Deadly Mimic

What would you risk to uncover the truth-your career, your safety... or your heart?

If it bleeds, it leads. And right now, the city is bleeding.

As the face of the evening news, I've built my career exposing corruption and dragging truth into the light. When a string of meticulously staged murders begins to dominate the headlines, I do what I've always done-I report. I analyze. I connect the dots no one else wants to see.

I'm the one who gives him a name. The Auditor.

Because he doesn't just kill-he leaves behind records, ledgers, and proof. He believes he's delivering justice. And once I say his name on air, he knows I see him.

Worse-he knows I'm listening. The FBI certainly is.

Agent Elliot Brewster is assigned to protect me-and to silence me. He believes the killer is one of my viewers, responding to my broadcasts in real time. His solution is simple: pull me off air and lock me in a safe house before I provoke another body. But silence doesn't stop a man like this.

As the murders escalate and the time between bodies collapses, it becomes terrifyingly clear the Auditor isn't just watching me-he's answering me. And when someone from my inner circle is brutally taken, the message is unmistakable:

This is no longer just a story.

It's a conversation.

Trapped between a killer who wants my attention and an FBI agent whose control-and restraint-are unraveling, I'm forced into a dangerous truth:

The only way this ends...is if I finish it.

Even if it costs me everything.

*Please note: This novel is Book One of a duet and ends on a cliffhanger. It is a psychological thriller with strong romantic elements, containing violence, murder, obsession, and explicit content intended for mature readers. The author encourages readers to review the foreword for important context and content guidance. Recommended for readers who enjoy crime-driven thrillers, dark romantic tension, and morally complex relationships.