Deadly Messengers

Freelancer Kendall Jennings writes fluff pieces for women’s magazines. When a horrific massacre occurs at Café Amaretto, she scores an exclusive interview with a survivor. Suddenly, she’s the go-to reporter for the crime.

Investigating veteran detective Lance O’Grady and his partner Trip are tasked with finalizing the open and shut case. Seven people are dead at the hands of an unprovoked killer wielding an axe. It seems simple.

Then another mass killing occurs. This time, arson, and ten eldercare facility residents die in the blaze. Both killers die at the scene. The crimes have no motive, and Lance O’Grady is left wondering how evil can strike twice.

Then it happens again. Even more shocking: a mother with a gun goes on a rampage at a family birthday party.

The killers share one odd detail: none have a murderer’s profile. No history of violence, no connection to terrorists, no vendettas. Ordinary citizens suddenly became killers.

Drawn deeper inside the crime investigation, Kendall finds herself not only clashing with O’Grady but also struggling with old demons. O’Grady resents Kendall’s involvement as her presence provokes memories of a personal tragedy.

O’Grady and Kendall are caught in a plan greater reaching than the crimes. They just don’t know it. Someone is sending a message. And unless they can decipher the meaning, very soon, many more will die.

Deadly Messengers
is a page-turning thriller taking readers into the minds of mass killers in all their disconcerting madness. It poses the question: Is there a killer lurking inside everyone? The answer could prove more frightening than the crimes

A special thank you to my wonderful early readers who encouraged me with their kind words and early reviews. Without you, these are just words on a page. Thank you for coming along for the ride.

“Susan May is sure to become one of the great suspense writers of our times!”
Lisa Bailey
(Good Reads USA)

“This is honestly one of the best thrillers I have ever read, I couldn’t put it down.”
Kirsty Ward
(UK)
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“At times it is more or less impossible to put the book down. I expect nothing less than great offerings from Susan May in the future
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Thomas Strömquist
(Good Reads Sweden)

“The only author I can think of who can still surprise me is Mr. Stephen King himself. Australia just might have their own female King!”
Amanda Jane
(Good Reads Australia)

“I’ve stayed up most of the night and lost sleep and put housework off just to read this great book because it was that good.”
Jane Culwell
(Good Reads USA)

“If the TV show
Criminal Minds
ever creates a movie or mini-series, this would be the perfect plot.”
Robyn E. Lee
(Good Reads USA)

“I am a genre snob. I pretty much stick with YA without fail. This may be one of my top 10 favorite books.
”
Amanda Gillespie
(Good Reads USA)

“Wow! Susan May you know how to pack a punch! It was like riding a roller coaster reading it!”
Sandy Jones
(Good Reads New Zealand)

“Real page turner for me. I found myself caught up in the story and suspense and how it would all turn out.”
Carrie Glover
(Good Reads USA)

“Suspenseful, maintaining it’s pacing as I turned pages furiously, finishing the book in a day and a half.”
Doris
(Canada)
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“In my top 5 of the year, that’s saying something since I’ve read 150 books.”
Sandy
(Good Reads USA)

“I found it gripping and really struggled to put it down.”
Rosie Harris
(Good Reads Australia)

“You know it’s a good book when the realisation hits that you’ve been holding your breath SO many times.”
Maureen Ellis
(Good Reads UK)

“I raced through this intense and edgy thriller.”
Vicki Tyley
(Australia) Author of ‘Thin Blood’
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“Riveting, engrossing, mysterious: the suspense is immense, clues dangle tantalizingly just out of reach.”
Mallory Heart
(USA)
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“May did an outstanding job with her research, and by doing so made a seemingly impossible plot actually look like it could happen.”
Christine Terrell
(Good Reads USA)

“If Stephen King and Quentin Tarantino teamed up to write and direct a cross-over episode involving Law & Order, CSI: NY and Criminal Minds it would be Deadly Messengers.”
David Love
(Good Reads UK)

“A thrilling suspense and whirlwind adventure.”
Teri Hicks
(USA)
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“Brilliantly told story of terror and mayhem!”
Tammy aka Dose of Bella Reviews
(Good Reads USA)

“Wow! This book grabs you by the imagination from page one and never lets go
.”
Angelica Cake
(Good Reads USA)

“I couldn’t read fast enough and I confess to being annoyed that my family wanted meals, a clean house, clean clothes or even to talk with me
.”
Betty
(Good Reads USA)

“The creepy, appalling, and “what if” factors in this book are all that they should be for a horror mystery thriller.”
Cathy Huston Geha
(Good Reads Lebanon)

“This is, without a doubt, one of the best books I have read this year. If I could give it six stars, I certainly would!”
Madelon
Wilson
(Good Reads USA)

“Frightening enough to prevent you from sleeping well for many nights.”
Anne Martin
(Canada)
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“Found it difficult to put my kindle down and get on with my day-to-day tasks.”
Katrina Ferguson
(Good Reads UK)

“One of the best novels I’ve read in a long time”
Peg McDaniel
(Good Reads USA

“Deadly Messengers has to be one of the best mystery, thrillers I have ever read.”
Ilakiya Selvakumar
(Good Reads Canada)

“A unique story line that made an excellent thriller.”
Diane Kasperski (USA)
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“Grit, tension and horror are laced the entire way through.”
Brenda Telford
(Good Reads Australia)

“This book is a bona fide thriller.
The twists and turns kept me reading the book way into the night.”
Chris French
(Good Reads USA)

“Impressed at the ingenuity of plot. I read A LOT of books and she offered up something very unique.”
Deborah Cook
(Australia
)
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“This book was awesome and it reminded my of the TV show X-Files. The major plot twist hit me like a freight train!”
Sage Alberhasky
(Good Reads USA)

“This book was mind blowing !!! I’ve read some thrillers but this was one of the best.”
Ginanusha Gnaneswaran
(Good Reads Canada)

“I found it very difficult to put down”
Irene Adam
(Good Reads)

“Very compelling read”
Shilpi Goel (USA)
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“Riveting and suspenseful novel”
Evie Harris
(Good Reads USA)

“A very fast read…plot twists that came out of nowhere”
Connor J. Bedell
(Good Reads USA)

“A sophisticated mixture of storytelling with violence and suspense”
T.C. Stevenson
(Good Reads USA)

“WOW WOW WOW … this book was brilliant.”
Lynn MCarthy
(Good Reads Australia)

“A quick, suspenseful read.”
Beth Lee
(Good Reads USA)

“A truly intelligent suspense/thriller novel!”
Dominique Fort
(Good Reads Canada)

“I found the premise extremely original and refreshing.”
Melissa
(Australia)
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“This is a page turning book which I found hard to put down.”
Louise Wilson
(Good Reads UK)

“I was busy turning the pages like crazy, curious to know how it all would end.”
Sandra C.
(Good Reads Suriname, South America)

“An exciting fast paced thriller! My only regret is the fact it ended,”
Cynthia Gunnels
(Good Reads USA)

“A unique idea with well-developed characters and a lot of tension.”
Brian Switzer
(USA)
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“May has a way of taking a real-life fear and bringing it to life.”
Christy Davis
(Good Reads USA)

“A great book, thrilling and also thought provoking.”
Sophie David
(Good Reads UK)

“From the first chapter I was hooked.”
Josh Cormier
(Good Reads Canada)

“A captivating page turner.”
Annika
(Good Reads Germany)

“I really enjoyed this different take on a serial thriller.”
Shelby
(USA)
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“For most of the book I had no idea what was going to happen.”
Alicia
(Good Reads UK)

“Filled with suspense, compassion … murder”
Victoria Schwimley
(UK)
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“Giving this one 5 stars…held my complete interest from start to finish.”
Linda Strong
(Good Reads USA)

“A thriller with a heart-thumping climax”
M.
(Good Reads Australia)

“If you enjoy crime thrillers this book is for you.”
Mark Schafer
(Good Reads USA)

“One of the best books I’ve read in a long time!.”
Ansley Wright
(Good Reads USA)

“A quick-paced (dark) thriller which ratchets up the tension as you read.”
J.L.Sutton
(USA)
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“I started this book and could not put it down!”
Mayra
(Good Reads USA)

“The writing was amazing, the plot flowed beautifully and the character development was spot on.”
Gaynor
(Good Reads Wales)

“Diabolical! A sinister and refreshing twist on the mass/serial killer genre.”
David
(Good Reads USA)

“The tension was literary unbearable. I didn’t know whether to scream or cry.”
Mish Farrugia
(Good Reads Australia)

“Just reading to find out HOW it happens is worth the read.”
Jean Coldwell
(Good Reads USA)

“The development of the characters is very well done as are the surprises and suspense building throughout the book.”
Rhonda
(Good Reads USA)

“Quality thriller from start to finish, straight and true.
Mike Rice
(Good Reads UK)

Susan May made me feel what the bad guys were going through and that is rare.
Bill Craig
(Good Reads USA)

“The plot is amazing; some serious research must have gone into this.”
James Hayward
(Good Reads UK)

Whodunnit? Susan May has done it in Deadly Messengers! Read this great and gory thriller at your risk!”
Ashok
Chennai
(Good Reads)

“Very well written with a fast-paced plot and compelling characters. It is not for the squeamish.”
Lissa Johnston
(USA)
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“A haunting message ‘straight and true,’ that I will not forget.”
Sue Leonhardt
(Good Reads Canada)

“It felt like I was in the story with the characters. A must read for all who like thrillers.”
Britney Wilkins
(Good Reads USA)

“The plot of this story was very intriguing. Thank you, Susan, for a very well done storyline.”
Darlene Abrahamson
(Good Reads USA)