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Merciless Games
2021
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A remote island retreat. Seven reluctant guests. A killer on the prowl. Lock your door. You could be next. Seven strangers are invited to an exclusive writers’ retreat on a remote island off the coast of Oregon. Their stay is at a hundred-year-old lighthouse revamped into a luxury ocean-front getaway for the discerning literati who shy from publicity. Asha arrives on the island, believing her job is to cater to this sagacious celebrity party. But before the weekend is over, an unseen killer will attempt to murder them, one by one. With their phones taken away and their only connection to the mainland cut off, panic sets in on the island. Everyone suspects each other until a chilling realization dawn on them. They are all connected by one horrific incident in the past they’d rather forget. With a target on her back as well, Asha races against the clock to crack the killer’s code before more innocents die. But are these seven guests as innocent as they make out to be?

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Tikiri Herath
Tikiri Herath
Author · 21 books

Tikiri Herath is the multiple award-winning author of international mystery and thriller novels. Tikiri has a bachelor's degree from the University of Victoria, Canada, and a master's degree from the Solvay Business School in Brussels, Belgium. For almost two decades, she worked in the intelligence and defense sectors, including in the Canadian Federal Government and at NATO in Europe and North America. Tikiri’s an adrenaline junkie who has rock climbed, bungee jumped, rode on the back of a motorcycle across Quebec, flown in an acrobatic airplane upside down, and parachuted solo. When she's not plotting another thriller scene or planning an adrenaline-filled trip, you’ll find her baking in her kitchen with a glass of red Shiraz and vintage jazz playing in the background. Born in Sri Lanka, Tikiri grew up in East Africa and has studied, worked, and lived in Southeast Asia, continental Europe, and North America through her adult life. An international nomad and fifth-culture kid, she now calls Canada home.

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