer and her secret past?
This book was even better than the first one. It had a tension throughout that never let go. Like someone was watching over her shoulder at every turn, waiting to see her next move.
Another excellent mystery that kept me hanging until the end.




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Review of When Darkness Falls

Having previously read another of Ms. Harryman’s serial killer stories I have to wonder how she comes up with her ideas. It seems she knows the serial killer mind a little too well, if you know what I mean. I find myself concerned for her neighbors’ safety. Lol
All kidding aside, this is another solid thriller from an author who has proven to me she has a good grasp on the bloody knife of the serial killer genre.
She jumps right into the story and doesn’t let up on the tension until the end. You’ll find yourself questioning things from the get go. In fact the only thing you won’t question is the killer’s motive, because the killer tells you from her own mouth.
Ms. Harryman balances the brutality with humor supplied by the main character’s friends. In fact, their friendship is a major positive in this story that kept me chuckling as I turned pages.
I guessed early on at the killer’s identity but still found the story intriguing and wanted to see what happened. The ending threw me for a loop enough to be satisfied and tied up the story nicely while leaving that shred of doubt.
Another excellent serial killer thriller from Kathleen Harryman with buckets of blood and a nice twist ending. I look forward to reading the sequel, ‘Darkness Rising’.