There Are No Saints
Cole Blackwell is San Francisco's most celebrated sculptor — wealthy, controlled, and admired. He is also a serial killer, and the city is his hunting ground. When a chance encounter puts Mara Eldritch, a broke and overlooked painter, in his path, her narrow escape from death fascinates him rather than satisfies him. He starts watching her, drawn into her life in ways he never planned. As Cole's obsession deepens, a rival killer named Alastor Shaw begins circling Mara too, seeing her as a way to get at Cole. The first half of the Sinners Duet, ending on a cliffhanger resolved in "There Is No Devil."
A wealthy San Francisco sculptor who conceals a second life as a serial killer.
A struggling painter whose brush with death draws Cole's obsessive attention.
A rival killer who targets Mara to get at Cole.
This story is the first half of a two-part narrative known as the Sinners Duet, meaning the central conflict and character arcs remain unresolved until the conclusion of the second book, There Is No Devil.
While the author is well-known for her interconnected mafia romance series like Brutal Birthright and Kingmakers, this title exists as a standalone duet and does not require knowledge of her other works to follow the plot.