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Malice
646 pages
A dread-soaked thriller where past secrets bleed into the present, unraveling a detective's reality.
What it feels like
This taut, twisty procedural plunges the reader into a dread-soaked atmosphere of psychological unraveling and relentless suspense. The narrative moves at a propulsive clip, building tension from the very first page as a detective's grip on reality begins to slip under the weight of a haunting past. The prose is gripping and urgent, specifically crafted to heighten the creep factor and keep you constantly off-balance with clever plot turns. It feels like a frantic race against time, steeped in paranoia and the terrifying realization that the people we love might harbor the darkest secrets. Fans of dark, suspenseful mysteries who crave a blend of serial killer thrills and psychological torment will devour this chilling ride.
- Mood
- dread-soaked
- paranoid
- tense
- creepy
- Tone
- taut
- urgent
- suspenseful
- dark
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- haunting pasts · psychological unraveling · vengeance · hidden secrets · marital trust
- The writing
- Taut and twisty, designed to heighten the creep factor and keep the reader constantly off-balance.
- The arc
- Begins with a creeping sense of paranoia and escalates into a frantic, high-stakes race against time to save a loved one.
- Who it's for
- Fans of dark, suspenseful police procedurals who love a mix of psychological paranoia and serial killer thrills.
Content notes
- serial murder
- gaslighting and paranoia
- kidnapping
- death of a spouse
About the book
"Taut, twisty...Malice displays the skilled Jackson at her best yet." —The Providence JournalThe perfect moment is here at last. The humiliation and pain he put her through is about to be repaid. Soon Rick Bentz will know the torment of losing the person he loves most—and better yet, he'll have to watch..."Gripping...Jackson heightens the creep factor." —Publishers WeeklySince the accident that nearly claimed his life, New Orleans detective Rick Bentz has been on edge. That must explain why his mind is playing tricks, making him think he sees his first wife, Jennifer. His dead wife. He can't bring himself to tell his new wife, Olivia, about the sightings, or his fears that he's losing his sanity. To find answers, he has to return to Los Angeles, where Jennifer died. And it's there that the murders begin..."Plenty of clever plot turns...the suspense builds from the beginning." —Fresh FictionEach victim is linked to Jennifer's past, and each corpse points to Bentz as the prime suspect. But the worst is yet to come. Because now Olivia is missing, and the only way to save her is to uncover the terrifying truth about a woman he never really knew—and a hatred that runs deep enough to kill...
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