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The wrong answer can cost everything. When brilliant math professor Ivy Reeves receives a cryptic note bearing her name at a crime scene, she's drawn into a deadly game where probability becomes a matter of life and death. Thirteen victims. Complex mathematical puzzles. A killer who understands...

When a drug addict finds the body of a man in the basement of an abandoned warehouse in New York City, Detective Damien Drake is called in to lead the murder investigation. Damien's last case cost him his partner's life. This case threatens not only his job, but his sanity, as well. And this time, the killer may be even smarter than he is. One thing is for certain, if he doesn't catch the killer soon, more people will die. The only question is, will the next victim be someone close to Detective Damien Drake?

Who is NYPD Detective Damien Drake? For starters, he’s an alcoholic with PTSD; a man who doesn’t play well with others and could care less about political correctness. But he’s also the one they call in when the most heinous crimes are committed by the city’s most sadistic murderers. He’s the one they bring in when there are no clues, no evidence, and the killer shows no remorse. He's the one enlisted to keep the streets of New York City safe. Just don’t get on his bad side because he’s also the one detective in New York that you don’t want as an enemy....

Three best-selling novels in the Detective Damien Drake series available in a bundle for the very first time: Skeleton King, Human Traffic, and Drug Lord: Part I.

The two corpses are mutilated. Naked. Frozen solid. It’s only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. With no evidence, no leads, and no clues, the local PD has no choice but to call in the FBI. Enter FBI recruit Chase Adams. While she may be new to the Bureau, Chase is no rookie when it comes to murder. But this case will push even Chase to the limits - it’s like nothing she has investigated before. When a third body surfaces across the country, Chase realizes that she is on the hunt for a killer whose murder spree knows no boundaries.

La Nuit des Femmes was supposed to be a high-end fashion show that celebrated the female form by displaying clothing on a wide array of mannequins: short, tall, thin, thick, dark, and light. But what the media and guests don't expect is that one of these outfits isn't made from cloth or denim. It's made out of human skin. Out of their depths, the NYPD recruits private investigator Damien Drake to hunt a serial killer the media dubs "The Straw Man".

More mockery. More mayhem. More murder. Your favorite homicidal forensic pathologist Dr. Beckett Campbell is back! And this time, it appears that he might have someone on his side, someone who understands him, someone who has his back no matter what. But there is no such thing as a free lunch, nor are there drugs without side-effects. Before he can wrap his head around what, exactly, he's gotten into, Beckett finds himself tangled in a messy web of lies, deceit, and most importantly of all, relationship troubles.

Drake is a wounded man. He's given everything and lost even more. In order to save what little remains of his soul, he has to chase a man to another continent in hopes of retribution. But despite his efforts, New York City still isn't safe - it appears that not all rats went down with the ship. The rag-tag team that Drake left behind - Screech, Hanna, and Leroy - must do their best to clean up his mess before they are targeted by a group of ruthless drug lords who just also happen to be some of the richest and most powerful people in New York City.

The twisted DNR Group is free to pursue their brutal agenda without opposition. What they didn't count on, however, is someone unexpected stepping up and trying to put a stop to them.

When a body is found - dissolved in acid, a ring of finger bones cemented to the skull - Drake is floored. For more than a year, he's been telling the NYPD that the man he had killed, the man who had taken his partner's life, wasn't the real Skeleton King. Nobody believed him. Even now, with a new skeleton as proof, Drake is met with resistance. A copycat killer, they say. But Drake knows this is the work of the original Skeleton King, and he is driven to seek revenge for his dead partner. Only, like before, he has no suspects.

Los Angeles is once again gripped by fear as a brutal predator stalks the streets. It's up to FBI Agents Constantine "Con" Striker and Alex Frost to stop them. But the case takes a darker turn when the crimes don't cease, even after an arrest is made. As Con battles his own demons and the unresolved fate of his sister Valerie, he must navigate a treacherous path filled with false leads and hidden dangers. The suspect's claims of innocence force Con and Alex to question everything they know about the case—and each other.

FBI Agent Constantine Striker has lost everything—his job, his partner, his family—and he's no closer to solving the decade-long mystery of his sister's disappearance. Alex Frost's career is in free fall. Branded a pariah after teaming up with Con, she's one mistake away from being fired. The last thing they need is to work together again. But with Con closing in on his sister's fate and Alex searching for her missing friends after a trip to Mexico, they have no choice but to join forces.

Beckett's back, but this time he isn't worried about a new tattoo...unless it's a prison tat, that is. He should have seen this coming; After all, a person can only go around extracting his unique brand of justice for so long without drawing unwanted attention. Caught between a scalpel and a bedpan, only an unlikely ally can help keep him out of prison. But this will require revealing his true self, including the icky parts that Beckett has never shown to anyone. This also means putting the people he cares for in danger.

Eleven years ago, Los Angeles was terrorized by The Sandman, a serial killer who claimed at least twelve women's lives. Young FBI Agent Constantine 'Con' Striker stopped him, but not before enduring a devastating personal loss—his twin sister, Valerie, vanished. He believes that his sister was one of The Sandman's victims. Even after a decade on death row and confessing to twelve murders, The Sandman denies knowing Valerie Striker. Desperate for closure, Con demands the killer reveal where his sister's remains are buried. But The Sandman refuses to talk.

Three women have been stripped naked, their throats slashed. Someone has put duct tape across their mouths and propped their eyes open. Fresh off her first case, FBI Agent Chase Adams finds herself on the road again, this time with a new partner. But before she can even arrive in Chicago, the killer strikes again, bringing the victim total to four. To make matters worse, the killer seems to be taunting Chase, leaving a trail of confusing evidence that leads to nowhere. The local PD is convinced that they're looking for a single suspect.

Beckett knows he should ignore the ignominious words of a previously unknown pastor that find their way into his inbox. He also knows that it's not just the wrath of a man in cloth he risks infuriating should he decide to investigate, but changing his vacation is guaranteed to piss off his girlfriend, Suzan Cuthbert. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and Beckett refuses to let anyone make a mockery of his profession, especially not a snake oil salesman sporting a glorified nightie.

There's a new brand of heroin flooding the streets, powder cut with a drug 25 times more powerful and deadly than fentanyl. And addicts can't get enough of it. Heralded as one of the most deadly drug epidemics in American history, accidental opioid overdoses have reached an all-time high in New York City. And that was before this new brand of heroin became available. The war against drugs might be a losing battle, but if someone doesn't do something soon, there'll be no one left to fight for.

Detective Damien Drake is back, but after what happened with the Butterfly Killer, he's no longer associated with the NYPD. Now Drake heads his own PI firm, which specializes in dealing with paranoid housewives and rich suburbanites suspicious that their nannies are stealing their silverware. That is until a visitor comes to him with a series of photographs of dead people. The problem is, no one believes that the victims in the images have actually been murdered.

This high-profile case has everyone vying for glory—the LAPD, OC Sheriff's Department, and the California Bureau of Investigation. But young FBI Agent Constantine 'Con' Striker wants nothing to do with it. Fresh off the high of capturing the Ashley Madison Killer, Con's personal life is in shambles. His mother is unraveling, crying out for his long-deceased father, and his twin sister Valerie has mysteriously vanished.

After her husband's death, Anne LaForet is alone to raise her young daughter in an area of the swamp that is too foul to grow anything. Anne is no criminal, but circumstances force her to resort to theft. When an encounter threatens to put her away for her crimes, Anne accidentally discovers that she also has another skill, one that helps women who can't conceive become pregnant.