{"product_id":"i-killed-you-once-dawn-merriman-9798857062098","title":"I Killed You Once: A chilling thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan a dead serial killer still hunt me?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe body of the young woman left near my remote cabin looks like my murdered daughter. Even the mark carved in her chest is the same - the same scar carved into my own chest. He left her for me to discover - a grisly gift.\u003cbr\u003eFor two years, I've survived alone, hiding to protect myself from the grief of losing my family to the serial killer I hunted as a detective. The ghosts of my dead family keep me company, visiting nightly, keeping me sane - or maybe not.\u003cbr\u003eThe dead girl in my woods is not a ghost. She's as real as her blood on the snow and obviously killed by the same man that butchered my family.\u003cbr\u003eBut that man has been dead for two years.\u003cbr\u003eWho - or what - hunts me now?\u003cbr\u003eCan I find the courage, the faith and the sanity to conquer him again? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS \"MARKED BY DARKNESS\"\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003eA haunting mix of adventure and psychological thrills. Explore the limits of what one woman can endure and still triumph. A reading experience you won't forget.\u003cbr\u003eThriller readers, like you, are saying, \u003ci\u003e\"Takes you by the throat on the first page and grips you until the wow of an ending.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClear your schedule and delve into a world of secrets and bravery in this addictive suspense thriller.\u003cp\u003eThe masterful first book in the Maddison, Indiana Thrillers series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 1 - I Killed You Once\u003cbr\u003eBook 2 - Inheriting Elyse\u003cbr\u003eBook 3 - Cage of Invisible Bars\u003cbr\u003eBook 4 - 13 Doors\u003cbr\u003eBook 5 - Jars of Things\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoy this short excerpt: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy dog, Indy, turns on the wooded path, unsettled and blocking my way.\u003cbr\u003eI push past Indy and jog over the small hill and around the turn in the trees.\u003cbr\u003eI should have trusted the dog. The body propped against a tree is most certainly dead, but she's not an animal.\u003cbr\u003eSkittering to a stop, I slide down the snowy path and land on my rear.\u003cbr\u003eThe young woman sits against the tree, her dark hair, so much like Lilly's hanging over both shoulders. The hair frames the mark carved on her chest.\u003cbr\u003eThe Roman numeral two.\u003cbr\u003eFor a moment, I think I'm seeing Lilly. Maybe she's just playing a cruel trick on me.\u003cbr\u003eBut this young woman is really here, and Lilly never is.\u003cbr\u003eMy chest hurts, and I gasp for air. Indy paces next to me, whining, urging me to leave.\u003cbr\u003eI crawl to the young woman instead, taking in details with my long-unused detective's eye.\u003cbr\u003eThe bloody mark on her chest has already frozen into tiny clinging crystals.\u003cbr\u003eHer pink sweater has been cut down the front, opened to showcase the mark. Her jeans are in place, and I can only hope she hasn't been sexually assaulted. Mercifully, Jesse Franklin hadn't raped his victims, but Jesse Franklin has been dead for two years.\u003cbr\u003eShe wears no shoes, but her socks are soaked and dirty. She'd been forced to walk here through the snow, terrified and freezing. My heart aches for the woman in a rush of emotion that nearly breaks me.\u003cbr\u003eI don't touch her or get too close, preserve the snowy crime scene. Two sets of footprints lead to the tree from the direction of the access road nearby. Only one set of prints lead out. It was too easy for someone to leave the girl on my path.\u003cbr\u003eMy path.\u003cbr\u003eThe realization sinks like a stone.\u003cbr\u003eWhoever did this knew where he left her. He brought her here for me to find. A killer has been in my woods. A killer who knows just how to torture me.\u003cbr\u003eI'm on my feet and sprinting back towards the cabin before Indy realizes I'd intended to move.\u003cbr\u003eI run like the devil is on my heels.\u003cbr\u003eBecause he is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind out what happens next, enjoy I Killed You Once today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dawn Merriman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798857062098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Dawn Merriman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175674065151,"sku":"9798857062098","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f2dd9e0-2ce0-4b58-8d06-788db9b92a1e.jpg?v=1771335193","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-killed-you-once-dawn-merriman-9798857062098","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}