Letters From a Killer
About
What if the father you were told to forget was the only one who could explain who you really are?
When Henry Wilkins finds a shoebox of unopened prison letters in his late mother’s attic, the truth hits harder than any memory. His father, Wilbur, didn’t die when Henry was a boy — he was imprisoned for double murder. The family never spoke his name. Until now.
Each letter is a story: confession, memory, madness, love. As Henry reads, morbid curiosity turns into an emotional reckoning. Wilbur is no longer a ghost — he’s a man, broken and brutal, shaped by violence, faith, and the crushing weight of love.
But when the letters expose the darkest secrets behind his sister’s death, Henry faces the question that could destroy him: How much of Wilbur still lives in me?
Raw, lyrical, and profoundly unsettling — perfect for fans of literary psychological drama and family mysteries.
Praise for this book
Mesmerizing, one-sitting read
I loved this book. I read it in one sitting. My first thought was that the subject (finding letters locked away in an attic that tell a story from years gone by) was a bit cliché. But this clever little book grabbed me immediately. The author ends each chapter with a very clever portrait of a person or a situation that sums up the sometimes gut-wrenching emotions of the chapter. What an effective technique! I found myself reading on, in eager anticipation of the next portrait. The story is bold, and the characters are well-drawn in a short space. A book that stays with you...
A thrilling twist at the end.
Letters from a Killer: A psychological thriller delivered in a unique fashion that kept me reading and reaching for more. The discovered unopened letters written from a prison cell to the convict’s wife and children reveal long-withheld family secrets, a different perspective, and suggest answers to family psychological questions. A great read. Well written and suspenseful.