Cutline

by Bonnie Hearn Hill

Twenty-two minutes - that's all it takes for reporter Geri LaRue to realize her friend, award-winning journalist Leta Blackburn, is missing. Leta would have been covering the sensational story - and investigating the forensics report that showed the priest was engaged in sexual activities at the time of his murder. With a ruthless colleague suggesting Geri knows more than she'll admit, she turns to a prominent shrink for help, taking with her a folder full of notes that points to the rarest and most deadly of killers: a woman.
Therapist Malcolm Piercy is the only one who understands what goes on inside the twisted mind of the predator the papers are calling The Razor Killer, an erotomaniac who believes her victims are in love with her. Malc has reasons of his own for keeping his theory a secret, but agrees to help in Geri's search, not knowing that the killer is watching, in her mind writing one more newspaper caption - one more cutline - where the photograph is gruesome and the bottom line is death.

Genres: Thriller

384 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

Bonnie Hearn Hill's latest novel of suspense, THE RIVER BELOW, was described by Publishers Weekly as, a "poignant standalone (that) is as much a story about friendship and loss as it is a mystery."

Hill is the author of six thrillers from MIRA Books, the Star Crossed young adult series, and the Kit Doyle series, IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN (2015), GOODBYE FOREVER (2016), and I WISH YOU MISSED ME (2016). With Christopher Allan Poe, she wrote DIGITAL INK: WRITING KILLER FICTION IN THE E-BOOK AGE, a guide for novelists.


Her thrillers INTERN, KILLER BODY, MISTRESS, OFF THE RECORD, LAST WORDS, TIL MORNING, and CUTLINE are now available as e-books.

A national conference speaker and contest judge, she has is proud of the many published authors she has mentored.

Reviews

[Sidney W. · Rating 5 out of 5]

The time period for the story was only two weeks, but it was long enough to learn to love Geri LaRue. I don't know how this much, much older reader identified with a 28-year old gal with purple hair, but I sure did. Once I jumped into the story, there wasn't really a place to stop reading. I'm just glad I started it after getting on board for a nine-hour flight.

I never guessed who the killer was, but once I learned, it was so obvious. The author has a knack for laying out clues without slapping the reader in the face with them. If you like the kind of book that makes you feel like you're there watching the action up close, you'll love this one.

[Mary Mullane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good plot twists, but as a hearing impaired person myself, the lead character Geri didn't seem that believable.

[Page · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great suspense book! I had no idea "who done it" until the author revealed it - completely caught me off guard. Loved it!

[LuAnn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I struggled through the first half of the book and almost put it down. The second half ... very interesting and intriguing.

[Tomi · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF. Hill is not much of a writer and what little I read of the book was confusing and just slapped together. Yuck!

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the 2nd installment of the Geri LaRue thriller series by Bonnie Hearn Hill, Cutline, Geri La Rue returned in this thriller to solve another thrilling crime. When her fellow colleague and friend, Leta Blackburn, was missing, it was up to Geri to look for clues to find her. She would've been covering this sensational story about a priest and his sexual activities at the time of his murder. But a ruthless colleague tells Geri she knows more than she does admit. That's when she goes to see Malcolm Piercy, a psychologist, to help her get into the mind of a female serial killer who leads her victims on and believes her victims are in love with her. While he kept his theory a secret, he agreed to help Geri out, while a killer was watching for them. She wanted to write one more cutline, before she became the next victim of the Razor Killer.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bonnie did it again. I could barely put the book down needing to know what happened next. She completely blind-sighted me with who the killer was this time. I had no idea to even suspect that person.

Love Geri! She's brilliant and funny and such a strong character. I feel like we could chat and both of us would work on our sign!

[ReBecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did not care for this book. The main character was kinda annoying and I felt the book jumped around a lot and kept randomly adding new characters. The killer was definitely surprising and that was one of the only twist in the books! I wouldn't recommend this book unless you are a fan of the author!

[Eric Wadsworth · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok. The last 70 pages were the most thrilling. I didn't expect the killer to be who it was but overall it was nothing unique for a serial killer novel. Characters were good and interesting though. Good read in the end.

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was the first time I had read this author, and although I found it a little tough at the end keeping the characters straight I really did enjoy the plot line.

[Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it

[schu]

I'm Excited to Read this.

[Kelsea]

DNF first book in series.