The Storm Reaper: A Violet Crisp Crime Thriller (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798198613799)

"Hurricanes and Serial Killers, what could be better?" - Mary, Goodreads Reviewer

On a barrier island where folklore says a ghost appears before hurricanes, a serial killer has been hunting in plain sight for a decade. Kill during the storm. Let the tide wash the body out to sea. The police rule every disappearance a storm-related death. It worked - until the currents shifted and the bodies started washing back.

When she was sixteen, Violet Crisp survived the storm that killed her best friend. The same night, she saw a man get murdered in the fog. The chief said she was confused by grief. Her own father said she was making it up. She spent the next ten years building a case no one believed.

Now she's twenty-six, working as a police officer on Fire Island. A new chief is listening. Another storm is coming. Another body has washed up. And Violet realizes The Storm Reaper must be someone local - someone she's had coffee with.

A Twist-Driven Female-Detective Thriller Based on Real American Folklore
The Storm Reaper is Book 1 of the Violet Crisp series - a slow-burn psychological suspense built on a real Atlantic-coast legend, set on Fire Island in hurricane season, told in the wry first-person voice of the woman everyone wrote off.

Praise for The Storm Reaper:

"This story sucks you in and holds you hostage until the last word. I couldn't stop reading. Unputdownable!" - Beverly, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)

"A dark, twisted thriller combining the dangers of storms and the danger of someone moving and disguising themselves under the storms." - Robyn Reads, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)

"Absolutely gripping plot that I couldn't put down, great characters and twists I didn't see coming. A must read." - Melinda Smith, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)

Perfect for readers who devour:

• Female-detective psychological suspense with a wry, sarcastic protagonist
• Closed-circle barrier-island and coastal-folklore mysteries
• Hurricane-season suspense and atmospheric weather thrillers
• Slow-burn psychological thrillers grounded in police procedural detail
• Cold-case revisits in small towns where everyone knows everyone
• Series openers in the funny-mystery / dark-comedy lane, written by a viral comedian who took her wit dark

Why readers loved it:

• A gripping plot with twists readers "didn't see coming"
• A flawed, compelling protagonist whose voice feels raw and real
• Fire Island rendered as a "living, breathing force"
• True regional American folklore woven into the case
• Book 1 of an ongoing series - readers said "I can't wait for the next chapter"

If you devour books by Lucy Foley, Mary Kubica, Riley Sager, Tana French, or anything in the Widow's Bay / Jaws lane, The Storm Reaper is for you.

From the viral comedian, author of Perfect Modern Wife (currently being adapted as a film), and the comedic memoir Where to Nest. Kristen Van Nest spent every childhood summer on Fire Island.