THE MASK

By K.A. Merrick

Sarah thought marrying Derek would save her.

A widowed single mom struggling to make ends meet, she fell for the uniformed war hero who promised stability and protection for her and her two young daughters.

But Derek was never in the military.

The dog tags are fake. The stories are lies. And the mask he wears at night-the Michael Myers mask he uses to terrorize her in their own home-is just the beginning.

Now Derek's mother has keys to Sarah's house. Cameras in her daughters' bedrooms. Control over every aspect of their lives.

Sarah has discovered Derek's journals-detailed plans for how to make her death look like an accident, how to collect the life insurance policy she never knew existed, how to move on to his next victim.

His first wife barely escaped alive. His mother covered it all up.

There's no escape. No running. No one coming to save her.

So Sarah makes a choice.

Told in alternating perspectives between predator and prey, THE MASK is a dark psychological thriller about the monster you marry, the mother-in-law who made him, and the terrifying lengths one woman will go to protect her children.

For fans of Gone Girl, The Woman in the Window, and Freida McFadden.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GPDL4VT4
• ISBN13: 9798248380909
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"