Curiosity Kills

by Sue Denver

Inexperience will get this new werewolf killed!

Sara Flores had saved five lives in the year since she was turned — so she wasn’t worried about rescuing a student hacker hiding from goons.

Boy, was she wrong! Her “make it up as you go” strategy isn’t working against an enemy with $ billions and no qualms whatsoever about killing to make problems disappear. Against all that, she’s one semi-self-trained woman armed only with two guns, a big honking knife and 42 very sharp canine teeth.

And Sara likes the college kid — he’s trying his best to help. He doesn’t deserve to join her in an unmarked grave in the desert outside of Tulsa.

It’s time to pull on her big-girl pants and show these evildoers just who is the big bad wolf in town. If that means she has to bite off a few heads — so much the better.

64 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 15, 2022

About the author

Did you ever want to be more than yourself? I always have. As a kid, I imagined I lived up in the clouds with a band of other kids. We would swoop down — because we could fly! — and rescue people in trouble. And we’d beat the crap out of their abusers. When I got older, I became obsessed with crime and mysteries. I wanted to know how someone could track down evil doers and peel back their false faces — exposing them to the world.

The day I quit my corporate job — my dreams came true. Today I spend my days throwing my character, Sara Flores, at one criminal mastermind after another — just to see what she can do.

And… I cheated. I let her be more than herself by making her a werewolf — the only magical creature in a world otherwise just like ours. Because I wanted to see what she could do with a wolf’s senses and strength. And wildness.

So join me for stories of ruthless criminals, suspicious cops, and Sara’s small band of misfits fighting to save us all. Test drive my world with a free story at SueDenver.com.

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Reviews

[Linann · Rating 4 out of 5]

CURIOSITY KILLS is the first novella I have read by Sue Denver. The main character, Sara Flores, is a female previously turned into a werewolf by a member of her Indian tribe. Sara uses her acquired skills and strength to help others. In Curiosity Kills, a college student succeeds in hacking private messages and discovers corporate and political misdeeds, seriously dangerous information for him to have. The book was thoroughly developed, but moved so quickly I finished reading it in one sitting. I look forward to reading more stories by Ms. Denver as she expands the series, and hope she will consider writing a novel.

[Henry Lazarus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sue Denver tells how her werewolf protector Sara Flores saves a student hacker who finds that Curiosity Kills (ebook from BooksGoSocial) when he breaks into a computer of a man who has been bribing state officials with an aim at controlling the state. He has plenty of goons and a willingness to kill. This is a well done exciting novelette.

[Jacque · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author Sue Denver is new to me, but I do like taking chances if the book sounds appealing. Curiosity Kills had an interesting cover and the blurb definitely was interesting sooo…why not.

Color me surprised! This was actually a really great book. I was a quick read, I had the book read in under an hour, but there’s plenty of backstory and the plot was well fleshed out. It had a well-paced build up and enough character story to make me want to read more. I really enjoyed Sara, claws, snark, and all. Her interactions at the end has me looking forward to her next adventure. My only complaint would be I wish it was a bit longer because yes, I enjoyed it that much. This author is worth the read and I would most certainly recommend her and this book to paranormal fans

Stars: 4
I received this book from Netgalley. I was not compensated for the book other than the entertainment it provided. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Sanchary Ghosh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sue Denver's Curiosity Kills is a simple and fun novella, perfect when you want to destress after a hard day with some good, old werewolf action. Sara Flores, the werewolf private eye (of sorts) is called up to help out a young college boy who stumbles into more than he bargained for, with some hacking. The book is very action-focused happening over just a few days, so you won't get to see much character development. I would have loved to see a bit more about what the Native American heritage means to the boy, and how it affects Sara who does not seem to be of that descent. The writing is very simple, reminiscent of a TV script.

[J'Naia Stepp · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s simple novella and i think that’s the key to why it’s so good. It doesn’t overcomplicate anything and it’s just overall a fun book to read

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Alex Helm · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting and enjoyable quick read