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The Santa Slayer
Paperback
Publisher: Firebird Publishers
Published: Nov 26 2025
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.49 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Santa Slayer is a gripping, high-stakes crime thriller novel that plunges Detective Izzy back into the nightmare she thought she had put to rest.
When the notorious serial killer known as the Santa Slayer-a man obsessed with theatrical staging and narrative control-orchestrates a daring escape, he sends a chilling text message that shatters Izzy's fragile peace: The heart of the story always beats strongest at home.
The chase accelerates from a professional pursuit to a desperate, intimate conflict when the killer breaks into Izzy's apartment. He doesn't just vandalize; he curated the scene. He steals a meaningful silver bell given to Izzy by a previous, reformed criminal, a symbol of hope and peace she clung to. In its place, he leaves a single, simple, red glass heart-his own mother's calling card, a potent emblem of loss and vengeance.
The killer has a finale in mind, a last testimony designed to close the loop on his tragic origins at a condemned orphanage, St. Jude's. Izzy and her partner Alex race against time to stop a meticulously planned act of self-destruction and murder.
The Santa Slayer is a propulsive journey into the mind of a meticulous psychopath and the detective determined to break his cycle of violence. It asks what happens when a story's protagonist refuses to play her assigned role in the villain's final act. Can hope survive when the war is brought directly to your doorstep?
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