Sheryll O'Brien Knihy

Bestselling author, Muriel Dermot, becomes the main character of a real life mystery. After months of being stalked and barely surviving an attempt on her life, the young woman escapes to an island off the coast of Maine where she starts a new life as Christine Marsden. The man who wants her dead travels coast to coast leaving in his wake a mounting pile of dead women-because he can't kill her. Once every month, Christine leaves her protective lair and ventures to the mainland to see if he has claimed a new victim. Come along and find out the Who - What - When - Where - Why of Penobscot Bay.

Dead Women Don't Talk - or do they? What happens when Abigail knows enough to bring down a GOP presidential candidate? What happens when Celia knows enough to bring down an international crime organization? What happens when Dominique knows what they know --- and a whole lot more?They end up dead. What happens when members of the FBI and RFI try to solve the murders of Abigail, Celia, and Dominique?Someone else ends up dead. Editor's The twists and turns in this story bring the characters to where they need to be, personally and professionally. As always your character development is on point. Wow. I'd say more, but nothing more is needed. Don't change a thing. Whatever you do - your method - it works for you!

College-aged women in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York are targets of a serial rapist known as REDO. Police departments from Syracuse to Geneva join forces to find the sadist who rapes his victims, not once, but twice. Detectives Matt Cambridge and Ray Chase of the SPD Sexual Crimes division lead the charge to find the man who's raped and roamed for years. Cambridge takes to the road to process clues. Chase sticks close to home and plays a hunch. They both find threads to pull - but only one detective will live long enough to prove the identity of REDO.

Malcolm Price is ready to start his life with Gretchen Mitchell, but he can't move forward until he deals with his past. In order to do that, he needs to find Micky Strong and make him pay for the murder of Sage Finley. For more than a decade the killer of Sage has bided his time, waiting to exact another round of revenge against Malcolm. When Micky comes out of hiding he brings along a thirst for blood and a 12-inch blade. Will Malcolm be able to protect Gretchen when the punisher pays them a late night visit? Editor's comment: I love the way you write. This story is so nicely done. There were so many parts that made my heart pound. And the other parts, the brave writing parts, the ones that are vulnerable and HOT, and all of the "Hell Yeah!" parts in between. I love it all!

Keeping secrets and telling lies - that's what intelligence operatives do - meet Alistair Duff aka Rocco Fiancetti. Asking questions and demanding answers - that's what sons do, especially when their father is an international spy - meet Manuel Xavier. An ocean away ...Legendary point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, Malcolm Price, thought he was rescuing Sage Finley from her miserable life - instead, he was setting the stage for her to lose her life. In the ultimate, 'No good deed goes unpunished' story, the young man loses his girlfriend to a brutal murder, his career to a busted up knee, and a few years to trying to find his way back. Editor's comment: This may very well be my favorite story yet. I'll need more to weigh my decision. Always, always want more Rocco and Manuel and their backstory. And Sage, I just love her story.

Federal agent, Manuel Xavier, breaks cover to rescue fellow agent, Hannah Leavy, from a steel drum being loaded onto a tanker headed to Peru. Hiding out at a farmhouse frequented by local law enforcement officers is a bit more difficult---not falling for the woman hiding in close quarters with him is nearly impossible. Editor's comment: I am really loving the action in this story ... I loved all the twists and turns ... and the character development - always exceptional! I forget sometimes that I don't actually know these people in real life. They have a way of getting in my head. You never disappoint.

Stacy Remington is dead.Though her death is a tragedy - she is at peace.Those who mourn her - well, they may never know peace again. Editor's comments: Twelve books in!!! I love, that as a writer, you are patient and clever enough to embed reminders along the way (particularly at the beginning of each book) to get the reader right back into the action. Skillfully done, my friend.

When Special Agent, John Maxwell, walks away from his job and his family leaving nothing more than a note on a post-it, Detectives Serpico and Phelps start pulling threads. They soon learn that kidnapped FICA Agent, Hannah Leavy, has been hiding out at Maxwell's farmhouse in their seaside community. Another pull or two and they uncover vital information about the criminal organization known as The Realm. When they deliver their findings to former British Intelligence Officer, Rocco Fiancetti, they are asked to walk away from their idyllic lives at Bullet Bungalow and Minty's Shack, and join his team of cyber spies and investigators. What life will They Choose? Editor's comment: I just finished They Choose ... and the ending. The ending! I can't believe what you did. It is so perfect. I love how the ending naturally found its way back to the beginning at Bullet Bungalow. Just brilliant writing.

What happens when a teenage girl is murdered and unceremoniously dumped into bay waters surrounding Whisper Island, Maine? She seeks revenge in the only way she can - she haunts her killer and those who conspire to convict an innocent man. What happens when a teenage girl witnesses the criminal act and fears the killer saw her and is hunting her? She escapes the island thinking she can put the nightmare behind her. She is wrong --- dead wrong.

Before he finds her - he loses her. Malcolm Price has spent more than a decade righting himself after the brutal murder of Sage Finley and the abrupt end to his NBA career. He's moved back to his hometown, taken a 9-5 job, become part of his community, and planned for a future in politics. Then he meets Gretchen Mitchell. Refusing to let history repeat itself, Malcolm seeks help from Manuel Xavier and Fred Serpico to catch the hitman who has a 'don't stop' contract on the new woman in his life. Editor's You have done it again! You are such a delightfully brilliant writer. Gretchen's word mashes and Malcolm's shower moves. YOU, Sheryll O'Brien, write HOT sex scenes! And the story, it's always the story that shines.