The Alphabet Murders
(2026)(The eighth book in the Sheriff of Misty Hollow series)
A novel by Cynthia Hickey
The game is simple. The rules are deadly.
Sheriff Shea Callahan thought February would bring peace to Misty Hollow, Arkansas. She was wrong.
When real estate agent Ashley Price is found murdered with the letter "A" carved nearby, Shea suspects a one-time crime of passion. But four days later, librarian Belinda Collins becomes victim "B." Then coffee shop owner Cathy Morrison makes three.
The pattern is unmistakable. The message is clear: someone is killing their way through the alphabet.
A chilling note arrives at Shea's desk: "One down, twenty-five to go. I wonder if you're smart enough to stop me before I reach Z."
As the body count rises and the killer's taunts grow bolder, Shea and Deputy Trevor Bolton race against time to identify the murderer before he completes his twisted challenge. But this killer isn't just hunting victims—he's hunting Shea, turning her own town into a deadly game board where she's always one step behind.
With the FBI descending on Misty Hollow, tension mounting between her and Trevor, and families already destroyed, Shea must outwit a predator who believes he's intellectually superior to everyone hunting him.
But what if catching the killer isn't the end of the game? What if it's only the beginning?
From the author of the Sheriff of Misty Hollow series comes a pulse-pounding thriller that will keep you reading late into the night.
Genre: Mystery
Sheriff Shea Callahan thought February would bring peace to Misty Hollow, Arkansas. She was wrong.
When real estate agent Ashley Price is found murdered with the letter "A" carved nearby, Shea suspects a one-time crime of passion. But four days later, librarian Belinda Collins becomes victim "B." Then coffee shop owner Cathy Morrison makes three.
The pattern is unmistakable. The message is clear: someone is killing their way through the alphabet.
A chilling note arrives at Shea's desk: "One down, twenty-five to go. I wonder if you're smart enough to stop me before I reach Z."
As the body count rises and the killer's taunts grow bolder, Shea and Deputy Trevor Bolton race against time to identify the murderer before he completes his twisted challenge. But this killer isn't just hunting victims—he's hunting Shea, turning her own town into a deadly game board where she's always one step behind.
With the FBI descending on Misty Hollow, tension mounting between her and Trevor, and families already destroyed, Shea must outwit a predator who believes he's intellectually superior to everyone hunting him.
But what if catching the killer isn't the end of the game? What if it's only the beginning?
From the author of the Sheriff of Misty Hollow series comes a pulse-pounding thriller that will keep you reading late into the night.
Genre: Mystery