Hard Lies by Steve Rush
He will stop at nothing to keep his secrets hidden.
Denise Tyler’s future in New Jersey with fiancé Jeremy Guerdon unravels when she stumbles upon a kill list, with her name on it. A chilling directive, “Leave the family memories of her, nothing else,” exposes a nightmare she never imagined.
When Jeremy sees the engagement ring and his hit list on the dresser, vengeance takes an insidious turn. A master at manipulation and unpredictability, he finds, terrorizes, and vows to kill Denise and anyone who gets in his way.
Then a mysterious gift from her best friend offers a chance at survival in her final encounter with Jeremy.
Will it be enough?
This gripping psychological thriller delves into themes of trust, survival, and the darkest depths of the human heart. Fans of Engaged to a Serial Killer and The Girl on the Train will devour this chilling novel, filled with twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
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Author Bio:
Steve Rush is an award-winning author whose experience includes tenure as homicide detective and chief forensic investigator for a national consulting firm, investigated many deaths alongside Dr. Jan Garavaglia of Dr. G: Medical Examiner fame, and was part of the development team for Quincy Technologies, an automated case management system designed for coroners and medical examiners. Steve has investigated 900+ death scenes and taught classes and given lectures related to his field. His specialties include injury causation, blood spatter analysis, occupant kinematics, and recovery of human skeletal remains.
Steve’s book Kill Your Characters; Crime Scene Tips for Writers was named finalist in Killer Nashville’s 2023 Silver Falchion Award for Best Nonfiction and Honorable Mention in the 2023 Readers’ Favorite Awards. Lethal Impulse won the 2022 Public Safety Writing Association’s Writing Competition for an unpublished novel and longlisted in the 2022 Page Turner Awards. His manuscript, Where the Pieces Fall, was named a Killer Nashville Claymore top pick in 2024, and longlisted in the 2025 Page Turner Awards along with his manuscript Before It’s Too Late.
He lives in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Sharon.