The Killer's Remorse

A Holly Webb Murder Mystery

Serial killers. Cold cases. A city haunted by its past. In the turbulent backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, the newly formed Cold Case Squad of the San Francisco Police Department takes on three of the city’s most disturbing unsolved crimes. Leading the unit is Homicide Detective Holly Webb—sharp, relentless, and unwilling to let the dead be forgotten. A stockbroker plunges thirty stories to his death on Black Tuesday in 1929, the darkest day in stock market history. Ruled a suicide, the case hides unsettling clues that suggest something far more sinister. A loving wife. An adoring son. Everything to live for—so why do the facts refuse to add up? Weeks before the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, a terminally ill Japanese teenager is kidnapped. A ransom is paid. The boy is never returned. Why did the investigation quietly disappear, and could the victim still be alive decades later? Just days before Christmas in 1948, a gifted San Francisco Symphony flutist vanishes from an underground Union Square parking garage. A pool of blood beside her car is the only trace she leaves behind. Was she abducted, murdered—or did she choose to vanish, leaving behind her husband and infant daughter? Joined by her partner, Grant Parker, Holly must untangle decades of buried secrets, institutional failures, and chilling patterns that point to something far darker than coincidence. As the investigations deepen, so does the danger—and the possibility that a serial killer may have been operating in San Francisco for decades. Serial Killers in San Francisco in the Tumultuous 1960s is a gripping historical murder mystery that blends meticulous police work, psychological suspense, and the vibrant rhythm of a city on the brink of transformation. Perfect for fans of cold‑case mysteries, historical crime fiction, and strong female detectives, this latest installment in the Holly Webb Murder Mystery series is a haunting, page‑turning journey into the crimes time tried—and failed—to erase.