Vera Cross is the author of dark, emotionally charged psychological thrillers that explore trauma, deception, and the human mind's breaking point. Her Debut novel, The Hunted, introduces readers to a world where guilt and manipulation blur the line between truth and madness. Beneath Suspicion, follow up novel, ventures into the haunting depth of memory and small town secrets.
Known for her immersive storytelling and psychological precision, Cross crafts gripping, character driven tales that linger long after the last page.
Newsflash: Ex Military accused of murdering her husband
I woke up with my husband’s blood on my hands… and no memory of the murder.
Now I’m rotting in Halverson Correctional Facility, branded a killer, a risk, a broken soldier.
Dr. Julian Blackwell, the prison psychologist. Calm, precise, trusted is not what he says he is.
He speaks like Mark. Smiles like Mark. Remembers things only my husband ever knew.
Manipulating, Gaslighting, Hunting.
As inmates vanish and paranoia spirals, I start to question everything- my memories, my sanity, and whether I’m the prey… or the weapon.
They think I’m paranoid. Dangerous. Unhinged. Maybe they’re right.
But I’ve survived war. I’ve survived guilt. And now I’m hunting the man who’s been hiding in plain sight.
I was never the killer.
I was the target.
He stole my freedom.
Now I’ll take back my truth—even if it kills me.
Nothing stays buried forever.
When the paging system screams CODE BLUE, Emily Harper hears more than alarms—she hears the dead.
Fresh out of school and desperate to outrun her past, Emily takes a job at Grace Medical, Cold Hollow’s only hospital.
But beneath the sterile lights and polished halls, something sinister waits. The town whispers. The staff smile too easily. And the walls seem to breathe when no one’s watching.
Each night brings another death. Each warning from the dead pulls her deeper into a web of secrets and deceit.
The more Emily searches for answers, the more she questions her sanity. Because in Cold Hollow, paranoia isn’t madness—it’s survival.
Every clue draws her closer to the truth. Every shadow hides someone who doesn’t want it found.
Danger hides in plain sight and the next name on the list might be hers.
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