About the Book

Title: 8 Down

Series: Alaskan Cyber Hunters #2

Author: Kimberley Woodhouse

Publisher: ‎Kregel Publications

Publication date: ‎February 20, 2024

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“An amazing, breath-stealing, knuckle-biting thrill of a ride!”
–Lynette Eason, award-winning, best-selling suspense author

8 bodies down.

8 more lives at stake.

Investigator Carrie Kintz is new blood with the Alaska Bureau of Investigation in Anchorage. But with a serial killer on the loose, there’s no easing into the job. It’s sink or swim. The only clues to help law enforcement stop this madman are the taunts he drops into crossword puzzles across the country–always in the same 8 DOWN position.

Carrie is desperate to prove her worth to the force and the community by catching the killer. But when she discovers signs that these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg in a frighteningly elaborate cyberattack, it’s time to admit she needs help.

Calling in security specialist Scott Patteson for his expertise seems like the right move–until Carrie realizes that he may be a dangerous distraction for her heart. With her faith fading in the face of horror and uncertainty and her career in danger of ending, this is no time for flirtation.

But with a killer who is determined to prove that he’s smarter than everyone else, it may be impossible to fight both the madman and their feelings for each other…

“Put on your parkas as we head into a cold world of cybercrime, and hang on for the ride! Kimberley Woodhouse once again takes us on a nail-biter of a ride, and you won’t want to quit until you’ve read the last page!”
–Jaime Jo Wright, author of The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater

My Thoughts

Wowee, crac-a-zowee! 8 Down is amazing! I haven’t read 26 Below yet, but now I wish I had. These books can work as a standalone, but I don’t recommend it. Mostly, because 8 Down continues the story from 26 Below and ends with a cliffhanger, leading to the next book. You won’t want to miss a single moment. I loved the crossword clues at the beginning of each section and chapter. If you can figure them out on your own, it adds so much tension to the story. My pulse was literally pounding! The villain in this book is a serial killer, so it has more bodies than some romantic suspense, but it was all done tactfully and tastefully. 8 Down is far more intense than scary, but will keep you on your toes the whole way through. It will chill you to the bone when you discover how vulnerable our society really is. Don’t miss this amazing series! I highly recommend these for fans of romantic suspense and lovers of police dramas, disaster movies like The Day After Tomorrow, and Hallmark’s Crossword Mysteries.

8 Down – https://a.co/d/3gcqc4U

26 Below – https://a.co/d/hbbBKwG

About the Author

Kim is a devoted wife and mother, and a third generation Liszt student. She has passed down her love of music and the arts to hundreds of students over the years, recorded three albums, and appeared at over 2,000 venues to more than a million people. Her quick wit, enthusiasm, and positive outlook through difficult circumstances have gained her audiences at conferences, retreats, churches, military functions, and seminars all over the country.

The Woodhouse family’s story has been on the front page of newspapers, in magazines, articles, medical journals, and most famously featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. They were also asked to share their story on The Montel Williams Show and Discovery Health Channel’s Mystery ER along with hundreds of other TV appearances and radio interviews.

Kim has been writing seriously for more than twenty years. Songs, plays, short stories, novels, picture books, articles, newsletters – you name it – she’s written it. It wasn’t until a dear friend challenged her to “do something with it” that she pursued publication. Now, she is a best-selling author of more than two dozen books, with more on the way. She has won The Carol Award, The Reader’s Choice Award, The Holt Medallion, and has finaled in the Selah Awards and the Spur Awards.

She is passionate about Bible study, reading, music, cooking, and pretty-much-all-things-crafty. Kimberley has been married to her incredible husband for twenty-nine years and counting and they have two married adult children.