C.B. Peterson

Love domestic suspense with morally ambiguous characters? Here I explore the twistier, grittier side of suspense—where good choices are rare, and nobody’s hands are clean.

His best friend. Her worst enemy.

Amber Stillman has it all. Handsome husband. Two children. Nice house in a quiet, middle-class suburb. A perfect life. Until her teenage son makes a new best friend and undergoes a personality transplant.

Amber's marriage begins to fray. Her younger daughter acts out. Her son becomes unrecognizable.

And the common denominator? The dangerous interloper who's insinuated himself into her son's life.

Amber knows one thing. Her son's best friend must go. Permanently.

I Want Him Dead is a fast-paced domestic thriller that asks the question, what would you do to save your marriage and protect your family?

After all, friends come and go. But family is forever.