The Storm Reaper: A Violet Crisp Crime Thriller (Violet Crisp Series)

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About The Storm Reaper: A Violet Crisp Crime Thriller (Violet Crisp Series)

"Hurricanes and Serial Killers, what could be better?" — Mary, Goodreads Reviewer On a barrier island where folklore says a ghost appears before hurricanes, a serial killer has been hunting in plain sight for a decade. Kill during the storm. Let the tide wash the body out to sea. The police rule every disappearance a storm-related death. It worked — until the currents shifted and the bodies started washing back. When she was sixteen, Violet Crisp survived the storm that killed her best friend. The same night, she saw a man get murdered in the fog. The chief said she was confused by grief. Her own father said she was making it up. She spent the next ten years building a case no one believed. Now she's twenty-six, working as a police officer on Fire Island. A new chief is listening. Another storm is coming. Another body has washed up. And Violet realizes The Storm Reaper must be someone local — someone she's had coffee with. A Twist-Driven Female-Detective Thriller Based on Real American Folklore The Storm Reaper is Book 1 of the Violet Crisp series — a slow-burn psychological suspense built on a real Atlantic-coast legend, set on Fire Island in hurricane season, told in the wry first-person voice of the woman everyone wrote off. Praise for The Storm Reaper: "This story sucks you in and holds you hostage until the last word. I couldn't stop reading. Unputdownable!" — Beverly, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars) "A dark, twisted thriller combining the dangers of storms and the danger of someone moving and disguising themselves under the storms." — Robyn Reads, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars) "Absolutely gripping plot that I couldn't put down, great characters and twists I didn't see coming. A must read." — Melinda Smith, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars) Perfect for readers who devour: Female-detective psychological suspense with a wry, sarcastic protagonist Closed-circle barrier-island and coastal-folklore mysteries Hurricane-season suspense and atmospheric weather thrillers Slow-burn psychological thrillers grounded in police procedural detail Cold-case revisits in small towns where everyone knows everyone Series openers in the funny-mystery / dark-comedy lane, written by a viral comedian who took her wit dark Why readers loved it: A gripping plot with twists readers "didn't see coming" A flawed, compelling protagonist whose voice feels raw and real Fire Island rendered as a "living, breathing force" True regional American folklore woven into the case Book 1 of an ongoing series — readers said "I can't wait for the next chapter" If you devour books by Lucy Foley, Mary Kubica, Riley Sager, Tana French, or anything in the Widow's Bay / Jaws lane, The Storm Reaper is for you. From the viral comedian, author of Perfect Modern Wife (currently being adapted as a film), and the comedic memoir Where to Nest. Kristen Van Nest spent every childhood summer on Fire Island.

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