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When 23-year-old Cassandra Vale accepts her first job as an au pair, she finds herself placed with a wealthy family in a rural estate outside of Paris, and all seems too good to be true. But she soon discovers that behind the gilded gates lies a dysfunctional family, a twisted marriage, troubled children, and secrets too dark to air.

Amber Young, genius puzzle editor turned FBI special agent, is summoned to a new crime scene: a serial killer has left a mysterious drawing as his signature, clearly hinting at his next victim. And unless Amber can crack its riddle in time, another life is waiting to be claimed. Once again, Amber may just be the only one who can stop him.

FBI Special Agent and single mom Laura Frost, 35, is haunted by her talent: a psychic ability which she refuses to face and which she keeps secret from her colleagues. While Laura gets obscured glimpses of what the killer may do next, she must decide whether to trust her confusing gift—or her investigative work. As Laura inspects the wax seals, she realizes the killer is hinting at something. But what? With her detective skills pulling her one way and her psychic vision another, she is torn. Should she trust what’s in front of her?

Left to Run is book two in a new FBI thriller series by USA Today best-selling author Blake Pierce. A serial killer is ravaging the American expat community in Paris, his kills reminiscent of Jack the Ripper. For FBI special agent Adele Sharp, it’s a mad race against time to enter his mind and save the next victim - until she uncovers a secret darker than anyone could have imagined. Haunted by her own mother’s murder, Adele throws herself into the case, delving into the grisly underbelly of a city she once called home.

Brilliant FBI forensic examiner and entomologist Fiona Red has never encountered a case she couldn't crack before—until now. Why are recent bodies showing up and appearing to be years old? What does this killer’s mysterious signature mean? And who will he strike next?

A serial killer following the seven signs of the Messiah. An ex-con FBI agent seeking redemption. A riddle that must be cracked as a victim’s precious time runs out....

In No Mercy (Book 1), when a serial killer escapes from a mental hospital, the FBI creates an elite unit to target criminally-insane killers. FBI Special Agent Valerie Law, a rising star, is the perfect candidate—but for Valerie, this case may just hit too close to home. With an insane killer on a spree, the clock is ticking for Valerie and her partner—and the brilliant psychiatrist on their team—to enter his mind and stop him before he strikes again.

The FBI’s elite new unit targeting criminally insane killers is summoned when a series of murders occurs that bears the signature of a psychotic killer. But something bothers FBI Special Agent Valerie Law about this case: This killer, she fears, may just be more normal than anyone suspects.

When victims of a new killer turn up on the farms outside town, attacked by an unusual murder weapon—a scythe—May must rush to decode the meaning—and to stop the killer before he strikes again. As May begins to unearth stories of violence and secrets, she is drawn into an isolated and eerie world. Can she track down this killer before it’s too late?

When a serial killer strikes across a series of towns, and the only potential witness is unable to speak, it is up to FBI special agent Riley Paige to enter the mind of this complex man and learn what, if anything, he knows. What do these victims have in common? What exactly did this man witness? In this dark psychological suspense thriller, Riley Paige must battle her own demons as she is summoned to solve a crime that leaves all others stumped - one that will force her to enter too deep into the mind of a psychopath.

Bodies are being found in the outskirts of Boston, their corpses burned beyond recognition, as the police realize a new serial killer is roaming the streets. As the media converges and the pressure is upped, the Boston Police Department must turn to its most brilliant - and controversial - homicide detective: Avery Black.

When a young woman's abduction mirrors an unsolved murder from the 80s, Sheriff Jenna Graves must decipher cryptic messages from the dead to prevent history from repeating. As the clock ticks, Jenna's unique ability becomes both a blessing and a curse in this race against time.

En Antes de Que Vea (Un Misterio con Mackenzie White, Libro 2), la agente del FBI en formación Mackenzie White se esfuerza por dejar su marca en la academia del FBI en Quantico, tratando de probar su valía como mujer y como agente transferida de Nebraska. Mas todo eso cambia cuando se descubre el cadáver de una mujer en un basurero. El asesinato tiene sorprendentes puntos en común con el Asesino del Espantapájaros - el caso que lanzó a Mackenzie a la fama en Nebraska, el FBI decide saltarse el protocolo y darle a Mackenzie una oportunidad en el caso.

FBI Special Agent Zoe Prime suffers from a rare condition which also gives her a unique talent: She views the world through a lens of numbers. In Face of Fury, women are turning up dead, victims of a serial killer who carves a mysterious symbol on their bodies. The symbol holds some mathematical significance, and Zoe struggles to know if he is killing in the order of PI. But when her theory falls apart, Zoe must second guess everything she thought she knew. Has Zoe’s talent met its match? And can she save the next victim in time?

In the rough streets of 1920s New York City, 34 year-old Ava Gold, a widower and single mom, claws her way up to become the first female homicide detective in her NYPD precinct. She is as tough as they come, and willing to hold her own in a man’s world. But when a psychotic serial killer unleashes a rampage, murdering young women across the city, Ava will have to search the dark canals of the twisted killer’s mind if she has any hope of hunting him down.

FBI Special Agent Faith Bold doesn’t believe she can ever return to the force after the trauma she’s been through. Suffering from past demons, she feels unfit for duty and content to retire—until Turk walks into her life.

In the rough streets of 1920s New York City, 34-year-old Ava Gold, a widower and single mom, claws her way up to become the first female homicide detective in her NYPD precinct. She is as tough as they come, willing to hold her own in a man’s world. But, facing resentment and opposition from her all-male police force, Ava's been transferred to a downtown precinct, hazed relentlessly, in the hope that she will become miserable enough to drop out. She will have to rely on her brilliant intellect to enter a killer’s mind, prove herself, and stop him before he strikes again.

With her tattoos and piercings, MIT tech genius Cami Lark is rebellious and anti-authoritarian—and finds herself in deep trouble when she hacks the FBI. Faced with the choice of prison or aiding the BAU hunt down serial killers, Cami reluctantly partners. Yet a new case has Cami in over her head: a serial killer is tracking women in a mysterious way, biding his time before taking them and taunting the FBI. Cami wants to outsmart him—but she realizes that she, herself, may just be next.

When a senator’s daughter goes missing, it is a race against time as FBI Special Agent Nicky Lyons, 28, a fast-rising star in the BAU, is tasked with finding her—and with finding, per the senator’s order, the top 10 abducted women most likely to still be alive. When a kidnapper abducts female twins, giving one a chance to escape while the other is killed, Nicky wonders: Could this be the same killer who took her own sister more than a decade ago?

Nicky Lyons, 28, a missing-persons specialist in in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, is an expert at tracking down abductees and bringing them home. The connection is personal: after Nicky’s twin sister was abducted at 16, Nicky made stopping kidnappers her life’s work.