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Etched Intent
You will enter Blackwood quietly — just another face in the crowd.
But if you stay, you may feel you’re sitting beside a murderer.
Even after you close the book.
A village locked in snow. A killer hidden in plain sight.
Etched Intent takes place in the remote village of Blackwood, sealed off by a brutal winter. When the decapitated body of a local horse trader is found in his own stable, the silence fractures — and the villagers begin to fear one of their own.
Jeff Arlington, the village’s trusted hunter, suddenly finds himself leading a search for a murderer—something he’s never faced before. As fear spreads and a second body is found, marked by a bloodstained burlap doll, the lines between hunter and hunted begin to blur. Old secrets surface, trust unravels, and with suspicion creeping into every corner, no one can be sure the murderer isn’t among them.
Etched Intent is a slow-burning psychological suspense novella layered with dark secrets, twist-filled revelations, and the eerie stillness of a village cut off from the world. The deeper the investigation goes, the more disturbing the reflection in the mirror becomes — for both characters and readers alike.
Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Tana French, and Alice Feeney — where quiet villages hold loud secrets, and nothing is ever as it seems.
But if you stay, you may feel you’re sitting beside a murderer.
Even after you close the book.
A village locked in snow. A killer hidden in plain sight.
Etched Intent takes place in the remote village of Blackwood, sealed off by a brutal winter. When the decapitated body of a local horse trader is found in his own stable, the silence fractures — and the villagers begin to fear one of their own.
Jeff Arlington, the village’s trusted hunter, suddenly finds himself leading a search for a murderer—something he’s never faced before. As fear spreads and a second body is found, marked by a bloodstained burlap doll, the lines between hunter and hunted begin to blur. Old secrets surface, trust unravels, and with suspicion creeping into every corner, no one can be sure the murderer isn’t among them.
Etched Intent is a slow-burning psychological suspense novella layered with dark secrets, twist-filled revelations, and the eerie stillness of a village cut off from the world. The deeper the investigation goes, the more disturbing the reflection in the mirror becomes — for both characters and readers alike.
Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Tana French, and Alice Feeney — where quiet villages hold loud secrets, and nothing is ever as it seems.
205 pages, Paperback
Published May 23, 2025
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