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Title: Criminal Element — Mysteries, Thrillers, and all things Killer!

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I super enjoy how Margot Douaihy’s writing just gets better and better with each novel in the Sister Holiday mystery series! Our punk rock lesbian nun heroine is almost ready to take her permanent vows as a member of the Sisters of the Sublime Blood. In the meantime, she swelters in the New Orleans heat…

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In July 2024, I reviewed Elizabeth Heider’s May the Wolf Die , a “cleverly crafted and unpredictable” story. The sequel, Children of the Savage City, can stand alone, but perhaps an introduction to May the Wolf Die is in order. It’s a thriller infused with insider knowledge—of complicated quasi-governmental machinations that underlay the plot as…

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Prologue Ten months ago, Budapest Ash is twenty-three. She stands five-foot-two, rail thin, with genetic roots in Europe, in the Middle East, in Asia. She studied dance and gymnastics, even competed in the latter, successfully. Her hair is dyed a pale blue. She doesn’t speak often, but when she does, she is soft-spoken. She has…

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The old author adage is “write what you know,” because your next crime story might emerge from your everyday life: your calendar, your grocery list, a quirky work environment, or a nightmare bubbling from your subconscious. Mine came from a coyote encounter on a late-night diaper run. Random? Absolutely, but what didn’t feel random at…

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“Ma’am, please step out of the car.” The voice is familiar. Or simply ubiquitous. A red light blinks on his chest. Body cam. For all the world to see. “What did I do?” “Ma’am, please step out of the car.” “Is that really necessary?” The cop says nothing. Flynn pops the door, climbs out. “Officer—Kerrigan?”…

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