Elle Chardou

Elle Chardou crafts suspenseful romance where personal attachments become entangled with criminal investigation and hidden power. Killing Time opens her Ties That Bind trilogy and introduces investigative journalist Aurélie Segler-DeMarche after the suspicious death of her estranged sister, Trésor. The police offer little clarity, so Aurélie turns toward Rory Krieger, a wealthy man closely connected to Trésor and potentially to the circumstances of her death. It begins the trilogy before Killing Desire and Killing Me Softly. Chardou therefore establishes both a mystery and a continuing relationship arc in the opening volume. New York media culture, family estrangement, and uncertain trust give the story its pressure. Killing Time presents Elle Chardou's characteristic blend of investigation and romance, asking Aurélie to seek information from the person she has the strongest reasons both to suspect and to understand.