Killing Carla

by Billie Sue Mosiman

He came out of nowhere and murdered Sully's wife, Frannie. Due to police negligence, the case was thrown out of court, and the killer never prosecuted. Sully wants revenge. Yet it's Carla, Frannie's sister, who means to right the wrong and make sure this killer doesn't get away with it. Now Carla is in the killer's spotlight and he's watching her, he's studying her, he's thinking about KILLING CARLA..."Billie Sue Mosiman's novels are edge-of-the-seat all the way!" Ed Gorman, award winning author of BAD MOON RISINGBillie Sue Mosiman is an Edgar and Bram Stoker Nominated Author.

Genres: Mystery

151 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2012

About the author

Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel
Stoker Award Nominee for Superior Novel

Novelist, short story writer, columnist, writing instructor, editor.
My published novels are now available at Kindle.com, along with new short story anthologies and novellas.

Reviews

[Jami · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story

This was a shorter story and it was a good read. There were definitely some graphic and creepy parts, so it won’t be for everyone. The premise was interesting, but for some reason, I didn’t fully engage with the characters.

[Leigh Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first work I’ve read of Mosiman’s, and I must say I’m very impressed with her craftsmanship. She develops the tension skillfully, using beautifully constructed prose and well developed characters. She is without a doubt a master of her art. Her use of description is detailed and raw, appealing equally to the senses and the emotions. I found the ending thoroughly gratifying, although I did hope to see a somewhat more hellish fate for Lansing.

There were only a few character motivations that did not sit well with me, the most substantial being Sully’s refusal to call in Carla as missing until morning—at which time, there is a sudden sense of urgency to get the search for her started. It also seemed unnatural that any of the characters would even consider the token Lansing leaves in the garden would have come from anyone other than Carla. Lastly, Lansing’s sudden desire for Carla to be quiet just as soon as Sully and Flap reach the base of the mountain felt far too coincidental; it felt like the characters knew too much in that regard, although I do have to qualify this by adding that it deterred little from the overall quality of the work.

KILLING CARLA kept me on the edge of my seat throughout most of the story, and I will definitely be reading more of her works. I rate this story a very enthusiastic 4.5 stars.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Billie Sue Mosiman does it again!!!! This is a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last word.

Carla is a very strong minded young woman who watched the man who killed her sister walk free to be able to continue to murder more innocent people. Her and her brother-in-law both hold a hatred to strong for this man that they follow him to put a stop to him once and for all. Little do they know this will lead to the worse night of their lives, and the book only gets better from there.

Billie Sue writes such believable characters for this book that you cannot help but to get emotionally wrapped up in the words. This book has such a cold hearted killer and victims who have to fight for what they love. I was brought to tears as I felt the loss of life with in these masterful pages.

[Lori Henrich · Rating 2 out of 5]

Carla and Sully want revenge when the man that killed Frannie is let go. Sully eventually comes to grips with his anger. Carla goes off to Israel to train to take on Lansing. When she returns to the states she puts out an invitation by way of an offer for a reward.

This is a good page turner, but somehow it wasn't as good as I expected. I got it for free and it fit a challenge, otherwise I probably wouldn't have read it.

[John Bastin · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's been a number of years since I've read Billie Sue, but I see she hasn't lost her touch of creating characters that you care about, and situations where you worry about their survival. This is another great story of the horrors that one person can create for another, as a serial killer with his own environment within his mind returns to deal with a victim that he didn't kill the first time, and he doesn't want to make that mistake again.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was very creepy, scary...and very graphic...too gorey in spots but all in all, a good book!

[Neil Cohen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting, but two stars of for the ending. Kind of anticlimactic. Make that 1 star off. Idid want to finish it.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read, kept me coming back. It's a short story, but it was worth the time.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did enjoy this book but the ending could have been better