Monday, October 30, 2023

About the Book

Book: Killer Christmas Evidence

Author: Sami A. Abrams

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: October 24, 2023

The search for a criminal…becomes a fight for survival.

The moment detective Cassidy Bowman links a chain of suspicious deaths to a serial killer, she becomes the deadly assassin’s number one target. But a blow to the head robs her of her memory and she can’t put the pieces of the case back together alone. Can she convince detective Kyle Howard to help her catch the culprit by proving her theory…before the killer succeeds in taking Cassidy’s life?

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About the Author

Award-winning, bestselling author Sami Abramsgrew up hating to read. It wasn’t until her 30’s that she found authors that captured her attention. Now, most evenings, you can find her engrossed in a Romantic Suspense. In her opinion, a crime and a little romance is the recipe for a great story.

She lives in Northern California, but she will always be a Kansas girl at heart. She has a love of sports, family, and travel. However, a cabin at Lake Tahoe writing her next story is definitely at the top of her list.

More from Sami

While coming up with the idea for Kyle and Cassidy’s story, Killer Christmas Evidence, I loved the idea of a serial killer that no one knew about. Someone who killed in different places and in different ways to avoid detection. Kim Rossmo’s theory on Geographic Profiling was intriguing, and I wanted to implement that concept. But, as I started to write, I realized the idea was too big for a Love Inspired Suspense length book, so I had to adjust the story a bit to fit the situation. The basics are there, just not the details I had hoped for.

However, when I sat down to write and I got to know Kyle and Cassidy a little better, I realized the story wasn’t about the stealth serial killer, but about learning to let go of guilt and learning to forgive. How many times in our lives due to being hurt or the pain of loss do we assume we know the truth? Yet, if we listened—really listened—we discover not everything is what is appears to be. And the truth is not painful, but healing.

MY REVIEW

The story sent shivers down my spine as Cassidy unravels the death of her cousin. After Cassidy recovers from a near fatal fire, she finds herself trying to piece together what happened that day. Now she is after a serial killer that has put Cassidy in his sights. It is a race against time as danger starts to overtake her. What happens to her in her apartment is beyond scary. I couldn’t believe what she has endured and I was right there as she struggled to survive.

Kyle has suffered a great loss when Amber died. Now he is surrounded by extended family as Christmas draws near. As he drives home he sees a house on fire. His quick thinking helps save Cassidy. Their past was not a great memory for Kyle. He blames Cassidy for his fiancés death. After all she was the task force commander when things went south.

The story is filled with danger and intrigue as Kyle and Cassidy team up to catch a serial killer on the loose. It is understandable that people are worried about Cassidy mental state. A fire, a drug bust gone bad, death, fires and oh yes a serial killer keeps this story at an intense level of suspense. It is not clear at first if Cassidy and Kyle can work together. As they begin to follow clues you see Kyle starting to give Cassidy a little bit of encouragement. I really liked how the author allows Kyle to work on his anger towards Cassidy. For Kyle it is a need for him to find closure and been to forgive. Have you ever blamed someone for something they didn’t do? Working forgiveness out is hard but oh the freedom it gives is everything.

With drones equipped with weapons and strange vehicles following them they have to dig in deeper to see where this investigation is going. Is there a serial killer out there that has their sights set on Cassidy? What did she witness that has someone ready to harm her? The intense action fills the pages as Kyle slowly starts to believe that Cassidy is in to something that others have missed.

Get ready for an ending that will have you gasping for breath. The story is so so good and I loved the illustration of forgiveness. One of the best suspense books I’ve read lately. It is sure to be a big seller.

“Sometimes we don’t want to believe the reality of what we’re going through, so we ignore the warning signs.”

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.