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Kill And Tell
337 pages
A steamy, high-stakes blend of gritty conspiracy and protective romance set against the sultry backdrop of New Orleans.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into the sultry, dangerous heat of a New Orleans night. It delivers the quintessential romantic suspense experience, balancing a genuinely gripping political conspiracy with a slow-burn, high-heat romance. The narrative moves at a brisk, confident clip, pulling you through a tense atmosphere of stalking and sudden violence while grounding the stakes in the heroine's emotional journey through grief and estrangement. The prose is sharp and pragmatic, focusing on action and chemistry rather than flowery descriptions. It is a deeply satisfying read for anyone who loves watching a fiercely competent, protective detective and a resilient, everyday woman learn to trust each other while outrunning a ruthless killer.
- Mood
- tense
- steamy
- atmospheric
- dangerous
- Tone
- intense
- pragmatic
- romantic
- suspenseful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- the long shadow of war · healing family wounds · trusting a protector · uncovering buried truths
- The writing
- Direct and action-oriented, seamlessly weaving sharp thriller mechanics with sensual, character-driven romance.
- The arc
- Moves from isolated grief and sudden vulnerability to passionate connection and empowered survival.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic romantic suspense who crave a resilient heroine, a fiercely protective detective, and a sultry, danger-laced atmosphere.
Content notes
- murder
- grief
- violence
- war trauma
- stalking
About the book
Still reeling from her mother's recent death, Karen Whitlaw is stunned when she receives a package containing a mysterious notebook from the father she has barely seen since his return from the Viet Nam War over twenty years ago. Unwilling to deal with her overwhelming emotions, Karen packs the notebook away, putting it - and her father - out of her mind, until she receives a shocking phone call. Her father has been murdered on the gritty streets of New Orleans.
Homicide detective Marc Chastain considers the murder nothing more than street violence against a homeless man, and Karen accepts his judgment - at first. But she changes her mind when her home is burglarized and "accidents" begin to happen. All at once, she faces a chilling realization: whoever killed her father is now after her. Desperate for answers, Karen retrieves the only thing that links her to her father - the notebook he had sent months before. Inside its worn pages, she makes an unsettling discovery: her father had been a sniper in Vietnam and the notebook contains a detailed account of each one of his kills.
Now running for her life, Karen entrusts the book and its secrets to Marc Chastain. Together they unravel a disturbing story of politics, power, and murder - and face a killer who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the kill book....
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