- Mari - True crime girlies weren’t supposed to become victims. Mari hoped that by consuming anything and everything murder and mystery, she would never find herself the star of some true crime podcast one day. Until one night, when she finds herself the victim of a serial killer the news had dubbed The Silent Sadist… - Detective Wells Vaughn - It was his job to get this guy off the streets before he struck again. But then the call woke him in the middle of the night. The Silent Sadist had struck again. But this time, there was a survivor. Not only had she survived, but she’d gotten them their first lead. He thought that was all this would be. A woman with a wealth of information to help him finally track down a serial killer that had been haunting him for years. He never expected to start to fall for the victim. Or that she would want him in turn. But The Silent Sadist was still out there. And he wasn’t done with Mari…