Skin | Deep
by Michelle
Hanson
GENRE: Contemporary,
Romantic Suspense (LGBT)
BLURB:
Detective
Sergeant Lena Evans gets recognized on the streets of her hometown of West
Joseph, Ohio. She’s a reluctant local celebrity, having defeated serial killer
Lathan Collins.
Now, as the one-year
anniversary of the Collins case nears, four more women have been brutally
murdered—and the killer is sending video footage of their deaths directly to
Lena’s inbox.
The investigation
brings Lena face-to-face with her past: the Collins case, her celebrity status,
her lingering PTSD—and the first woman she ever loved, Special Agent Cait
Porter, who’s just been assigned to the case.
The killer gives Lena
five days to figure out who he is. But the closer she gets to finding him, the
more likely it is that she’ll become his fifth victim.
Excerpt:
THREE CEMENT WALLS covered in soot
appeared on the large projection screen at the front of the room. Two archways
on the back wall had been sealed off with maroon-colored bricks. A thin shadow
cast along the top of the archway. Drops of water rhythmically splashed into a
shallow puddle that could be heard off screen. Each drop echoed in the room,
sending a chill up my spine. The hairs on the back of my neck rose as my
shoulders quickly shuddered. Along the top of the back wall, between the two
sealed archways, a burst of sunlight shot through a narrow glass-block window.
The rays of sun shone upon a petite
female barely twenty years old. Her long blond hair was just as voluptuous as
her breasts as it fell seductively over her shoulders. It sparkled each time
she shifted in the aluminum chair that sat in the center of the dimly lit room.
Behind the woman, camouflaged within the dull gray walls, a sharp hook hung loosely
from a thick rope. It was barely noticeable at first but stuck out like pizza
sauce on a white shirt once seen.
The young woman tentatively riffled
through a small stack of papers she had rested on her lap. The pages crinkled
around the edges, as if she had rolled and twisted them in her hands before
taking a seat in front of the camera. She looked directly into the lens, her
blue eyes filled with both uncertainty and ambition, then darted her eyes to
the side.
“You may begin whenever you’re
ready,” said an off-camera voice, deep and distorted, as if it had been
electronically altered.
The young woman smiled, revealing
her bold, white teeth, and looked down at the stack of papers on her lap. She
cleared her throat and began.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
MICHELLE
HANSON is a writer, director, producer, and photographer. She writes detective
novels so her degree in Criminology can be put to good use. Michelle is an avid
fan of the horror genre, and spends most of her free time volunteering at a
local theatre. Her photography has been published in newspapers and online
magazines/blogs.
Michelle
is the creator, director and writer of the supernatural lesbian web series, Red
Rue. She also wrote and directed Gül Girl, and the upcoming psychological
thriller, Veho (Fearopoly Films).
Michelle
is married, and has two dogs and three cats. She hopes to see her novels turn
into a movie or television show one day (Netflix, are you listening?).
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