Description
At Velvet Thorn Academy, the corridors are filled with secrets, blood, and the scent of lies. Detective Harland is chasing a ghost-a killer with no name, no face, and a trail of victims left in horrific, unrecognizable states. But when one of those victims might be his own niece, Andrea, everything changes. The body is too mutilated to confirm, but Andrea has gone silent... until she calls. Andrea is alive. Or so it seems. What Detective Harland doesn't know is that the girl on the other end of the line isn't his niece. She's Nikki-a brilliant, emotionally fractured assassin who has stolen Andrea's identity, infiltrated Velvet Thorn Academy, and is using her new disguise to outmaneuver both the authorities and her own past. To Harland, Andrea is his last hope of catching the killer. To Nikki, Andrea is her perfect mask. And to the academy, Andrea is just another target in a twisted game of survival. As Nikki plays her role, she navigates a web of bullying, betrayal, manipulation, and mind games, staying one calculated step ahead of everyone. But emotions complicate things when a genuine connection threatens to unravel her plan-and she realizes she may have to kill someone she's come to care for. Dark, violent, and layered with psychological tension, Playing Catch the Killer is a thriller about stolen identity, obsession, and how far someone will go to stay hidden in plain sight. Because in a world where everyone wears a mask... How long can the killer pretend to be innocent?
Chapter 1: A Killer's Disguise
