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MAY 12, 2026 FULLY REVISED EDITION: All issues identified in the first edition have been corrected. Thanks to all you lovely readers! THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A killer is recreating history's most infamous murders. One FBI analyst sees the pattern. Now she has to prove it—before he completes his masterpiece. When a night watchman is found dead in a Mississippi museum beside a lampshade made of human skin, FBI behavioral analyst Katie Ford recognizes something the local investigators don't: this isn't an original crime. ...

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A man murdered in a secure government garage. Cameras mysteriously disabled. And a classified folder someone was willing to kill to recover. When a federal employee is found dead inside a locked government parking facility outside Washington, D.C., the case is quickly ruled an isolated incident. But FBI Special Agent Katie Ford isn’t convinced. Soon another body turns up along the I-95 corridor—this time a man discovered dead in his car at a quiet highway rest stop. Then another. And another. ...

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A respected physician stabbed in a hospital parking lot. A length of medical tubing left behind beside the body. And a killer who believes modern medicine is playing God. When a prominent doctor is found murdered outside a New Jersey hospital, FBI Special Agent Katie Ford is called in to investigate what appears to be a random act of violence. But the crime scene contains a disturbing clue—a piece of medical tubing carefully placed beside the victim. Within days, another doctor is attacked ...

2026 FULLY EXPANDED AND UPDATED EDITION Silent snow, deadly snow… In the new suspense-filled instalment of the Baker & Tate series, Ruth’s courage is pushed to the brink in a gripping battle of survival and deception. Texas Ranger Ruth Baker is no stranger to danger, but nothing could prepare her for what she finds at a remote winter cabin deep in the frozen heart of Caldwell County. Called in to investigate a couple’s unexplained disappearance, Ruth and her partner, Aaron Tate, uncover a chilling scene that hints at a pattern of brutal killings hiding beneath the snow-covered ...

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A body posed like a Greek statue. Skin preserved like marble. And a killer who thinks he's creating art. When a wealthy New Orleans collector opens a shipping crate expecting a neoclassical sculpture, he finds something far worse—a woman's body, chemically preserved and arranged in a classical pose. Within days, a second victim surfaces in the ruins of a Mississippi Delta plantation, staged with the same chilling precision. FBI Special Agent Katie Ford and her veteran partner Nina Shaw are sent ...

✅ Three complete, pulse-pounding, action-packed mystery thrillers ✅ Over 1500 pages of relentless suspense, explosive action, and twisty, satisfying endings ✅ The slow burn arc of Ruth and Aaron’s impossible romance while they hunt ruthless killers Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate take on their most dangerous cases yet—pursuing a faceless killer on Texas highways, uncovering a nightmare in a hidden farm town, and going head-to-head with a tech mogul who turns smart homes into death traps. Each case pushes them to the brink, testing their skills, their courage, and their ...

2026 FULLY EXPANDED AND REVISED EDITION Some secrets refuse to stay buried... In this explosive new Baker & Tate mystery, Texas Ranger Ruth Baker faces her darkest case yet—one that strikes at the heart of her own family. When twenty-three children vanish from a school bus in Caldwell, Texas, the case becomes personal for Ruth Baker—her daughter Ava should have been on that bus. Partnered with fellow Ranger Aaron Tate, Ruth uncovers a haunting connection to the infamous "Red Barn Killings" from twenty years ago. But as they dig deeper, they discover that Caldwell's most powerful figures...

A young woman found dead in her apartment. One leg surgically removed. And a killer who treats murder like a game with levels, rules, and a final boss. When a landlord forces his way into a delinquent tenant's apartment in Washington, D.C., he discovers something far worse than an unpaid bill—a decomposing body with a limb cleanly severed and taken. FBI Special Agent Katie Ford is already fighting battles of her own when she's pulled into the case. Suspended from duty and under investigation, she receives a phone call from an anonymous voice that changes everything. Someone knows what ...

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A drone captures footage of a body in pieces. A killer copying murders the system was supposed to bury. And an FBI agent who realizes the real monster isn't the man holding the knife — it's the institution that handed him the blueprint. When a woman testing her new drone over rural Maryland captures aerial footage of a bisected corpse in a remote ravine, FBI Special Agent Katie Ford and her veteran partner Nina Shaw are sent to investigate what appears to be an isolated killing in a town that ...

2026 FULLY EXPANDED AND REVISED EDITION Death has a membership fee... In the latest high-stakes Baker & Tate thriller, a rich rancher’s obsession with a serial killer leads Ruth into a deadly game of cat and mouse. In the latest high-stakes instalment of the Baker & Tate series, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate uncover a deadly conspiracy tied to a rich rancher’s obsession with a serial killer. When Wade Hargrove, a prominent Texas rancher, is found strangled in his sprawling estate, Ruth and Aaron discover his connection to the secretive Murder Club—a group of wealthy ...

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A respected coin dealer murdered in his own shop. Nothing stolen except a single page from a ledger that shouldn’t exist. And a trail of deaths that begins to repeat with terrifying precision. When a prominent numismatics dealer is found brutally murdered in his quiet East Coast storefront, the crime scene makes no sense. Rare coins worth hundreds of thousands of dollars are left untouched. Assigned to the case, FBI Special Agent **Katie Ford** quickly realizes the victim wasn’t just dealing in...

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A coded letter to the press. A killer who calls himself the Gemini. And crime scenes copied from cases that were supposed to stay buried. When hikers discover a woman's body in a California state park — arranged to mirror a decades-old unsolved murder — FBI Special Agent Katie Ford and her partner Nina Shaw investigate. Within days, a second victim appears, posed to replicate another cold case. Then a third. The killer is sending cipher-coded letters to a local newspaper, taunting investigators...

All aboard the express to hell... In the latest pulse-pounding Baker & Tate thriller, a ruthless gang leader’s illegal operation puts him on a head-on collision course with the most determined law enforcement officer this side of the US border. Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate have spent their careers hunting monsters. But what they discover at the derailment site is something else entirely—a trafficking pipeline that's been moving human cargo through the heartland for years, invisible and unstoppable. How are foreign criminals able to operate with impunity within their beloved ...

2026 FULLY EXPANDED AND REVISED EDITION Where healing becomes horror... In the latest adrenaline-fueled Baker & Tate thriller, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate are thrust into a race against time when a brutal murder at a remote psychiatric retreat unearths something far more terrifying. Hidden beneath the weathered farmhouse at Cross Creek Ranch lies a maze of locked therapy rooms—each one a chamber of psychological warfare. The victims they find inside aren't just traumatized... they're transformed. Indoctrinated. And now, unleashed. Dubbed 'The Therapist' by the media, the ...

When tradition turns to terror… In the latest pulse-pounding Baker & Tate thriller, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate are drawn into a nightmare far from home—one that will test their instincts, their courage, and their bond like never before. Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate follow a desperate plea for help into the town of Harvest Home—a place frozen in time, controlled by a ruthless leader, and sealed off from the outside world. Aaron’s old army buddy Sam Tryon wants only to save his dying son. But in Harvest Home, medicine has been replaced by rituals, and children ...

Death drives on four wheels... In the latest adrenaline-fueled Baker & Tate thriller, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate chase a faceless driver on a state-wide killing spree. When a brutal murder shocks a quiet Texas town, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate are called to the scene. All signs point to a cold-blooded killer in a black Cadillac with tinted windows and no plates. Before they can close in, the car reappears miles away. Another victim. Another clean escape. With no witnesses, no pattern, and no end in sight, Ruth and Aaron are in a race against time across the Texas ...

Justice burns brightest in the darkest places... It began with a charred body in a burn barrel--and ended with Texas in flames. When burn barrels turn up across the state, each filled with human remains, each sparking a new blaze—Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate uncover a pattern that turns their murder case into a state-wide nightmare. Someone is lighting Texas on fire—one corpse at a time. Then the winds explode. The fires merge into a monster inferno, killing dozens, displacing hundreds of thousands, and turning entire counties into wasteland. The governor calls it the worst ...

2026 FULLY EXPANDED AND REVISED EDITION It’s murder out there… In the new Baker & Tate mystery, Ruth faces a sniper’s deadly game on a remote desert highway where escape is impossible and survival is uncertain. Texas Ranger Ruth Baker thought she’d seen everything—until travelers start turning up dead along an isolated stretch of highway, victims of a group of snipers who strike without warning and without apparent motive. Partnered with Aaron Tate, Ruth is called in to investigate the chilling case. But with no witnesses and no evidence, the killers seem to vanish into the ...

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A woman found dead in her apartment. One leg surgically removed. And a killer who's building a chain only he can see. When a Washington, D.C. landlord forces his way into a delinquent tenant's unit, he finds a body that's been dead for weeks in an otherwise spotless apartment. One leg is missing — not severed at the scene, but taken. Cleanly. Clinically. As if it were never there. FBI Special Agent Katie Ford is already fighting a war on two fronts. Her partner Nina Shaw is recovering in a ...

There is no safe place… A murder with no way in and no way out. A victim found inside a sealed home that even the most seasoned investigators can’t explain. What begins as a classic locked-room mystery quickly spirals into something far deadlier—a game of wits where every “perfect” crime is only the first move. Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate race against time to stop a brilliant but deranged psychopath who leaves a trail of ingenious, seemingly perfect murders. Each crime scene is sealed tight, every death more impossible than the last, and the body count keeps rising. ...