You Always Kill the One You Love

by James Dain

FBT review:

You Always Kill the One You Love is a dark, twisty psychological thriller for readers who crave addictive indie suspense. When Dan kills the woman he believes is his soul mate and flees to a remote cabin, he meets Babe—a damaged stranger who looks exactly like his victim and can’t remember her past. Is she a second chance, a hallucination, or something far worse?

Perfect for fans of Dennis Lehane, Megan Abbott, Alex Michaelides, and unsettling, character-driven crime fiction, this gripping noir explores obsession, guilt, and the thin line between love and destruction. Book 1 in the Twisted Series, You Always Kill the One You Love delivers unreliable narration, moral ambiguity, and a jaw-dropping twist ending.

Publisher Description:

DAN THOUGHT HE’D GOTTEN AWAY WITH MURDER. BUT DID HE?

Dan believed he and Sandra were Soul Mates—until she betrayed him. Now, with her blood on his hands, he’s on the run, desperate to reach a remote cabin where he hopes to disappear.

But his plans unravel when he encounters Babe—a woman who looks exactly like Sandra, but damaged, lost and unable to remember her past.

As they travel a dark highway together, Dan must decide: is Babe the second chance he’s been hoping for, a way to undo his crime and reclaim the love he destroyed? Or is she a figment of his tortured mind—or something far more terrifying?

You Always Kill the One You Love is a hypnotic, dark psychological thriller in the tradition of Daniel Lehane, Megan Abbott, and Alex Michaelides—a haunting exploration of obsession, delusion, guilt, and the razor-thin line between love and destruction.

Book 1 in the Twisted Series: dark psychological suspense novels where the narrators are not detectives—but the very people committing the crimes. Each book is a noir crime thriller steeped in moral ambiguity, unreliable truths, and shocking twist endings.