Book 1 of 6 .... Nominated for a Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel and an Anthony Award for Best First Novel, BLESSED ARE THE DEAD, the first book in the six book Gabriella Giovanni Mystery Series, was inspired by Kristi Belcamino's dealings on the crime beat with a serial killer. Buy the last two books in the series (Blessed are the Peacemakers and Blessed are the Merciful for 99 cents LIMITED TIME
To catch a killer, one reporter must risk it all ...
San Francisco Bay Area newspaper reporter Gabriella Giovanni spends her days on the crime beat, flitting in and out of other people's nightmares, yet walking away unscathed. When a little girl disappears on the way to the school bus stop, her quest for justice and a front-page story leads her to a convicted kidnapper, Jack Dean Johnson, who reels her in with promises to reveal his exploits as a serial killer. But Gabriella's passion for her job quickly spirals into obsession when she begins to suspect the kidnapper may have ties to her own dark past: her sister's murder. Risking her life, her job, and everything she holds dear, Gabriella embarks on a quest to find answers and stop a deranged murderer before he strikes again. Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan series! This is book 1 in the 6 book series.
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This was the story that wouldn't let me sleep at night.
As the mother of two young girls, memories of a man who sat in a jail cell and told me horrific stories about his life as a killer who preyed on girls made me look at the world a lot differently than the other mothers in my neighborhood.
I sat down to write a book about it and somewhere along the line the story took on a life of it's own and became a work of fiction. In my novel, there are some exact conversations that I had in real life with this serial killer, but fictionalizing the story gave me the freedom to make sure justice was served with a vengeance, something that doesn't always happen in real life.
This book is dedicated to all the girls brutally ripped from their family's arms, especially the ones I wrote about. Along with putting their stories in the newspaper, I have written their names on my heart - Traci McBride, Christina Williams, Polly Klaas, Amber Schwartz, Nikki Campbell, and Xiana Fairchild. They have marked me forever and I will never forget them for as long as I live.
Kristi Belcamino is a writer, crime reporter, and Italian-American mama who makes a tasty biscotti. As a reporter, she flew in an FA-18 jet with the Blue Angels, raced a Dodge Viper at Laguna Seca, and attended barbecues at the morgue. Her first book, BLESSED ARE THE DEAD, based on her dealings with a serial killer, is nominated for the 2015 Anthony and Macavity awards. Find out more at blessedarethedead.com.
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