- **Cuts Like a Knife: A Novel (A Kristen Conner Mystery Book 1) by M.K. Gilroy. Price: Free. Genre: Mystery, Sponsor, Clean Mystery, Women Sleuths. Rated: 4.7 stars on 82 Reviews. 418 pages. ASIN: B0131OJJSU. Reviewers love it: A page-turning thriller with real and chilling characters! Mark Gilroy can spin a really good yarn! An excellent thriller debut! He puts you inside the character’s heads while keeping you on the edge of your seat! Mark does an amazing job keeping the reader engaged in every aspect of the tale! The opening scene hooked me! This was a very good read! I look forward to a lot more of this man’s work, and I’m saving plenty of room on my shelf for Mark Gilroy!