Part of Krewe of Hunters
First published 2021
Avalon Morgan takes on her strangest acting job yet: playing a vampire king's victim on an island near New Orleans. The role turns deadly when someone discovers an actual corpse on set, arranged like a theatrical display. Production stops immediately, but Avalon cannot forget what she saw. FBI agent Finley Stirling arrives to investigate the killing. More bodies appear while clues remain scarce. Fin notices that Avalon has sharp instincts for detective work. She searches the web's hidden spaces where murderers share their stories. Avalon finds an online confession that matches the real crimes perfectly. The digital evidence disappears before she can show anyone else. Only Fin believes her account of what she discovered. The two must work together since they trust no one else around them. Their search for answers leads them back to the dangerous island location. Avalon and Fin risk everything to expose the killer's identity.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, crime, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, fast-paced, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: forced-proximity, partners-in-crime-solving, trust-building
Setting: New Orleans, Island
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
304 pages · Hardcover · MIRA
Content warnings: death, murder, violence