Extreme Malice

A ripped-from-the-headlines psychological thriller for readers who love small-city terror, escalating stakes, and the cost of speaking up when everyone's watching. Amy Wilson made one mistake: she believed in doing what she thought was right. When she votes for pandemic safety measures as a member of her local school board, the backlash is immediate—vandalism, stalking, anonymous threats that know too much about her daily routine. What starts as online rage becomes something far more dangerous: coordinated, relentless, and closing in. Her son gets harassed at school. Her home-bound disabled father's safety is compromised. Her doctor boyfriend becomes a target. Amy realizes this isn't a few angry emails—it's a campaign, and the people behind it are close enough to watch her lights go on at night. With her ex-cop uncle working the case beside her—following patterns, setting traps, pushing back hard—Amy fights to unmask her tormentors before they take everything. In a culture war where truth is negotiable and violence gets excused as "patriotism," the most terrifying question isn't who wants her destroyed, but whether there's any limit to what they're willing to do to her. Perfect for readers of psychological thrillers where ordinary women face extraordinary danger in their own communities. A taut, timely thriller about the price of principle when your neighbors become your enemies.