The Santa Slayer

<p>The Santa Slayer is a gripping high-stakes crime thriller novel that plunges Detective Izzy back into the nightmare she thought she had put to rest. </p><p>When the notorious serial killer known as the Santa Slayer-a man obsessed with theatrical staging and narrative control-orchestrates a daring escape he sends a chilling text message that shatters Izzy's fragile peace: <em>The heart of the story always beats strongest at home.</em> </p><p>The chase accelerates from a professional pursuit to a desperate intimate conflict when the killer breaks into Izzy's apartment. He doesn't just vandalize; he curated the scene. He steals a meaningful <strong>silver bell</strong> given to Izzy by a previous reformed criminal a symbol of hope and peace she clung to. In its place he leaves a single simple red <strong>glass heart</strong>-his own mother's calling card a potent emblem of loss and vengeance.</p><p>The killer has a finale in mind a last testimony designed to close the loop on his tragic origins at a condemned orphanage St. Jude's. Izzy and her partner Alex race against time to stop a meticulously planned act of self-destruction and murder.</p><p><em>The Santa Slayer</em> is a propulsive journey into the mind of a meticulous psychopath and the detective determined to break his cycle of violence. It asks what happens when a story's protagonist refuses to play her assigned role in the villain's final act. Can hope survive when the war is brought directly to your doorstep?</p>