A Killer Motive: A Novel"Packed full of twists and tension, A Killer Motive consumed me until I'd turned the last page. The ending packs a wallop, and you won't see it coming!" —Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Reminiscent of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley, A Killer Motive pulls true crime podcaster Stella Dixon—and the reader right alongside—into a deadly game… A twisty, compulsive, heart-pounding read!” —Daniel Kalla, bestselling author of High Society You never know who’s listening. To Stella Dixon, sneaking her teenage brother out of their parents’ house for a beach party was harmless fun—until Max disappeared without a trace. Six years later, Stella’s family is still broken, and she can’t let go of her guilt. The only thing that keeps her going is helping other families find closure through A Killer Motive, her true crime podcast. In a bid to find new sponsors and keep making episodes, Stella goes on a local radio show. But when she says on air that if she had just one clue, she’d find Max and bring whoever hurt him to justice, someone takes it as a challenge. A mysterious invitation to play a game arrives, with the promise that if Stella wins, she’ll get information about what happened to Max. Stella thinks it’s a sick joke…until Max’s best friend vanishes. And she’s given new instructions: tell nobody or people will die. Desperate and unable to trust anyone, Stella agrees. But beating a twisted, invisible enemy seems impossible when they make all the rules… |
Contents
Chapter 29 | |
Chapter 30 | |
Saturday August 2 | |
Chapter 31 | |
Chapter 33 | |
Chapter 34 | |
Chapter 35 | |
Sunday August 3 | |
Wednesday July 30 | |
Chapter 11 | |
Chapter 12 | |
Chapter 13 | |
Chapter 14 | |
Chapter 15 | |
Chapter 16 | |
Thursday July 31 | |
Chapter 17 | |
Chapter 19 | |
Chapter 20 | |
Chapter 21 | |
Chapter 22 | |
Chapter 23 | |
Friday August 1 | |
Chapter 24 | |
Chapter 26 | |
Chapter 27 | |
Chapter 28 | |
Chapter 36 | |
Chapter 38 | |
Monday August 4 | |
Chapter 39 | |
Chapter 40 | |
Tuesday August 5 | |
Chapter 41 | |
Chapter 43 | |
Chapter 44 | |
Chapter 45 | |
Chapter 53 | |
Chapter 55 | |
Chapter 57 | |
Chapter 58 | |
Chapter 60 | |
A SpoilerFree Conversation with Hannah Mary | |
Acknowledgments | |
Also by Hannah Mary McKinnon | |
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