Natasha Ziegler – författare

Clarey Anderson has spent ten years running from the shadows of her past and carefully building a life small enough to control. Her world is quiet, precise, and safe: a dim apartment, a locked door, and a beloved antique bookstore that feels like her only refuge. But when she descends into the hidden tunnels beneath the shop and discovers the lifeless body of Mr. Baker, the man who once protected her, her fragile sense of safety shatters. Suddenly, the shadows she has tried so hard to outrun are closing in. A murderer is near. A terrifying figure from her past is closer than she realizes. And Detective Rhett Dawson, determined to protect her, may be the only person who can keep her alive if he can unravel the truth in time. As secrets surface and memories return, Clarey must confront the darkness she's spent her life escaping. Because this time, there is nowhere left to run. And the man who has been hunting her... is already watching.

Detective Jovi Hurst has spent years burying her past beneath discipline and control. But when a young woman is found posed beneath the River Bridge — the case feels disturbingly personal. When a second body surfaces with the same chilling signature, it's clear they're hunting a calculated serial killer. One who leaves no fingerprints. No mercy. Only a message. As the bodies mount and the pressure closes in, Jovi must confront the darkness she survived long ago. Because this killer doesn't just want to murder. He wants to be seen. And he may already have his eye on her.

Hold Your Breath follows FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit agent Jovi Hurst as she hunts a meticulous serial killer operating deep within the isolated swamplands. The killer carefully stages his victims in hauntingly beautiful settings, treating them with ritualistic care that suggests something far more disturbing than simple murder. As Jovi and her team dig deeper, they uncover a chilling pattern—one driven by obsession, control, and a twisted search for meaning. With each new discovery, the line between reverence and horror blurs, forcing Jovi to confront both the killer's psyche and her own traumatic past. Dark, atmospheric, and psychologically gripping, this mystery unravels a deadly game where every victim is part of a larger, terrifying purpose.