THE MOST DEPRAVED KILLERS. THE MOST DETERMINED DETECTIVE. MEET DI BETHANY SMITH IN THIS CHILLING CHRISTMAS CRIME THRILLER.

Please note this is a brilliant novella, not a full-length story.

It’s beginning to look a lot like . . . murder!

Shamara stares down at the gift she’s been given by Martha Granger, the office manager. An ornamental teacup. While her colleagues ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’, Shamara tries to conceal her bubbling rage.

If they like it so much, they can have it, broken in half, the sharp edges rammed into their beady little eyeballs.

The ‘black hole of annoyance’, as Shamara calls it, slowly opens wider until she can’t ignore the urges any longer.

To kill is to feel alive.

And Shamara should know. This isn’t the first time she’s let her urges get the better of her . . .

Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Bethany Smith is on her way to Mike’s mother’s house for Christmas when she receives a call.

There’s a body near Shadwell Hill. The victim is Martha Granger, thirty-one, lives at sixty St James’ Terrace.

Looks like Christmas is cancelled . . .

An exhilarating crime thriller with a shocking ending you won’t see coming. Perfect for fans of Helen H. Durrant, Charlie Gallagher, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Steve Parker and J.M. Dalgliesh.

Please note this is a revised edition of Santa and the Secret.