{"product_id":"the-storm-reaper-kristen-van-nest-9798198613799","title":"The Storm Reaper: A Violet Crisp Crime Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hurricanes and Serial Killers, what could be better?\"\u003c\/b\u003e - Mary, Goodreads Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Twist-Driven Female-Detective Thriller Based on Real American Folklore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for The Storm Reaper: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This story sucks you in and holds you hostage until the last word. I couldn't stop reading. Unputdownable!\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBeverly, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A dark, twisted thriller combining the dangers of storms and the danger of someone moving and disguising themselves under the storms.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRobyn Reads, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Absolutely gripping plot that I couldn't put down, great characters and twists I didn't see coming. A must read.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMelinda Smith, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who devour: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFemale-detective psychological suspense with a wry, sarcastic protagonist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClosed-circle barrier-island and coastal-folklore mysteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHurricane-season suspense and atmospheric weather thrillers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow-burn psychological thrillers grounded in police procedural detail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold-case revisits in small towns where everyone knows everyone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries openers in the funny-mystery \/ dark-comedy lane, written by a viral comedian who took her wit dark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy readers loved it: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gripping plot with twists readers \"didn't see coming\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA flawed, compelling protagonist whose voice feels raw and real\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFire Island rendered as a \"living, breathing force\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue regional American folklore woven into the case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 1 of an ongoing series - readers said \"I can't wait for the next chapter\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you devour books by \u003cb\u003eLucy Foley\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMary Kubica\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRiley Sager\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTana French\u003c\/b\u003e, or anything in the Widow's Bay \/ Jaws lane, The Storm Reaper is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the viral comedian, author of\u003c\/i\u003e Perfect Modern Wife \u003ci\u003e(currently being adapted as a film), and the comedic memoir\u003c\/i\u003e Where to Nest\u003ci\u003e. Kristen Van Nest spent every childhood summer on Fire Island.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristen Van Nest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798198613799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Kristen Van Nest","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659964068095,"sku":"9798198613799","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-storm-reaper-kristen-van-nest-9798198613799","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}