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The Killing Seasons #5
A Wintry Kill
Christmas has come to Erin’s Bay, and with it, Santa’s Little Killers, a sinister trio who sneak into homes at night and leave grisly gifts under the tree.
For Carolyn Ryder, it’s her first Christmas in the bay, and she’s looking forward to the wintry holidays with her new man, Chief of Police, Clayton Morelli. She’s had enough of killers and carnage, and just wants the festive season to be filled with chilly nights, cozy log fires, and spicy eggnog.
But her plans soon take a nasty turn when the killers take a mother and daughter hostage.
Can Ryder save them or will Santa’s Little Killers Deck the Halls with their body parts?
If your Christmas gift under the tree this year is seeping blood…don’t open it!A Wintry Kill. Definitely not a cozy Christmas read…
A Wintry Kill is the latest, “Up until 4:00 a.m., reading” fast read thriller from Amazon #1 Bestselling Thriller Author, JK Ellem.
A Wintry Kill is a Christmas-themed novella. It is a standalone thriller that happens after the events in A Fall Kill.
For Carolyn Ryder, it’s her first Christmas in the bay, and she’s looking forward to the wintry holidays with her new man, Chief of Police, Clayton Morelli. She’s had enough of killers and carnage, and just wants the festive season to be filled with chilly nights, cozy log fires, and spicy eggnog.
But her plans soon take a nasty turn when the killers take a mother and daughter hostage.
Can Ryder save them or will Santa’s Little Killers Deck the Halls with their body parts?
If your Christmas gift under the tree this year is seeping blood…don’t open it!A Wintry Kill. Definitely not a cozy Christmas read…
A Wintry Kill is the latest, “Up until 4:00 a.m., reading” fast read thriller from Amazon #1 Bestselling Thriller Author, JK Ellem.
A Wintry Kill is a Christmas-themed novella. It is a standalone thriller that happens after the events in A Fall Kill.
80 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2024
About the author
J.K. Ellem
36 books238 followersJK Ellem was born in London and spent his formative years preferring to read books and comics rather than doing his homework.
He is the innovative author of short chapter, Hitchcock-style adult thrillers in the genres of crime, mystery, and psychological thrillers which have multiple plot lines that culminate in explosive, unpredictable endings that will leave you shocked.
In 2022 he was accepted into the Curtis Brown Creative, Writing Your Novel in Six Months course which he undertook in London while working on his manuscript for future submission.
He splits his time between the US, the UK and Australia.
Are you following JKE on Amazon? Great way to keep up-to-date with all my new releases, prime and kindle deals. Just click on the Follow Button found at the top of his author page. By following me you will receive notifications about all deals on all his books.
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Why not curl up and read one of his can't put down thrillers:
Ravenwood Series:
Mill Point Road
Ravenwood
The Sisterhood
An Unkindness of Sinners
The Killing Seasons:
A Winter’s Kill
A Spring Kill
A Summer's Kill
A Fall Kill
A Wintry Kill
A Dark Kill
A Forgotten Kill
Thrillers:
All Other Sins
Murder School
Audrey Kills Again!
Taxi Man
No Justice Series:
Deadly Touch
No Justice
Cold Justice
American Justice
Fast Justice
Sinful Justice
Dark Justice
Hidden Justice
Raw Justice
Final Justice
Octagon Trilogy:
Soldiers Field
Octagon
Infernum
Visit my Author Page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/jkellem
Follow me on Facebook: https://goo.gl/pQZ9Du
Follow me on Instagram: https://goo.gl/jLKruA
Visit my YouTube Channel : https://bit.ly/3pMqV5X
He is the innovative author of short chapter, Hitchcock-style adult thrillers in the genres of crime, mystery, and psychological thrillers which have multiple plot lines that culminate in explosive, unpredictable endings that will leave you shocked.
In 2022 he was accepted into the Curtis Brown Creative, Writing Your Novel in Six Months course which he undertook in London while working on his manuscript for future submission.
He splits his time between the US, the UK and Australia.
Are you following JKE on Amazon? Great way to keep up-to-date with all my new releases, prime and kindle deals. Just click on the Follow Button found at the top of his author page. By following me you will receive notifications about all deals on all his books.
Just click here and "Follow"→ https://amzn.to/3qK8YI2
Why not curl up and read one of his can't put down thrillers:
Ravenwood Series:
Mill Point Road
Ravenwood
The Sisterhood
An Unkindness of Sinners
The Killing Seasons:
A Winter’s Kill
A Spring Kill
A Summer's Kill
A Fall Kill
A Wintry Kill
A Dark Kill
A Forgotten Kill
Thrillers:
All Other Sins
Murder School
Audrey Kills Again!
Taxi Man
No Justice Series:
Deadly Touch
No Justice
Cold Justice
American Justice
Fast Justice
Sinful Justice
Dark Justice
Hidden Justice
Raw Justice
Final Justice
Octagon Trilogy:
Soldiers Field
Octagon
Infernum
Visit my Author Page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/jkellem
Follow me on Facebook: https://goo.gl/pQZ9Du
Follow me on Instagram: https://goo.gl/jLKruA
Visit my YouTube Channel : https://bit.ly/3pMqV5X
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
December 22, 2024
EX- FBI OFFICER CATCHING AND KILLING THE THREE LITTLE SANTA KILLERS ??!!!
SMASH!!!!💥💥💥💥🤭🥹😏❤️
Carlyon Ryder is ✨MESS WITH ME AND I'LL KILL YOU✨ CODED AND SHE KILLED THE KILLERS BY HERSELF!!!!
SUSPENSE THRILLER NOVELLA SMASH!!!!!
SMASH!!!!💥💥💥💥🤭🥹😏❤️
Carlyon Ryder is ✨MESS WITH ME AND I'LL KILL YOU✨ CODED AND SHE KILLED THE KILLERS BY HERSELF!!!!
SUSPENSE THRILLER NOVELLA SMASH!!!!!
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September 5, 2025
Santa’s little killers… really
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February 12, 2026
Carolyn is back and fighting. Santa’s little killers, a trio of sadistic killers. Another quick and interesting read!
March 13, 2026
A very quick read; a little snippet with Carolyn Ryder and Clayton Morelli to get ready for the next book in the series: A Dark Kill and introducing another serial killer.
December 4, 2024
The fifth book (more of a novella at 77 pages) arrives in Ellem's fabulous The Killing Seasons FBI Crime Mystery Series. Don't let the pretty holiday cover fool you -- THIS ISN'T A HOLLY JOLLY FESTIVE STORY! Carolyn Ryder returns in the leading role along with her new cuddle buddy -- and, of course, there's murder and mayhem.
ELLEM NEVER FAILS TO KEEP ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT!!!
FULL REVIEW WILL POST SOON.
December 11, 2024
Short but....
...not so sweet. JK Ellem has a way to tantalize, taunt and be wilder his readers just enough to make them want more. I be hard pressed to say he could be a better writer. Why? Because he is already a pretty great one.
...not so sweet. JK Ellem has a way to tantalize, taunt and be wilder his readers just enough to make them want more. I be hard pressed to say he could be a better writer. Why? Because he is already a pretty great one.
January 18, 2025
Edge of your seat
Edge of your seat from the beginning! Didn't expect such a powerful punch in a short story!
Warning though there may be some trigger points for some..
Murder, mutilation, I
short area (talk) about sexual predator in regards to children.
Edge of your seat from the beginning! Didn't expect such a powerful punch in a short story!
Warning though there may be some trigger points for some..
Murder, mutilation, I
short area (talk) about sexual predator in regards to children.
March 24, 2025
Just okay
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