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Psycho Killers in Love is out on Kindle, Paperback, and Audible

Hey folks,

I'm pleased to say that PSYCHO KILLERS IN LOVE is available in Kindle, paperback, and audiobook form. It is a prequel to the United States of Monsters series that is set against the backdrop of the 2000 Election. It's an homage to the slasher movies of the Eighties and early Nineties.

Can a slasher and a Final Girl truly love one another? It helps if they have a cult of rich misogynist serial killers to team up against!


FROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE SUPERVILLAINY SAGA

What if all ...

Psycho Killers in Love is out on Kindle

Hey folks,

I'm pleased to say that PSYCHO KILLERS IN LOVE is available in both Kindle and paperback form. It is a prequel to the United States of Monsters series that is set against the backdrop of the 2000 Election. It's an homage to the slasher movies of the Eighties and early Nineties.

Can a slasher and a Final Girl truly love one another? It helps if they have a cult of rich misogynist serial killers to team up against!


FROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE SUPERVILLAINY SAGA

What if all the vil...

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