About
Linda Lovely’s eleventh mystery/suspense novel, A Killer App, debuted in November, 2023. NYT Times Bestselling author Joseph Finder gives the new mystery a thumbs-up review: “Lovely delivers solid plotting and vivid characters, but a memorable villain with an ingenious and all-too-plausible criminal technique are what sets A KILLER APP apart."
The author has earned finalist recognition in contests ranging from RWA’s Golden Heart for Romantic Suspense to Thriller Nashville’s Silver Falchion for Best Cozy Mystery. Lovely is secretary of the SE Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, and past president of the Upstate SC Chapter of Sisters in Crime. For several years, she helped organize the Writers’ Police Academy. To learn more: https://www.lindalovely.com
Featured Work
A Killer App, An HOA Mystery
Deepfakes Can Be Murder
When Kylee Kane, Welch HOA Management’s investigator, finds Andy Fyke's crumpled body at the foot of the stairs, she suspects foul play. Fighting against rentals in his Hilton Head community, Andy’s gained powerful enemies. Then, another Lowcountry HOA retiree dies in a fatal boat hit-and-run. Kylee senses a connection, though the victims have zero in common. The link is the Chameleon—an AI expert adept at creating deepfakes and scouring social media for unstable souls to groom as assassins. Once Kylee starts hunting the Chameleon, she becomes the target, and is forced into a perilous duel with a digital genius.
