Stiletto: A Novel

Written by Brenda Peterson

Narrated by Xe Sands

Stiletto is a timely, fast-paced, feminine mystery told in two diverse voices—a tense, erotic duet between the sharp, intuitive Detective Anna Crane and her prime suspect, the brilliant biochemist Eleanor Kiernan. Both women are haunted by the tragic loss of a sibling, but Kiernan's twin brother died of an overdose of the opiate she helped to create.



When a Big Pharma exec, Leo Cushman, is fatally stabbed, there are many other suspects: Obliterate Opiates activists, a disinherited ex-wife and stepson, a secret lover, an addict vowing vengeance. But Detective Crane prioritizes investigating Kiernan in her first high-profile case, even as she is unexpectedly drawn to her suspect. Can an antagonist also be an ally? Can a young detective be seduced by a murderer?



A cinematic, stylish psychological thriller, Stiletto is a suspenseful cross between the sensual obsessions of Killing Eve and the compelling drama of the award-winning television series Dopesick that exposes the greed of Big Pharma and its guilt in marketing an opiate that kills over 100,000 a year. But the real mystery in Stiletto is what its two protagonists discover as its twisting plot unfolds—about the real crime and about themselves.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Dec 26, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350834642

Brenda Peterson

Brenda Peterson is the author of nearly two dozen books for adults and children, including I Want to Be Left Behind, named a "Top Ten Best Non-Fiction" by Christian Science Monitor and an Indie Next "Great Read," and Wolf Nation: The Life, Death, and Return of Wild American Wolves, selected by Forbes as a "Top Ten Best Conservation Book of the Year." Peterson has been featured on NPR and in the New York Times, Oprah magazine, and other publications. She resides on a beach along the Salish Sea. Visit her online at brendapetersonbooks.com.