Author: abplum

After a medicated night of sleep, insomniac Ryn Davis awakens to find her lover shot and killed in bed. The police don’t believe her testimony — but can she prove her innocence by unmasking the real killer? A suspenseful thriller full of twists and turns!

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Three dark, fast-paced books to keep you up all night … Over a thousand pages in three gripping stand-alone psychological thrillers depicting a serial killer’s shocking impact on his family.“Plum writes psychological thrillers as well as any author anytime!” ~ Grady Harp, Hall of Fame, Top 50 ReviewerThe Dispensable Wife, (Book 5, A Gripping Stand-alone Thriller in The MisFit Series): The web of … Series): The web of AnnaSophia’s claustrophobic marriage tightens as her paranoid husband’s threats to kidnap their three kids and cut off her father’s medical care escalate, exposing his serial-killer history. “The story is more complex than…

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A psychopath in love?Yes, and not with a vampire. Or zombie. Or misfit.With a beautiful, smart, electrifying woman iconic Silicon Valley CEO Michael Romanov can imagine as the mother of his children.Bewitching as she is, her loser boyfriend makes her totally unsuitable. But all the more desirable.  Boyfriend’s refusal to accept a bribe or succumb to threats ups Michael’s determination to possess … determination to possess her.When lies and deceit and charisma fail, he falls back on what he does best: Eliminate his opponent permanently.Warning: This is not your typical boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-wins-girl romance.***Read all of the books in The…

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Expect a twist at the end of this chilling psychological thriller. You won’t see the ones coming in the beginning and the middle.In exchange for saving you from kidnappers and probably death, what if your father grooms you to become a murderer?What if he promises to make the risks you’ll take worth a small fortune?How long would you hesitate?Already a killer, thirteen-year-old Michael Romanov … killer, thirteen-year-old Michael Romanov jumps at the opportunity to please his father. Attaining financial independence while indulging in deliberate depravity is an unexpected bonus.This dark story paints a corrupt man’s twisted demands from a son…

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Eyes are everywhere . . .Look at the recently toppled powerbrokers in Hollywood, Washington, and Silicon Valley. Eyes somewhere saw their stupidity. From eyes to mouth to headlines.When iconic Silicon Valley CEO Michael Romanov discovers his cheating wife flirting in public with an obvious loser, he tears her apart. But he slices and dices her with such civility none of the coffee drinkers … none of the coffee drinkers notice. They’re too in awe of the legend’s presence.One busybody, though, picks up immediately on his controlled fury. Sly as a fox, she begins to share her observations of his wife’s…

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Five dark, fast-paced books to keep you up all night …because not all monsters live under the bed.The four MisFit Series novels, plus the prequel.Can a ten-year-old boy pull off the perfect murder?Michael Romanov does and takes the first twisted step toward becoming a serial killer by the time he’s an adolescent. Love, they say, offers redemption. In early middle age, Michael falls hard for a … In early middle age, Michael falls hard for a totally unsuitable woman. What are the chances of an HEA ending?This boxed set includes:The Boy Nobody LovedThe Early YearsThe Lost DaysThe In-Between YearsThe Reckless…

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Family secrets resurface, threatening cyber sleuth Karen Sullivan’s carefully ordered life. A week before Thanksgiving, Karen receives the first obscene phone call. The calls continue nightly and escalate in their graphic details about the dark, childhood secrets she has successfully repressed. Then the caller takes a new direction and brags about his plans to terrorize her ailing, … terrorize her ailing, eighty-seven-year-old father.Determined to shut out the ugly past, slow her mounting fears, and protect Dad, Karen struggles to keep her life on the rails. She takes her volunteer shift at the local rape crisis center and imagines confiding the…

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An addictive, mind-boggling psychological thriller with twists and turns that will keep you up all night.An eye for an eye.A child for a child.Three children for an only son.Watch AnnaSophia come undone.Not all monsters win when they come out from under the bed. AnnaSophia Romanov survives fifteen lonely years of psychological abuse married to a psychopath. He’s handsome. Uber-wealthy. Powerful. … psychopath. He’s handsome. Uber-wealthy. Powerful. Charismatic. A psychopath.After his brutal murder—still unsolved three years later—AnnaSophia thinks she’s helped their three children heal. Until … her oldest daughter uncovers her father’s most heinous atrocity.Suddenly, AnnaSophia’s carefully re-envisioned life falls apart.In…

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A dead man’s evil lives on … she should ask for help. The tabloids claim ex-cop Satish Patel abetted her in her husband’s murder. He reluctantly agrees to deal with the deviant in Alexandra’s bed.But then, AnnaSophia makes a disastrous decision …That decision uncovers a lifetime of lies, deceits, and secrets that threaten to destroy her entire family.*****WARNING: You won’t guess the twisted conclusion of this psychological thriller. It will keep you turning pages all night with every light in the house blazing.THE MISFIT SERIESThe Early YearsThe Lost DaysThe In-Between YearsThe Reckless YearThe Dispensable WifeThe Broken-Hearted ManyThe Whole Truthmore

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A chilling look at what lurks in the dark corners of an eleven-year-old boy’s twisted heart … calculated insults and contempt. Never whines about his older brother’s relentless bullying. Never moans about his father’s overt collusion and neglect.Pushed too far, Michael retaliates. He pulls off his brother’s murder without a hitch. Requiring more excitement, he orchestrates his mother’s descent into hell with the same cool detachment. Success is giddy.What’s next?Keeping his mother in his crosshairs sounds like fun …***Read all of the books in The MisFit series:The Early YearsThe Lost DaysThe In-Between YearsThe Reckless YearThe Dispensable WifeThe Broken-Hearted ManyThe Whole…

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