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Carter Pugh

Psychological Thriller

Death Rattle

In Death Rattle, murder mystery collides with urban fantasy in a twisty coming-of-age tale where nothing is what it seems. Clarke Carpenter, a 30-year-old nanny and student, craves more than her ordinary life—something magical, something meaningful. But when her roommate is found dead and all signs point to Clarke, her plans for a fresh start crumble fast.

As she races to clear her name, Clarke stumbles into a hidden world pulsing just beneath the city streets—a world of fae, shadows, and forgotten power. The truth? It might just be darker than the crime she didn’t commit.

Start the Death Book Series today and follow Clarke’s journey through murder, magic, and the messiness of becoming who you were meant to be.

Psychological Thriller

Death Twitch

One wakes in a strange land; the other waits in the dark, and a rescue turns into a reckoning.

In the second book of the Death Book series, the line between life and death blurs, and evil forces conspire against Clarke and Alison, putting their friendship to the ultimate test.

Clarke Carpenter awakens in the mysterious realm of Teleran. She’s haunted by a dream of Alison imprisoned in a dark dungeon, a dream that she quickly learns is reality. Determined to rescue her friend, Clarke teams up with a band of fae, racing against time to unravel the secrets of this enchanting yet treacherous world.

Meanwhile, Alison Villareal finds herself trapped in a gloomy cell, convinced that a grave mistake has been made. As she wrestles with her outrage and frustration, she can’t shake the feeling that Clarke is somehow to blame for her predicament.

Psychological Thriller

Death Gasp

“I felt like I wanted to run away, flee the feeling and situation. I wanted to run and hide somewhere safe until the storm was over, but I couldn’t because I was in the storm, and the storm was my life.”

You might think you know how her story ends, but looks can be deceiving. Plunge into the prequel to Death Rattle and learn more about Heather Dunn, the girl who died too soon.

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