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The deaths of a priest, a psychologist, and a young woman, all apparently due to natural causes, puzzle Homicide Detective Donovan Burke. Were their deaths really due to natural causes, or something more sinister? Discovering that a bell was found beside each of the bodies, Burke searches for a connection, a search that leads him to Kristi Nelson. Are the deaths, as they seem, merely coincidence? Burke doesn't think so, but if a clever killer is roaming the streets of Des Moines, is Kristi Nelson his next victim? As the holidays come to a close and a New Year's Eve blizzard envelops the city, it's a race against time, but time is running out for Kristi. Fleeing for her life, she races through the city's skywalks, unaware that down on the streets the police are in a race of their own - a race to avert another winter kill.

Nancy Steedle is the author of numerous poems, short stories, and the mystery novel, Layer of Lies, featuring cake decorator turned private eye, Shelby Drake. Winter Kill is the first novel in the Donovan Burke series. The second book in the series, Grievous Offense, will be available soon. She lives in South Dakota with her husband. Visit www.nancysteedle.com for more information.