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The Next Victim
After her mother's brutal murder, Elle finds her life ripped apart. When she moves to Ohio to be with her estranged father, Elle is shocked to discover a local woman stabbed to death. Delving further into the mystery, she soon learns that the same signature calling card found on her mother's body was also left behind on the most recent corpse.
Has her mother's killer followed her? The race to unmask the assailant leads Elle to rely on a police deputy with a dark secret, a reporter with a hidden agenda, and a tight group of friends before the bloodbath continues and a serial killer takes the next victim ... perhaps even Elle.
Has her mother's killer followed her? The race to unmask the assailant leads Elle to rely on a police deputy with a dark secret, a reporter with a hidden agenda, and a tight group of friends before the bloodbath continues and a serial killer takes the next victim ... perhaps even Elle.
318 pages, Hardcover
First published October 15, 2015
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About the author
Cutter Slagle
7 books10 followersCutter Slagle is the author of three collections of short suspense stories, A Motive for Murder, Another Motive for Murder, and A Final Motive for Murder, as well as the full length novels, The Next Victim and 'Til Death. Currently, his work is exclusively available digitally on Kindle.
In addition to fiction, Cutter blogs regularly and writes an LGBTQIA+ column for Rage Monthly magazine. A native of Ohio, he now lives in San Diego, CA. Learn more at www.cutterslagle.com.
In addition to fiction, Cutter blogs regularly and writes an LGBTQIA+ column for Rage Monthly magazine. A native of Ohio, he now lives in San Diego, CA. Learn more at www.cutterslagle.com.
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August 5, 2016
Who could it be?!
I don't normally read murder mysteries, in fact, I never have, so I probably would not have picked this book out on my own, but I won it from the publisher and I am so happy that I did! Not only did it remind me how much I loooove reading a paperback book, (It was very well formatted, btw) but the story itself sucked me in from page one. I had no idea who the murder was, and I really got into the whole "everyone is a suspect" concept. Even people who I liked and didn't think they would be the murderer, I started to question them. Being an author myself, I respect the creation of multi-faceted characters, and this book was full of them. Not only was it full of shocking twists and turns, but it also had a great deal of odd humor laced in; things that made me laugh out loud along the way. I found myself giggling about how I never thought a story based on murder could be so much fun. I read this book in a few short days and dreaded setting it down every time I had to do other things. But even then, I daydreamed about it while I was away. The next victim was no doubt a five star book in my book ;)
I don't normally read murder mysteries, in fact, I never have, so I probably would not have picked this book out on my own, but I won it from the publisher and I am so happy that I did! Not only did it remind me how much I loooove reading a paperback book, (It was very well formatted, btw) but the story itself sucked me in from page one. I had no idea who the murder was, and I really got into the whole "everyone is a suspect" concept. Even people who I liked and didn't think they would be the murderer, I started to question them. Being an author myself, I respect the creation of multi-faceted characters, and this book was full of them. Not only was it full of shocking twists and turns, but it also had a great deal of odd humor laced in; things that made me laugh out loud along the way. I found myself giggling about how I never thought a story based on murder could be so much fun. I read this book in a few short days and dreaded setting it down every time I had to do other things. But even then, I daydreamed about it while I was away. The next victim was no doubt a five star book in my book ;)
November 7, 2015
This one is a nail-biter (you'll never figure it out) AND it gives the reader a new appreciation for candy corn. Definitely a great book by Cutter Slagle and a recommended read for lovers of mystery and the "who-done-it" genre.
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