With a Kiss We Die

<p><strong>Two college lovers suspected of a brutal double homicide enlist a podcasting crime journalist to proclaim their innocence in this psychologically riveting and compulsively readable novel of love lies and murder perfect for fans <em>of The Lady Vanishes</em> podcast and <em>I'll Be Gone in the Dark</em>.</strong></p></p> <p><em>I'm Ryanna Raines. And welcome to The Raines Report</em>.<em></em></p><p>Ryanna Raines is the host of a popular true-crime podcast. Her specialty is investigative journalism her style is truth-seeking moxie and with millions of listeners along for the ride her star is rising. But when an intriguing message is left on her tip-line the reporter is pulled into the most challenging case of her career.</p><p>The mangled bodies of a husband and wife have been discovered in their multi-million-dollar estate in Southern California. The prime suspects are their twenty-two-year-old son and his girlfriend two college theater students who are now facing arrest and indictment. In a surprising move they only want to speak with Ryanna offering exclusive interviews in exchange for her help getting their side of the story told.</p><p>Instead of a badge or a weapon Ryanna carries her voice recorder onto the battlefield of the high-profile murder investigation. Through a series of interviews Ryanna examines her subjects from multiple angles and diverse points of view breaking past the walls of he said she said to pierce at a dark and horrible truth.</p><p>Written in the style of a true-crime podcast <em>With a Kiss We Die</em> is a heart-racing mystery and thought-provoking tale about love and secrets that unfolds episode by episode as it hurtles towards an explosive conclusion. L. R. Dorn has crafted a suspenseful examination of our cultural obsession with true crime the complicated moral obligations between journalists and their subjects and the often-deadly line between performance and deceit.</p><br/></p>