A Clean Kill
(2026)(A book in the Standalone Mystery & Thriller Shorts series)
A Story by Miguel Angel Hernandez jr
A blizzard traps a Valentine’s party inside Blackwood Manor—and a killer moves through the dark with impossible precision.
A standalone. Start anywhere in the series!When the lights go out, psychic investigator Elena Sterling knows the storm isn’t the only danger closing in. A host is found dead in his study—no struggle, no noise, just two perfect punctures and a rose dipped in blood left upright like a signature.
As panic spreads through the manor, Elena’s visions reveal a pattern the guests can’t see: someone inside the house is hunting them, and dawn is the only chance anyone has to survive. Forced into a tense partnership with Cassian—a silent, rule‑bound predator with motives of his own—Elena races through hidden corridors, trapdoors, and memories carved into the manor’s bones.
But the killer didn't choose Blackwood Manor at random. Someone built it for this night. And Elena is the last piece the killers need to finish what they started.
Perfect for fans of dark fantasy thrillers, locked‑room mysteries, and supernatural suspense. Read A Clean Kill today.
Genre: Fantasy
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