Lights Out

A fast-paced bestselling thriller that follows a sports reporter’s journey off the court…and into a world of murder and deception

Former Olympic athlete and sports reporter Kate Green isn’t sure how much more tumultuous her life can get. She’s been put on temporary leave from her job, then NBA superstar Kurt Robbins is killed and the prime suspect in his murder is none other than his wife…and Kate’s best friend.

Kate knows that Yvette’s marriage wasn’t exactly stable, but her friend is no murderer, and Kate is determined to prove it with her own investigation. While she tries to salvage Yvette’s life, Kate’s own continues to unravel. Her career is in limbo. Gossip columns speculate about her future. Her children are battling their own demons. And her estranged father suddenly reenters her life as a detective assigned to Kurt’s homicide case.

As her worlds collide—exposing secrets, lies, and ulterior motives—Kate may have to choose between the games she can play and the one she might lose.

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Kipness, formerly a national TV sports reporter, uses her expertise to lend both authenticity and thrills to scenes taking place in TV vans, editing bays, and the labyrinthine tunnels of Madison Square Garden. . . .Kipness’ promising debut offers solid plotting and an intriguing main character.

– Booklist

Lights Out is a notable debut from an exceptional new talent. In Kate Green, Elise Hart Kipness offers a complex, conflicted, and wholly compelling heroine whose strong convictions illuminate truth and justice in the face of darkness and duplicity. As an outsider in a world of wealth and privilege, she stands as the very conscience that negates the corrosiveness of crime and collusion. In other words, Kate is a beacon in a broken world that is not necessarily beyond repair. Here’s hoping we’ll see much more of her—and the author—in years to come.

– Criminal Element

Lights Out is a thriller that starts at breakneck pace and never lets up…In this striking debut, Elise Hart Kipness writes with heart, empathy, and psychological insight into evil that exists where you least expect it.

– Luanne Rice, New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow Box

With a TV sports reporter protagonist, LIGHTS OUT blasts onto the thriller scene with something completely new and exciting for seasoned readers of the genre. The book is teeming with plausible suspects, each with a compelling motive and secrets they’d kill to keep, but always returns to the question of whether we truly know what those closest to us are capable of. This is fast-paced suspense you’ll want to read in just a couple of sittings, and with an ending that hints at more intriguing layers of our protagonist’s story to come, I can’t wait to see what Elise Hart Kipness delivers next!

– Megan Collins, author of Thicker Than Water and The Family Plot

[A] this scandalous, page-turning thriller!

– Wendy Walker, best selling author of What Remains

A story that grabs you from the beginning and keeps on building. I couldn’t put this book down and read it in one sitting!

– Chad Zunker, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Family Money

A skillfully-constructed story of female friendship, hidden truths, and the mysteries that can lurk in seemingly quiet neighborhoods. I devoured every page.

– Tessa Wegert, author of the popular Shana Merchant mysteries, including The Kind To Kill

Set in the high stakes world of professional sports, the book pits an appealing female protagonist against an increasingly slippery killer who will stop at nothing to evade capture.

– Carole Lawrence, award winning author of Cleopatra’s Dagger

Lights Out is a seminal triumph in thriller writing…A crime thriller of rare depth and societal implications, Lights Out shoots straight and hits the bullseye dead center.

– Jon Land, USA Today bestselling author

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Series: Kate Green, Book 1
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Publication Year: 2023

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