Nikki’s Summer Reading Suggestions


Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Rayburn
“entertaining take on female empowerment”
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
“main character energy in a unique setting”
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
“captivating”
Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow
“a riveting sequel”
The Former Assassin by Nikki Stern
“Who is Suzanne Foster? A role model, a mentor, a friend to Sam Tate, and a former assassin who has almost turned her life around. Learn the origin story of this fascinating woman in the book that started it all.”


Sam Tate Mystery Series


 

Judge Not Freeze Before Burning
Judge Not

Sam Tate Mystery – Book4
(Ruthenia Press, 2023)

Sam Tate comes up against a clever killer with a warped sense of justice.

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Freeze Before Burning

Sam Tate Mystery – Book3
(Ruthenia Press, 2021)

Sam Tate is in the Big Apple as she returns to face both her past and a present-day killer who is literally icing true crime fans.

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The Wedding Crasher
Bird in Hand

Sam Tate Mystery – Book2
(Ruthenia Press, 2020)

Sam’s new job on Maryland’s Eastern Shore pulls her into a case involving a 300-year-old treasure, a compulsive killer, a rising body count—and pirates.

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The Wedding Crasher

Sam Tate Mystery – Book1
(Ruthenia Press, 2019)

Sheriff Sam Tate, a complicated but supremely competent heroine, may struggle with her past, but she is determined to prevent future brides from dying on her watch.

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Other Notable Books


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The Former Assassin

(Ruthenia Press, 2018)
In this character-driven suspense thriller, a wife, mother, and former assassin tries to reconcile her unhappy and morally compromised past with the possibility of a happier future.

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Hope In Small Doses

(Ruthenia Press, 2015)
Nikki offers a version of workable hope that thrives not on certainty, but on possibility.

Review: “Sparkling with human dramas, observations and quandaries.”

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Because I Say So

(Ruthenia Press, 2013)
This provocative book explores the role of moral authority in American contemporary culture, beginning with Nikki’s experience as a 9/11 widow.

Review: “Impassioned and important.”

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Essay Contributions


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“A Tale of Two Memorials”
Beyond Zuccotti Park
(New Village Press)
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“Hope”
Global Chorus
(Rocky Mountain Press)
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“On Whose Authority?”
We Rise to Resist
(McFarland Books)
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