Death's Savage Passion (The Patience McKenna Mysteries Book 3)

Name: Death's Savage Passion (The Patience McKenna Mysteries Book 3)
Price: 7.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (31 reviews)
Author: Haddam, Jane

by Haddam, Jane

Contemporary Fiction Mystery Thriller

4.0 (31)

252 pages~4.2 hr readPublished by MysteriousPress.com/Open Road

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Last checked: Apr 24, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy mysteries with a publishing industry backdrop and insider details about writers and their rivalries.
You like protagonists who are smart, creative, and have unconventional career histories they can actually use to solve crimes.
You appreciate lean, brisk mysteries that don't bog down in excessive descriptions but move the plot forward efficiently.

Maybe not for you if...

You want a cosy mystery with a warm, safe feel—this has genuine danger and darker character dynamics.
You need a strong emotional arc or deep relationships between characters—the focus here is plot-driven and brisk.
You prefer contemporary settings over 1990s New York publishing culture and its specific feuds.

About this book

McKenna investigates the first casualty in a New York literary war. The romance boom has ended, and women who made fortunes writing romance novels are now writing mysteries instead. When established genre authors fight back, a battle erupts in Manhattan's high-class establishments. Patience McKenna, an ex-romance author who has recently turned to true crime writing, finds herself caught in the middle. When Sarah English, a would-be romance writer from the Great Plains, comes to visit, McKenna's life becomes more complicated. English is dowdy, wide-eyed, and naïve. When a fading romance writer is pushed in front of a subway train, English becomes a suspect. To prove her new friend innocent, McKenna must draw on the skills she has developed across both her literary genres.

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Currently around #1,106K in the Kindle store — a niche title.

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Currently 4.0★ from 31 reviews

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