from USA Today bestselling author V. J. Chambers
Sugar and spice and everything nice? Not in this collection of novels. Three thrillers in which women kill, manipulate, lie, and trick...
The Girl on the Stairs
True crime writer Samson Black remembers the trial and the headlines... twelve-year-old Lola Ward cowering on the stairs, paralyzed by fear, while Nicholas Todd murdered her parents and took her hostage. She barely escaped with her life and later testified against Todd.
Nicholas Todd told a very different story. A preposterous tale of a diabolical twelve-year-old with nerves of steel.
Nicholas Todd went to prison.
Eleven years later, Lola's all grown up—brash, confident, and alluring. She's ready to tell her story, and she wants Sam to write it. Sam would love to reveal the truth about that fateful night and resurrect his flagging career. But before he can make sense of Lola's twisty tale, Todd escapes from prison, seeking revenge against the woman-child who betrayed him.
Now, Sam's life is in danger. But from who? The escaped con hot on his heels, or the woman at his side?
The Feminine Touch
Nash Steven Wilt’s true crime podcast targets unsolved crimes. That’s how he ends up trying to unravel the murder of a man who was found buried in the woods, surrounded by bodies of women who’ve gone missing over the years.
Then Nash sees a picture of the dead man’s wife, and he recognizes her as Siobhan Thorn, someone he knew in high school. Well, no one knew Siobhan. He tried to know her. She toyed with him for her own amusement. Funny thing, too. In high school, a bunch of girls went missing and no one ever found out what happened to them.
Dead women now, missing girls in the past, Siobhan Thorn. Nash finds it’s not a stretch to believe that Siobhan did all of it, even though he knows that’s not typical behavior for a female serial killer.
But Siobhan always was different.
And now, he’s got to track her down, not only because it’ll make a dynamite podcast, but because, deep down, he still wants to know her.
Perfect
When Sidney Reilly, twice divorced and mother of two, moves to Lassiter Cove, she’s hoping for a fresh start.
But the women of Lassiter Cove are too good to be true. They work high-powered jobs, spend quality time with their children, cook healthy and balanced meals from scratch, look ten years younger than their actual age, and are all incredibly thin.
Then she discovers their secret: the Regimen, an invitation-only program offered by the local gym and spa, which promises a complete transformation.
It all seems perfect. Until Sidney discovers the women who are disappearing from the spa. Until she tangles with the dark, brawny man at its center, who everyone seems to worship. Until her own daughter becomes a target.
Lassiter Cove isn't what it seems, and Sidney is heading for the fight of her life.
Genre: Mystery
Sugar and spice and everything nice? Not in this collection of novels. Three thrillers in which women kill, manipulate, lie, and trick...
The Girl on the Stairs
True crime writer Samson Black remembers the trial and the headlines... twelve-year-old Lola Ward cowering on the stairs, paralyzed by fear, while Nicholas Todd murdered her parents and took her hostage. She barely escaped with her life and later testified against Todd.
Nicholas Todd told a very different story. A preposterous tale of a diabolical twelve-year-old with nerves of steel.
Nicholas Todd went to prison.
Eleven years later, Lola's all grown up—brash, confident, and alluring. She's ready to tell her story, and she wants Sam to write it. Sam would love to reveal the truth about that fateful night and resurrect his flagging career. But before he can make sense of Lola's twisty tale, Todd escapes from prison, seeking revenge against the woman-child who betrayed him.
Now, Sam's life is in danger. But from who? The escaped con hot on his heels, or the woman at his side?
The Feminine Touch
Nash Steven Wilt’s true crime podcast targets unsolved crimes. That’s how he ends up trying to unravel the murder of a man who was found buried in the woods, surrounded by bodies of women who’ve gone missing over the years.
Then Nash sees a picture of the dead man’s wife, and he recognizes her as Siobhan Thorn, someone he knew in high school. Well, no one knew Siobhan. He tried to know her. She toyed with him for her own amusement. Funny thing, too. In high school, a bunch of girls went missing and no one ever found out what happened to them.
Dead women now, missing girls in the past, Siobhan Thorn. Nash finds it’s not a stretch to believe that Siobhan did all of it, even though he knows that’s not typical behavior for a female serial killer.
But Siobhan always was different.
And now, he’s got to track her down, not only because it’ll make a dynamite podcast, but because, deep down, he still wants to know her.
Perfect
When Sidney Reilly, twice divorced and mother of two, moves to Lassiter Cove, she’s hoping for a fresh start.
But the women of Lassiter Cove are too good to be true. They work high-powered jobs, spend quality time with their children, cook healthy and balanced meals from scratch, look ten years younger than their actual age, and are all incredibly thin.
Then she discovers their secret: the Regimen, an invitation-only program offered by the local gym and spa, which promises a complete transformation.
It all seems perfect. Until Sidney discovers the women who are disappearing from the spa. Until she tangles with the dark, brawny man at its center, who everyone seems to worship. Until her own daughter becomes a target.
Lassiter Cove isn't what it seems, and Sidney is heading for the fight of her life.
Genre: Mystery
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