Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

by Kelly Marshall

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die is the third book in the Winston and Strom Novels. Author of 70 books and owner of Venture Galleries, an online marketing and promotional company, Caleb Pirtle lll writes of Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die. "Kelly Marshall writes compelling mysteries and dares you to come along for a ride you will never forget. Tension traps you immediately, then the intensity is strangled with fear. In Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die , I found myself walking the same dark streets where a serial killer walked, the same deadly streets where the lives of beautiful girls can fall without warning into the frightening chill of a nightmare that ends only when they take their final breaths. Detectives know a murderer will strike again, and time, like life itself, is a precious commodity that is quickly running out. Each new sundown may be someone's last. Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die is a haunting, terrifying journey, and I dare you to breathe during the final fifty pages.

Genres: Thriller

323 pages, Paperback

Published March 28, 2017

About the author

I always thought I would communicate in the world as a writer. As a child I was a voracious reader, and knew someday I would pen a great novel. It was my calling. But life sometimes takes left turns and I went to broadcasting school instead of a four-year college.I wanted to be the next Barbara Walters and make a million a year. Well, that didn't happen. But I did spend thirty years having fun, spinning records, interviewing people, doing love song dedications. I had a ball until…
Congress passed a law allowing broadcast corporations to own multiple radio stations in one market. Well, the gobbling began and soon behemoth corporations ate up radio stations like locusts in a wheat field. And radio announcers like me were axed on bloody Fridays with surgical precision. I wasn't getting any younger and was working for chump change at a small radio station.Something had to give.I left radio, went to work for the federal government, and in my private hours, began doing what I really loved doing...writing.

Reviews

[Jessica Jesinghaus · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars, full review to follow

[Cindy Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Page turner seems a mild way to describe this book.
I literally couldn't put it down. I loved the interaction between the main characters, especially the bickering--great humor. The story itself keeps the reader engaged start to finish. I read book one in the series but somehow missed the second. Time to go back...

[Ellie Midwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, what an unforgettable ride this thriller was! Gritty, breathtaking, gory at times and absolutely impossible to put down. The opening scene starts with the bang, inviting the reader inside the killer’s mind who has just claimed the life of his first victim. Soon, more women die in the same gruesome manner, and two detectives, assigned to the case, are determined to find out what connects them all besides their sexual orientation, and if the serial killer, who, judging by the descriptions, is also a woman, is an ordinary deranged maniac or if she’s set on sending a certain message…
I absolutely adore thrillers and mysteries in which I can’t guess till the last moment who the killer is, and I’ll admit, Ms. Marshall weaved such a masterful intrigue in this story that I was definitely more than surprised to find out who was actually behind the murders. The pacing never slowed down, and the tension kept me on the edge of my seat till the very last page, and I couldn’t get enough of this story, to be honest.
What I also highly appreciated was not only the fascinating plot and complex, multi-dimensional characters but also important social issues the story dwelled on: misogyny and homophobia. I can’t say more because I don’t want to give away any spoilers but let me just tell you, if you love a good thriller this story should definitely be your next must-read. I loved absolutely everything about it! Highly recommended!

[Doris Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. I liked Pat Strom and Nick Winston, the main detectives in the murder case in Seattle, Washington. Strom was a lesbian, and her partner, Nick, was straight. There was a lot of dumb jokes about lesbians which I didn't think were all that funny. But the case was about a serial killer murdering lesbians which tended to instigate such wisecracks. The writing by Kelly Marshall was strong. She kept the pages turning. So I overlooked the background and enjoyed the book. Good job, Kelly. Keep it up!