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Sinister Santa: A Twisty Cat and Mouse Thriller
SINISTER SANTA
He’s making a list… and you’re on it.
Attorney Caldwell Beck wanted a quiet Christmas getaway in Santa Fe with his fiancée, Holly, including a little snow, a few lights, and a long-overdue break from the courtroom grind. But when a ruthless corporate fixer known only as Santa delivers an ultimatum—withdraw a high-stakes motion or she dies—the holidays turn from romantic to deadly.
With a cold-blooded enforcer named Lou Dawg closing in and a billion-dollar lawsuit hanging in the balance, Caldwell is forced into a race against time through the snowy streets of New Mexico. Every move he makes is being watched. Every decision could cost him Holly’s life—or his own.
When Christmas turns deadly, justice comes wrapped in revenge.
A fast, fierce legal thriller packed with suspense, betrayal, and holiday danger.
A Bullet Books Speed Read — short, sharp, and impossible to put down.
ON A PLANE… ON A TRAIN… FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET!
BULLET BOOKS ON A PLANE… ON A TRAIN…FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET! Bullet Books are speed reads for the busy traveler, commuter, and beach-goer. All are new original crime fiction stories that can be read in two to three hours. Gripping cinematic mysteries and thrillers by your favorite authors!
Page turners for fans who want to escape into a good read.
ALL ABOARD!
He’s making a list… and you’re on it.
Attorney Caldwell Beck wanted a quiet Christmas getaway in Santa Fe with his fiancée, Holly, including a little snow, a few lights, and a long-overdue break from the courtroom grind. But when a ruthless corporate fixer known only as Santa delivers an ultimatum—withdraw a high-stakes motion or she dies—the holidays turn from romantic to deadly.
With a cold-blooded enforcer named Lou Dawg closing in and a billion-dollar lawsuit hanging in the balance, Caldwell is forced into a race against time through the snowy streets of New Mexico. Every move he makes is being watched. Every decision could cost him Holly’s life—or his own.
When Christmas turns deadly, justice comes wrapped in revenge.
A fast, fierce legal thriller packed with suspense, betrayal, and holiday danger.
A Bullet Books Speed Read — short, sharp, and impossible to put down.
ON A PLANE… ON A TRAIN… FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET!
BULLET BOOKS ON A PLANE… ON A TRAIN…FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET! Bullet Books are speed reads for the busy traveler, commuter, and beach-goer. All are new original crime fiction stories that can be read in two to three hours. Gripping cinematic mysteries and thrillers by your favorite authors!
Page turners for fans who want to escape into a good read.
ALL ABOARD!
122 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 20, 2025
About the author
Manning Wolfe
87 books283 followersMANNING WOLFE, an award-winning author and attorney, writes cinematic-style, smart, fast-paced thrillers and crime fiction. Manning was recently featured on Oxygen TV’s: Accident, Suicide, or Murder, and has spoken at major book festivals around the world.
* Manning’s legal thriller series features Austin attorney Merit Bridges, including Dollar Signs, Music Notes, Green Fees, and Chinese Wall.
* Manning’s new Proxy Legal Thrillers Series features Houston attorney Quinton Bell, including Dead By Proxy, Hunted By Proxy, and Alive By Proxy.
* Manning is co-author of Killer Set: Drop the Mic, and twelve additional Bullet Books Speed Reads.
As a graduate of Rice University and the University of Texas School of Law, Manning’s experience has given her a voyeur’s peek into some shady characters’ lives and a front-row seat to watch the good people who stand against them.
www.manningwolfe.com
* Manning’s legal thriller series features Austin attorney Merit Bridges, including Dollar Signs, Music Notes, Green Fees, and Chinese Wall.
* Manning’s new Proxy Legal Thrillers Series features Houston attorney Quinton Bell, including Dead By Proxy, Hunted By Proxy, and Alive By Proxy.
* Manning is co-author of Killer Set: Drop the Mic, and twelve additional Bullet Books Speed Reads.
As a graduate of Rice University and the University of Texas School of Law, Manning’s experience has given her a voyeur’s peek into some shady characters’ lives and a front-row seat to watch the good people who stand against them.
www.manningwolfe.com
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
December 16, 2025
Good, action-packed story where readers feel the tension and desperation of the situation. The authors do an admirable job in building the character profiles and scenes in a very short time -- hence being part of the Bullet Books Speed Reads collection.
Don't recommend the virtual-voice narration because it makes many of the scenes fall flat, but other than a few mispronounced words, it's hard to tell it's not a human narrator. So those who just want the story told, not performed, might be okay with it. (And it's included in Prime memberships for no extra cost.)
Don't recommend the virtual-voice narration because it makes many of the scenes fall flat, but other than a few mispronounced words, it's hard to tell it's not a human narrator. So those who just want the story told, not performed, might be okay with it. (And it's included in Prime memberships for no extra cost.)
December 12, 2025
MY THOUGHTS -
I really loved this one! A missing person/abduction book, YES! Scored one point right away. I don’t know why but I am attracted to books about missing persons. “Christmas music in the middle of a desert kidnapping. Madness.”
This book was great! I was invested right away.
I almost want to say that I wish this was a full length novel because it was so good, but… It’s actually perfect just the way it is, coming in at 106 pages. This really was the perfect read! Every time something happened I found myself yelling "YES!" with a fist pump cheering Holly and Caldwell on.
If you want a book that’s quick, fun, action packed, a little romance, and a touch of Christmas with a sinister Santa…READ THIS BOOK!
I highly recommend this book! Now I know I must read more by this author.
I really loved this one! A missing person/abduction book, YES! Scored one point right away. I don’t know why but I am attracted to books about missing persons. “Christmas music in the middle of a desert kidnapping. Madness.”
This book was great! I was invested right away.
I almost want to say that I wish this was a full length novel because it was so good, but… It’s actually perfect just the way it is, coming in at 106 pages. This really was the perfect read! Every time something happened I found myself yelling "YES!" with a fist pump cheering Holly and Caldwell on.
If you want a book that’s quick, fun, action packed, a little romance, and a touch of Christmas with a sinister Santa…READ THIS BOOK!
I highly recommend this book! Now I know I must read more by this author.
November 15, 2025
Santa Fe, New Mexico is the perfect just before Christmas get away to work on relationship issues. Or so attorney Caldwell Beck thinks. Then his fiancé is kidnapped by Lou Dawg on orders from a man who goes by the nickname Santa. This is done to get Caldwell to screw up a big court case he is in charge of by the company who doesn't want the case to go in Caldwell's clients favor. Can Caldwell save Holly and himself and his court case, or will the big company win...
(Thanks to the author for an advance copy)
(Thanks to the author for an advance copy)
November 22, 2025
A gripping read from start to finish. You’re thrown straight into a kidnapping with no clues and no time to waste. Caldwell Beck, an attorney, and his fiancée Holly have escaped to New Mexico for a quiet getaway from the chaos of courtroom life. But when Holly vanishes, Caldwell is thrust into a desperate race to find her before the kidnapper makes good on his threats—against her and against him.
Can he save her in time?
I read this in one sitting. The story pulls you in from the very first page and doesn’t let go until the final reveal.
Can he save her in time?
I read this in one sitting. The story pulls you in from the very first page and doesn’t let go until the final reveal.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews