Octavio Star is just barely scraping by as a psychic when he accidentally leads police to the body of a murdered girl and thrusts himself into undeserved fame and fortune. When the victims of an elusive serial killer with a strange cairn calling card start turning up close to home, Star discovers there's a lot more at risk than his reputation.
MANIPULATOR is Shiver Short #6, and is rated R for adult language, violence, and adult sexual scenarios.
Shiver Shorts are bite-sized e-stories between 4,000 and 10,000 words with classic horror themes, brought to you exclusively through Airam Publications.
Maria Violante is the best-selling author of several urban fantasy and science fiction novels.
Her most recent series, The Markers, is published by Hartwood Publishing.
Books by Maria Violante (currently in print):
BirthMarked (Hartwood Publishing) Monsters and Markers (Hartwood Publishing) Witness (Hartwood Publishing, previously two separate volumes with Liquid Silver Books) Gambler's Luck (Hartwood Publishing, previously Liquid Silver Books)
Books no longer in print: Wit Awakening (now part of Witness; see above) Wit Transforming (now part of Witness; see above) Hunting the Five Honor in Hell Seven Sacrifices