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'You can't trust anyone who sleeps with the monsters.' That's what I've always said. That's what I've always believed. But now I'm the one sharing a bed with the Master Vampire of the City. I'm Anita Blake, the woman the vampires call the Executioner. From part of the solution, I've become part of the problem. So it hits close to home when an arsonist begins to target vampire-owned businesses all over town – an arsonist who seems to want to destroy more than just property. It's the monsters who are in danger now. And it's up to the Executioner to save them from the inferno.

When Silvie Martin moves to New York from Texas with her husband, Simon, and their one year-old daughter, Mary, she is filled with the joy and hope she derives from their shared faith. But no sooner have they moved into their new home, which backs on to their church, than her husband is brutally murdered before her very eyes. The only trouble is, the shock has completely erased her memory….

October, 2010, Sally Jones had been stabbed in the heart in her apartment on Commonwealth Avenue, in the Bronx. Her coat was on the back of her chair. Her shoes were beside her bed, her clothes were neatly folded, and she was dead under the sheets.

Dave Thorndike, an investigative reporter on the New York Telegraph, is in the habit of disappearing for weeks at a time. So when he vanishes in the winter of 2008, investigating the story of his life, nobody worries—until he shows up shot in the head with his own 9mm—no laptop and no story. It wasn’t much to go on in 2008, but when Stone and Dehan pick it up 10 years later, the case is as cold as the icy winds blowing off the East River. Both his wife and his mistress had motive, but the killing has all the hallmarks of an execution.

FBI Special Agent Ella Dark has studied serial killers from the time she could read, devastated by the murder of her own sister, and has gained an encyclopedic knowledge of murderers. A serial killer is leaving clues around the city, using Ella’s knowledge of historical murders to taunt her. Can Ella dig deep into her encyclopedic mind and crack the case? Or will this killer finally outsmart her?

When the body of a local crime lord is found buried up to his neck in the tidal sands of North Wirral, all the clues point DCI Blake and his team toward his main rival in organized crime. But, as the investigation progresses, it turns out that there was more than one person happy to see the victim dead. Meanwhile, the man’s family have come to their own conclusions and are looking to settle the score.

As beautiful women turn up dead, killed in an eerily peaceful way, FBI Special Agent Rachel Gift recognizes the signature of a serial killer—and knows she has little time left if she is to save the next victim.

Scarlett Chase’s newest temp job is working for a multi-generational family during their week-long stay at a large cabin in the beautiful mountains. She gets to use the skills she gained while earning her CNA as she takes care of a teenage girl with a full-leg cast and the family’s aging grandfather while the rest of the group hits the ski slopes.

When Special Agent Riley Paige finally decides to take a well-needed rest from the FBI, a request for help comes from the most unlikely source - her own daughter. April's best friend is devastated by the death of her sister, a freshman at Georgetown. Worse, she is convinced that the suicide was staged, and that her sister was murdered at the hands of a serial killer.

FBI Special Agent Nicky Lyons is stunned when a cassette tape arrives in the mail, blasting a killer’s voice, taunting her to stop him from taking his next victim. In this killer’s diabolical game of cat and mouse, Nicky must ask herself if she one step ahead of him, or a useful pawn in his game?

Priests are turning up dead, their bodies found crucified against church doors throughout Washington, DC. Could this be some sort of act of revenge? Could it be a member of their order? Or a serial killer, hunting priests with a far more diabolical motive? The FBI turns to special agent Mackenzie White, as the case bears a resemblance to the religious overtones of her first case, The Scarecrow Killer. Plunged into the subculture of the priesthood, Mackenzie struggles to learn more about the rituals, about ancient scripture, to try enter the killer’s mind.

Two teenagers, home for their winter break from college, are found murdered in their hometown. There is clearly a serial killer on a rampage, and the FBI is stumped - but can FBI Agent Kate Wise, 55, still recovering from giving birth, enter his twisted mind and stop him before another girl dies?

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 mannequins, holding hands with the victims, she can feel the answer to the killer’s riddle right out of reach. What is he hinting at? The only solution is to enter his dark mind, to play his game. But then, there may be no way out.

Die junge Gärtnerin Mags freut sich auf Weihnachten mit ihrer Familie und auf heimelige Stunden vor dem Kamin. Kurz vor dem Fest möchte ein Fotograf Aufnahmen des Gartens machen, den Mags in ein wahres Winterwunderland verwandelt hat. Doch dann bricht ein Schneesturm über Cornwall herein, das Cottage ist eingeschneit. Mags nimmt es mit Humor - bis sie im Schnee über die Leiche des Fotografen stolpert. Die Polizei wird Stunden brauchen, um zum Cottage zu gelangen. Muss Mags den Mörder unter ihren Gästen suchen?

When a body turns up on a high-speed train passing through France, Germany, and Italy - clearly the work of a serial killer - authorities wonder: Whose jurisdiction is it? FBI Special Agent Adele Sharp - triple agent of the US, France, and Germany - is called in as the only one capable of maneuvering the layers of authority and of tapping her brilliant mind to stop the killer. But as more victims turn up - on other trains, in other countries - the case grows increasingly complex.

Quand l’agent spécial Riley Paige prend enfin la décision de se reposer, elle reçoit aussitôt un appel au secours inattendu. Cette fois, c’est sa propre fille qui a besoin de son aide La meilleure amie d’April est bouleversée par la mort de sa sœur, une étudiante en première année à l’université de Georgetown. Pire encore, elle est convaincue que son suicide est un meurtre déguisé et que sa sœur a été assassinée par un tueur en série.

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?

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. When a series of women are found dead, all seemingly victims of identity theft, Cami realizes that the key in catching this killer lies in the tech he’s using. Being outsmarted at every turn, Cami must wonder: is this killer more brilliant than she?

Paige King, a PhD in forensic psychology and an agent at the FBI’s elite BAU unit, has an uncanny expertise in understanding serial killers’ minds. Yet, a new case has her at a loss: victims left bound to odd structures, with symbols pointing to some greater MO.

From number one best-selling mystery and suspense author Blake Pierce comes book seven in a gripping new series: A crazed killer escapes prison, and the FBI’s criminally insane unit is quickly summoned. But this killer is far more cunning than Special Agent Valerie Law anticipated, and remaining one step ahead of him may just become the battle of her career.