The Hog Lady
About this audiobook
How do you catch killers who have already found the perfect way to make bodies disappear?
When Jackie Kelter finally escapes years of brutal domestic abuse, she believes a restraining order will protect her. Instead, it becomes her death sentence.
Her murderer, Bradley Kelter, thinks he’s committed the perfect crime—until he’s discovered by the mysterious owner of an isolated farm. Known only as The Hog Lady, Sandy Jacobs offers him an impossible bargain: she’ll help erase every trace of the murder… for a price.
As detectives Vince Spivak and Jerry Delaney race to solve a disappearance that quickly spirals into a string of increasingly savage killings, they find themselves hunting two predators whose partnership grows deadlier with every victim. Behind the façade of a lonely rural farm lies a horrifying secret, where the hungry hogs leave little evidence behind.
From legendary horror author John A. Russo, The Hog Lady is a chilling psychological thriller of serial murder, manipulation, and relentless suspense that proves some monsters don’t hide in the darkness—they build a home there.
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About the author
With 40 books published internationally and 19 movies in worldwide distribution, John Russo has been called "a Living Legend." He began by co-authoring the screenplay for the horror classic, Night of the Living Dead, and went on to build an iconic decades-long career.
His books on the art and craft of movie making have become bibles of independent production and have won a national award for Superior Nonfiction. Quentin Tarantino and many other noted filmmakers have stated that Russo's books have helped them launch their careers.
John Russo wants people to know he's "just a nice guy who likes to scare people" -- and he's done it with novels and films such as Return of the Living Dead, Midnight, The Majorettes, The Awakening, Heartstopper, and My Uncle John is a Zombie!
He's had a long, rewarding career, and he shows no signs of slowing down. In 2024, Lionsgate acquired a Western written by him, The Night They Came Home, about the murder spree perpetrated by the Rufus Buck gang, who were all hanged in 1895.
Russo's popularity among genre fans remains at a high pitch. He appears at many movie conventions each year as a featured guest, and hundreds of attendees come to his tables or to the bar to share drinks, jokes, and serious conversation.
