Killer Among Us

League of Utah Writers Award Winner!Somebody's murdering authors of thriller books. Guess what? You're next.SynDee Unser, a fitness instructor and writer of thriller novels, dreams of becoming a bestselling author. Since the death of her husband, she also dreams of finding another Mr. Right, falling in love, and once again embarking on that "living happily ever after" journey. Thus far, however, based on her experience of slow book sales and the lack of dating action, she deems both dreams just that. Pie-in-the-sky dreams. But that's about to change.Circumstances draw three bachelors into SynDee's life. Aimes, a poet she recently met at MeetUp; R.C., a retired Navy SEAL she knows from the Spin class she instructs; and Bart, the owner of the Fiddle and Grub restaurant she frequents. While aroused in the presence of Aimes and R.C., uneasiness settles over her when she's near Bart. She's certain more than once he's secretly snapped photos of her while she was dining.A serial killer, tagged the "Thriller Book Killer" by a group of amateur cyber sleuths, murders female authors of thriller novels. Indeed, he has mastered the ultimate publicity stunt to catapult authors of thrillers out of e-book obscurity and onto best seller book lists by bringing the writer's killer to life then murdering the author exactly as described in her book. When the media reports the murder details and the connection to the novel, the dead author's book rockets to "best seller" status overnight.SynDee fits "The Thriller Book Killer's" victim profile perfectly. Perhaps too perfectly. Evidence stacks up. The killer is someone close to SynDee. Could the "Thriller Book Killer" be Aimes? R.C.? Bart? Or…?Will SynDee identify the real "Thriller Book Killer" before she becomes another of his bestselling dead authors?Download the award-winning "The Thriller Book Killer" today to explore the "A Killer Among Us" series of killer-good stand alone novels. An animal lover, fitness instructor, and author of dark and chilling thrillers...Shirley strives for what she calls, "plausible realism" in her books and garners critical details from her "police ride along" experiences as well as educating herself by attending and graduating from the West Jordan Citizen's Police Academy and receiving training as a CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team). She is currently a West Jordan Police Department VIPS (Volunteer In Police Service).​When researching Ultimate Trust (book 2 in the Jewels Trust M.U.R.D.E.R. series) her antagonist built a bomb and consequently blew up a house. To ensure the scene was "plausible" she met with the fire chief and a SWAT arson investigator who helped her "build a better bomb" for her story!"Thinking up and plotting the dastardly deeds of demented killers is a challenge," Shirley says. "However the real fun begins when figuring out how my heroine--and her studly hero, of course--will turn the tables, outsmart the twisted murderer, and survive."In real life, Shirley has been a victim of human predators more than once, yet lives by the motto: No matter what horrible circumstance life hurls at you, choose to survive and become stronger because of it. She uses that maxim as a guide when writing her novels.Shirley often wrangles friends into "role playing" when researching scenes and admits she "experiments" on herself and has done so with some of the tools her bad guys use, including duct tape, a variety of rope, and handcuffs. She even locked herself in the trunk of her car and attempted to escape. Hmmm. Knowing this, you may wonder how many of the stunts described in her books she tried on herself ... but she'll never tell! These psychological thrillers-each unique-feature sexy heroines and hunky heroes battling a variety of cunning serial killers passing themselves off as "normal" while committing their hideous crimes and often hiding in plain sight of their next victim.

The killer straps women to his homemade spanking bench, beats them with a paint-scraping wire brush or rolled up newspaper until they beg to die, then skins them alive. He's stalking his next victim. You!Sexy Summer Davis has it all. The forty-year-old retired fitness model is gorgeous. Was recently elected to her first term as a city council member. Is married to a wealthy businessman. And is passionately involved in a variety of charities. To know Summer is to love her. Or not.One morning she finds a severed finger in her driveway. Anonymous letters demanding she "Resign now or else!" appear in her mailbox every Monday. Her husband's jealous of the time she spends on charity projects and threatens divorce. Someone driving a black Chrysler 300 is stalking her. Rayne, her psychic twin brother, receives visions indicating her life's in jeopardy. And a serial killer's on the prowl for his next victim … Summer!Does she have multiple enemies, or is one person sending the letters, stalking her, and the source of her brother's visions? Clues stack up. Suspicions rise. The murderer is likely someone Summer knows. Could he be her best friend's husband? A current or former city council member? The womanizing jerk at the gym? The overly protective police officer? Maybe even her husband?Will Summer discover the killer's identity in time to avoid the horrors of his spanking bench and an agonizing death? Or will she become his most prized trophy yet?Download "Summer Sweat" today to explore the "A Killer Among Us" series of killer-good stand alone novels. An animal lover, fitness instructor, and author of dark and chilling thrillers...Shirley strives for what she calls, "plausible realism" in her books and garners critical details from her "police ride along" experiences as well as educating herself by attending and graduating from the West Jordan Citizen's Police Academy and receiving training as a CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team). She is currently a West Jordan Police Department VIPS (Volunteer In Police Service).​When researching Ultimate Trust (book 2 in the Jewels Trust M.U.R.D.E.R. series) her antagonist built a bomb and consequently blew up a house. To ensure the scene was "plausible" she met with the fire chief and a SWAT arson investigator who helped her "build a better bomb" for her story!"Thinking up and plotting the dastardly deeds of demented killers is a challenge," Shirley says. "However the real fun begins when figuring out how my heroine--and her studly hero, of course--will turn the tables, outsmart the twisted murderer, and survive."In real life, Shirley has been a victim of human predators more than once, yet lives by the motto: No matter what horrible circumstance life hurls at you, choose to survive and become stronger because of it. She uses that maxim as a guide when writing her novels.Shirley often wrangles friends into "role playing" when researching scenes and admits she "experiments" on herself and has done so with some of the tools her bad guys use, including duct tape, a variety of rope, and handcuffs. She even locked herself in the trunk of her car and attempted to escape. Hmmm. Knowing this, you may wonder how many of the stunts described in her books she tried on herself ... but she'll never tell! These psychological thrillers-each unique-feature sexy heroines and hunky heroes battling a variety of cunning serial killers passing themselves off as "normal" while committing their hideous crimes and often hiding in plain sight of their next victim.

Mandi Winslow plots to kill her ex, Frederick, and his tart, "Boobs." Ambush them on their wedding day, no less. Every step she plans to the most minute detail, including where she will park and what she will say to police when she's arrested.Mandi also rehearses various scenarios in her head to prepare for anything. Except she couldn't prepare for him.Mandi's murderous plans to off Fred and Boobs are thwarted-or at least put on hold-by a handsome man in need of help. Claiming to be a federal agent on the run from a treasonous militia wanting him dead, he says he needs to hide out at her homefor a few days. But it's not a request. It's a demand.Despite the seeming randomness of their meeting and his subsequent abduction of her at gunpoint in the name of needing her home for "his" safety, Mandi soon discovers the terrifying truth: Her involvement is anything but mere happenstance.Is her captor really the "good guy" federal agent he touts? Or simply one of the wacky militiaman he's supposedly hiding from while holding her captive, perhaps for his own dark purposes. Regardless, she fears she may be falling in love with him.As Mandi struggles to survive the dictates of her captor, and later the wrath of greedy hillbillies coupled with sophisticated power-hungry militants, bullets fly and romance ignites in this fast-paced A Killer Among Us psychological thriller. An animal lover, fitness instructor, and author of dark and chilling thrillers...Shirley strives for what she calls, "plausible realism" in her books and garners critical details from her "police ride along" experiences as well as educating herself by attending and graduating from the West Jordan Citizen's Police Academy and receiving training as a CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team). She is currently a West Jordan Police Department VIPS (Volunteer In Police Service).​When researching Ultimate Trust (book 2 in the Jewels Trust M.U.R.D.E.R. series) her antagonist built a bomb and consequently blew up a house. To ensure the scene was "plausible" she met with the fire chief and a SWAT arson investigator who helped her "build a better bomb" for her story!"Thinking up and plotting the dastardly deeds of demented killers is a challenge," Shirley says. "However the real fun begins when figuring out how my heroine--and her studly hero, of course--will turn the tables, outsmart the twisted murderer, and survive."In real life, Shirley has been a victim of human predators more than once, yet lives by the motto: No matter what horrible circumstance life hurls at you, choose to survive and become stronger because of it. She uses that maxim as a guide when writing her novels.Shirley often wrangles friends into "role playing" when researching scenes and admits she "experiments" on herself and has done so with some of the tools her bad guys use, including duct tape, a variety of rope, and handcuffs. She even locked herself in the trunk of her car and attempted to escape. Hmmm. Knowing this, you may wonder how many of the stunts described in her books she tried on herself ... but she'll never tell! These psychological thrillers-each unique-feature sexy heroines and hunky heroes battling a variety of cunning serial killers passing themselves off as "normal" while committing their hideous crimes and often hiding in plain sight of their next victim.

You've been punched in the face. You're disoriented. Everything's a blur. The killer throws you into a body bag and zips you up inside. What will you do?Zoelle Spencer is divorced and looking for love. While working as a water fitness instructor at the local rec center, she meets several eligible bachelors including a handsome firefighter and several men in the Corvette club. One of them is a serial killer and has his sights set on her.Every five years, Franklin Wayne Bannock hunts for a new "Mary Beth" to torture, kill, and encase in a heavy-duty body bag for induction into his Forever Breathless collection. Two weeks before the class of 1975 was slated to graduate from high school, Wayne committed his first murder by killing the secret love of his life, Mary Beth Huntsman. Shortly thereafter, he moved. After changing his name and altering his appearance, in the spring of 1981 he returned to his hometown to celebrate his first murder with a ritualistic killing of a woman he named Mary Beth, 1981.Intelligent and charismatic, for thirty-five years Bannock has eluded law enforcement and believes he will never be caught. With his fortieth class reunion just around the corner, he's on the prowl for his next victim, Mary Beth, 2016.Bannock is particular about his Mary Beths. He seeks an attractive single woman about his same age. She must have long auburn hair, work at a job dealing with the public, and be easily manipulated by flattery. Zoelle Spencer fits his criteria.Could the killer be operating as Glenn Fischer, aka Mr. April the firefighter calendar hunk? Joe Davenport, the sexiest single man west of the Mississippi? The rec center's resident pervert, Willard Kent? Or one of the dashing men in the Corvette club?Will Zoelle find true love … or become Forever Breathless?Download "Forever Breathless" today to explore the "A Killer Among Us" series of killer-good stand alone novels. An animal lover, fitness instructor, and author of dark and chilling thrillers...Shirley strives for what she calls, "plausible realism" in her books and garners critical details from her "police ride along" experiences as well as educating herself by attending and graduating from the West Jordan Citizen's Police Academy and receiving training as a CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team). She is currently a West Jordan Police Department VIPS (Volunteer In Police Service).​When researching Ultimate Trust (book 2 in the Jewels Trust M.U.R.D.E.R. series) her antagonist built a bomb and consequently blew up a house. To ensure the scene was "plausible" she met with the fire chief and a SWAT arson investigator who helped her "build a better bomb" for her story!"Thinking up and plotting the dastardly deeds of demented killers is a challenge," Shirley says. "However the real fun begins when figuring out how my heroine--and her studly hero, of course--will turn the tables, outsmart the twisted murderer, and survive."In real life, Shirley has been a victim of human predators more than once, yet lives by the motto: No matter what horrible circumstance life hurls at you, choose to survive and become stronger because of it. She uses that maxim as a guide when writing her novels.Shirley often wrangles friends into "role playing" when researching scenes and admits she "experiments" on herself and has done so with some of the tools her bad guys use, including duct tape, a variety of rope, and handcuffs. She even locked herself in the trunk of her car and attempted to escape. Hmmm. Knowing this, you may wonder how many of the stunts described in her books she tried on herself ... but she'll never tell! These psychological thrillers-each unique-feature sexy heroines and hunky heroes battling a variety of cunning serial killers passing themselves off as "normal" while committing their hideous crimes and often hiding in plain sight of their next victim.

One shiver-worthy tale after another!TABLES TURNED - The drastic turning of the tables on so-called villains seems like a noble endeavor. THE UNSOLVED - There's something dark about the woods of Fate Ridge.CROSS WORD - A serial killer sends Detective Driver a note with a challenge: solve the clue before another woman is murdered.SOUL JAM - Sometimes it's better not to know the ingredients, no matter how tasty the bite.BEWARE of KARMA - There's justice. And then there's Karma.THE REAL THING - Trust is everything. Especially when it involves murder and a friend.YOUR TURN - What if you had the superpower to bestow instant payback on a person committing a dastardly deed? What if you had no control over the "payback," which might result in an unimaginable, life-altering outcome for that person? Would you use that superpower, or would it be more responsibility than you'd be willing to accept? My name is Holly. I have that superpower and it's called Your Turn.THE BLUE MUMMY KILLER - Serial killing isn't for the faint of heart or uninitiated. Committing murder once is common, whereas serial killing takes commitment. And passion. I have an overabundance of both. Research, determination, intelligence, and nerves of steel are paramount for success. Above all else, the serial killer must be creative when developing an unforgettable signature. One that's unmistakably unique like mine.BIRDS OF A FEATHER - It's said that like attracts like. Mr. Finch discovers the truth of that saying when Nicoletta Lark swoops into his life.SINGLE SHOT MURDER - When you least expect it, from someone you'd never suspect. An animal lover, fitness instructor, and author of dark and chilling thrillers...Shirley strives for what she calls, "plausible realism" in her books and garners critical details from her "police ride along" experiences as well as educating herself by attending and graduating from the West Jordan Citizen's Police Academy and receiving training as a CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team). She is currently a West Jordan Police Department VIPS (Volunteer In Police Service).​When researching Ultimate Trust (book 2 in the Jewels Trust M.U.R.D.E.R. series) her antagonist built a bomb and consequently blew up a house. To ensure the scene was "plausible" she met with the fire chief and a SWAT arson investigator who helped her "build a better bomb" for her story!"Thinking up and plotting the dastardly deeds of demented killers is a challenge," Shirley says. "However the real fun begins when figuring out how my heroine--and her studly hero, of course--will turn the tables, outsmart the twisted murderer, and survive."In real life, Shirley has been a victim of human predators more than once, yet lives by the motto: No matter what horrible circumstance life hurls at you, choose to survive and become stronger because of it. She uses that maxim as a guide when writing her novels.Shirley often wrangles friends into "role playing" when researching scenes and admits she "experiments" on herself and has done so with some of the tools her bad guys use, including duct tape, a variety of rope, and handcuffs. She even locked herself in the trunk of her car and attempted to escape. Hmmm. Knowing this, you may wonder how many of the stunts described in her books she tried on herself ... but she'll never tell! These psychological thrillers-each unique-feature sexy heroines and hunky heroes battling a variety of cunning serial killers passing themselves off as "normal" while committing their hideous crimes and often hiding in plain sight of their next victim.

"A thriller that makes you ponder the definition of what doing the 'right thing' means to you.""Wickedly clever suspense that reads like true crime."" An addictive spine-tingler with twists that will keep you engrossed page after page."Some families have secrets so dark, so gruesome, they are kept in confidence for years. Decades. Maybe even passed down for generations. I was born into one of those families.My name is Clara Koch. The year is 2025 as I document what I discovered in 1995 and the aftermath that followed.What you are about to read is as true as my recollections and the documents and physical items I uncovered in a rickety old building my family called Pappy's house.This book and the secrets of Koch Creek would have gone unknown had I not broken the promise I made to my dying mother to never venture into Pappy's attic. An animal lover, fitness instructor, and author of dark and chilling thrillers...Shirley strives for what she calls, "plausible realism" in her books and garners critical details from her "police ride along" experiences as well as educating herself by attending and graduating from the West Jordan Citizen's Police Academy and receiving training as a CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team). She is currently a West Jordan Police Department VIPS (Volunteer In Police Service).​When researching Ultimate Trust (book 2 in the Jewels Trust M.U.R.D.E.R. series) her antagonist built a bomb and consequently blew up a house. To ensure the scene was "plausible" she met with the fire chief and a SWAT arson investigator who helped her "build a better bomb" for her story!"Thinking up and plotting the dastardly deeds of demented killers is a challenge," Shirley says. "However the real fun begins when figuring out how my heroine--and her studly hero, of course--will turn the tables, outsmart the twisted murderer, and survive."In real life, Shirley has been a victim of human predators more than once, yet lives by the motto: No matter what horrible circumstance life hurls at you, choose to survive and become stronger because of it. She uses that maxim as a guide when writing her novels.Shirley often wrangles friends into "role playing" when researching scenes and admits she "experiments" on herself and has done so with some of the tools her bad guys use, including duct tape, a variety of rope, and handcuffs. She even locked herself in the trunk of her car and attempted to escape. Hmmm. Knowing this, you may wonder how many of the stunts described in her books she tried on herself ... but she'll never tell! These psychological thrillers-each unique-feature sexy heroines and hunky heroes battling a variety of cunning serial killers passing themselves off as "normal" while committing their hideous crimes and often hiding in plain sight of their next victim.