Karen Rose Book order (chronological)

Ein toter Cop, eine toughe Privatermittlerin und ein skrupelloser Mörder mit Macht. Der junge Star-Koch Gabe kann nicht glauben, dass sein Vater Rocky Selbstmord begangen haben soll. Er ist überzeugt, dass jemand den Polizisten zum Schweigen bringen wollte. Deshalb wendet er sich an Burkes, den ehemaligen Partner seines Vaters, der als Privatermittler in New Orleans tätig ist. Molly Sutton, Burkes Partnerin, übernimmt den Fall und kennt den Schmerz, einen Vater unter tragischen Umständen zu verlieren. Gemeinsam entdecken sie, dass Rocky heimlich an etwas gearbeitet hat und Kontakt zu einem jungen Mann hatte, der während des Hurrikans Katrina einen Mord beobachtet hat. Doch die Leiche ist verschwunden. Molly und Gabe ahnen nicht, wie viel Macht der gesuchte Mörder tatsächlich hat und wie weit er bereit ist zu gehen, um sein Geheimnis zu schützen. Dieser actionreiche Thriller entführt in die dunklen Ecken der glitzernden Südstaaten-Metropole New Orleans. Die internationale Bestseller-Autorin Karen Rose begeistert mit hartem Thrill, überraschenden Wendungen sowie einer Prise Romantik und Leidenschaft. Ein schlafraubender Pageturner aus einer der faszinierendsten Städte der USA.

*The brand new novel in The San Diego Case Files series from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose* 'High wire suspense that keeps you riveted' Lisa Gardner * When homicide Detective Kit McKittrick and psychologist Sam Reeves discover a mutilated body in the desert outside San Diego, any number of people could be on their suspect list. The murder victim, local Councillor Brooks Munro, was a hated figure. Following the killer's trail, it becomes clear that those who abducted Brooks - and his prized Ferrari - went to extreme lengths to cover their tracks and wipe out any witnesses. As Kit and her team delve deeper, they uncover a twisted blackmail scheme worth millions of dollars. Brooks hadn't only been forcing money from his wealthy acquaintances, he'd also kept a secret list of their wrongdoings as protection - to be revealed on his death. But now he is dead, where's the list? Who was helping with the extortion scheme? And who would kill to stop the blackmail and prevent the list becoming public? 'A riveting story' Daily Mail 'Intense, complex and unforgettable' James Patterson READERS LOVE KAREN ROSE: 'Karen Rose never disappoints!' 'The characters are so well described you feel as if they are real people' 'I love this author's writing. Each book is like meeting up with old friends' 'I just couldn't put it down, I'd definitely recommend this author' 'It is just painstaking waiting for her next novel'

In a gripping tale of romantic suspense, Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick uncovers San Diego's dark secrets while investigating the murder of a controversial local politician. As she and police psychologist Dr. Sam Reeves delve deeper, they face a growing list of suspects and a dangerous web of deceit among the city's elite. With the killer targeting those close to the investigation, Kit must race against time to unravel the truth before more lives are lost, all while navigating the complexities of her budding relationship with Sam.

Ein durchtriebener Serienkiller und ein Psychologe unter Mordverdacht »Kaltblütige Lügen« ist der erste Band der San-Diego-Thriller-Reihe der Bestseller-Autorin Karen Rose um die toughe Polizistin Kit McKittrick und den Psychologen Sam Reeves, mit dem Karen Rose für jede Menge Nervenkitzel sorgt. Nachdem Detective Kit McKittrick vom San Diego Police Department einen anonymen Hinweis auf das mögliche Grab eines Mordopfers in einem Stadtpark bekommen hat, stößt ihr Team dort tatsächlich auf die Leiche einer jungen Frau. Sie ist mit pinken Handschellen gefesselt – so wie zahlreiche Opfer eines Serienkillers, der schon seit Jahren sein Unwesen treibt. Kit schöpft Hoffnung, endlich eine neue Spur zu haben. Doch schon bald nimmt der Fall neue, ungeahnte Dimensionen an. Mittendrin der Psychologe Sam Reeves, der sich als der anonyme Hinweisgeber herausstellt und alles andere als unschuldig scheint … Ein Pageturner zum Nägelkauen Thriller-Autorin Karen Rose legt mit »Kaltblütige Lügen« den Start der San-Diego-Thriller-Serie mit einer starken weiblichen Ermittlerin und schockierenden Twists vor, den man am liebsten in einem Rutsch durchlesen will. Der Spiegel-Bestseller ist jetzt als Taschenbuch erhältlich. »Fesselnde Spurensuche mit ungeahnten Wendungen und viel weiblicher Intuition.« Hörzu

In "Böse Herzen" von Karen Rose ermitteln die Polizistin Kit McKittrick und Psychologe Sam Reeves in einer luxuriösen Seniorenwohnanlage nach brutalen Morden. Während sie dunkle Geheimnisse aufdecken, müssen sie sich auch ihren eigenen Gefühlen stellen. Ein packender Thriller mit überraschenden Wendungen und einem Hauch Romantik.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose comes another explosive novel in the New Orleans series, where some secrets are worth dying for—or killing to keep. Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead.Employed as the nighttime security guard of Broussard Private Investigations, Phineas Bishop has been working through overwhelming PTSD episodes from his Army service while still utilizing his military skills. But when a violent break-in occurs at the office, the accusatory eyes of the NOPD glance to Phin, and he resolves to track down the intruder and clear his name. Phin’s only lead and witness is Cora Winslow, a spirited librarian who also needs answers. Her father’s body has been discovered under a recently demolished building, murdered twenty-three years ago. So, who has been sending her the handwritten letters—written and signed by him—every year since she was five? Someone wants to keep Cora in the dark. And now, they’re coming for her. As Cora’s bodyguard, Phin is surprised by his fondness for the woman’s fierce determination and research prowess. But New Orleans’s Garden District holds secrets as old as the streets themselves. With help from the entire Broussard P.I. team, Phin and Cora enter a labyrinth of fraud and homicide that threatens to bury them all.

The gripping new thriller in the San Diego Case Files series from the bestselling author of Cold Blooded Liar.

Colton Driscoll is a compulsive liar. But there's one thing his psychologist Sam Reeves fears he is telling the truth about: murder. Concerned his patient has committed an awful crime and that the life of another girl could be under threat, Sam calls in an anonymous tip to the San Diego Police Department. Detective Kit McKittrick works homicide in the hope that one day she will find out what happened to her foster sister, Wren. When a tip comes in from an anonymous caller it leads her to the body of a girl whose murder has the hallmarks of a serial killer that has been at large for almost twenty years. It also leads her to the source of the information: Dr Sam Reeves. Will Kit be able to crack the cold case in time to stop another murder being committed? And is Sam Reeves being a concerned citizen trying to help, or is there another more sinister reason he has so much information?

Deadly secrets lie beneath the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou in this pulse-pounding new romantic suspense novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose. There's no safe place for a child to hide when danger comes from every direction. Public prosecutor J.P. "Kaj" Cardozo has only lived in New Orleans for six months, and he's already working on a high-profile celebrity sexual assault case that's made headlines all over the country. But when his son becomes the target of a kidnapping attempt as a threat to Kaj, he is desperate to keep him safe and turns to a private investigative firm famous for their protection services.A veteran Marine, Val Sorensen is glad to have found a new career with Broussard Investigations. Her latest assignment as the bodyguard to ten-year-old Elijah Cardozo reminds her why--Val is a kick ass guardian with a tender heart. Through her duties, Val grows fond of the boy--and his handsome father.But when the high-stakes investigation reveals an explosive network of crime through a revived drug gang, lingering deep-seated corruption in the NOPD, and a group of murderers-for-hire targeting Kaj, Elijah, and his star client, they're all left scrambling for safety...

The first thrilling novel in a brand new series from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose, set in New Orleans

The Art & Practice of Spiritual Herbalism, written by leading Black herbalist Karen Rose, addresses herbalism and medicine making from the perspective of diasporic ancestral traditions.

Advocaat Thomas Thorne wordt wakker naast een dode vrouw, haar bloed aan zijn handen. Hij is onschuldig, maar wie wil hem erin luizen? Is het wraak op een verleden dat hij liever wilde vergeten?

The third installment of the gripping Sacramento series from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Rose.

FBI Agent Tom Hunter has been chasing down leads to find the brutal cult that damaged some of his closest friends. They managed to escape to tell their stories, but Eden's location has always remained a mystery. Liza Barkley is struggling with her feelings for Tom and wonders if their friendship can survive the secrets they've kept from one another. But they may be forced to confront the truth when a chance to help the investigation puts Liza directly in the line of fire

In bestselling author Karen Rose Smith's sixth delightfully devious Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, Pennsylvania Amish country's favorite tea house proprietor, Daisy Swanson, finds herself going back to school expecting to serve tea--only to get a crash course in criminal justice! The faculty of Willow Creek High School are having a get-together after the spring concert with refreshments provided, courtesy of Daisy's Tea Garden. Oolong tea and chocolate biscuits are just what the staff needs to help them unwind from Althea Higgins' demanding curriculum. Her lessons on such controversial subjects as school uniforms and under qualified substitute teachers are earning her an F from her colleagues. But a failing grade was preferable to Althea falling victim to foul play. Daisy was there when her body was discovered in the school swimming pool, murdered by strangulation. Althea was certainly a strict, opinionated taskmaster, unliked by both teachers and students, but would any of them actually want to kill her? As Daisy starts asking questions, she gets a real education in Althea's history, discovering more than enough enemies with more than enough motives to cancel her classes permanently...

The fifth novel in the explosive Cincinnati series from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose.

Mercy Callahan thought she'd escaped the cult decades ago, but its long fingers are reaching out for her again in this electrifying novel in the Sacramento series...Seventeen years ago. That was the last time Mercy Callahan saw Ephraim Burton, the leader of the twisted Eden cult where she was raised. But even though she escaped the abuse and terror, they continue to haunt her.When her brother Gideon discovers new evidence of the cult's—and their victims'—whereabouts, Mercy goes to Sacramento to reconnect with him. There, she meets Gideon's closest friend—homicide detective Rafe Sokolov. From Rafe, she receives an offer she never knew she needed: to track down Ephraim and make him pay for everything.But Ephraim, who had thought Mercy long dead, discovers she is in fact alive and that she is digging around for the cult's secrets. And now he'll do anything to take her back to Eden—dead or alive.

Mercy Callahan thought she'd escaped the cult decades ago, but its long fingers are reaching out for her again in this electrifying novel in the Sacramento series... Seventeen years ago. That was the last time Mercy Callahan saw Ephraim Burton, the leader of the twisted Eden cult where she was raised. But even though she escaped the abuse and terror, they continue to haunt her. When her brother Gideon discovers new evidence of the cult's—and their victims'—whereabouts, Mercy goes to Sacramento to reconnect with him. There, she meets Gideon's closest friend—homicide detective Rafe Sokolov. From Rafe, she receives an offer she never knew she needed: to track down Ephraim and make him pay for everything. But Ephraim, who had thought Mercy long dead, discovers she is in fact alive and that she is digging around for the cult's secrets. And now he'll do anything to take her back to Eden—dead or alive.

Alternate-cover edition for ISBN 0446616893 / 9780446616898 is located here Terror has forever changed the life of psychiatrist Tess Ciccotelli. Someone is tormenting her patients, pushing them to commit suicide, and setting her up to take the blame. But Tess can't break her oath to protect her patients' privacy at all costs. Even when detective Aidan Reagan demands a list of everyone she's treating. Even when the mounting danger threatens Tess herself. Aidan doesn't like anyone who stalls his cases. Still, he can't help but admire Tess's fierce loyalty to her patients, especially when it becomes clear that a nameless, faceless enemy is set on destroying her career, her family , and finally, Tess herself. As Aidan's heart softens, the killer's will hardens, and one thing becomes clear — the noose is tightening around Tess's neck.

The first book in a brand new series from multi-million copy Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose

Michael Rowland is not your typical teenager. Deaf from birth, he's always looked out for his five-year-old brother, Joshua. When his stepfather comes after Joshua, Michael takes the child and runs. He's determined to protect his brother at all costs, even if that means making himself to the danger he can't hear coming. And the danger intensifies when Michael witnesses a stranger kill his stepfather. Desperate and afraid, the boys have nowhere else to go but to Joshua's soccer coach, Journalist and ex-Army ranger Diesel Kennedy. When Diesel sees that Michael is injured, he takes them to see Dr. Dani Novak - not only because she's fluent in American Sign Language, but because he's drawn to her and everything she stands for. She never refuses Diesel's requests - because she, too, feels their connection - but she resists him for reasons she doesn't want to confess. When Dani and Diesel learn Michael saw the face of his stepfather's killer, they fear for his safety. But they quickly discover that it's even worse than they feared: They may have a serial killer on their hands - and all signs point to Michael as the next target.

A serial killer terrorizing the women of Sacramento meets his match in this pulse-pounding novel from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose. There is a serial killer on the loose, preying on vulnerable women. The only identifiable mark the killer leaves are letters—sometimes one, sometimes two—all carved into the torsos of his victims. Together they spell “Sydney.” When he grabs Daisy Dawson, he believes he has found his next victim. But despite her small stature, she fights back with an expertise that quickly frees her. Before fleeing the scene, Daisy also manages to grab what proves to be crucial evidence: a necklace from around the killer’s neck. The necklace is more than a trivial item—it is a link to a cold case that Special Agent Gideon Reynolds has been tracking for seventeen years. With Daisy’s help, Gideon finally has the opportunity to get closer to the truth than ever before. But they might not get the chance, as the serial killer has a new target: Gideon and Daisy.

In his work as a defense attorney in Baltimore, Thorne has always been noble to a fault—specializing in helping young people in trouble in an attempt to atone for those he couldn't save when he himself was younger. He plays the part of the bachelor well, but secretly holds a flame for his best friend and business partner, Gwyn Weaver, a woman struggling to overcome her own demons. After four years, he thinks he might finally be ready to confess his feelings, come what may. But his plans are derailed when he wakes up in bed with a dead woman, with no recollection of how he got there. Whoever is trying to frame Thorne is about to lead him down the rabbit hole of his past, something he thought he outran long ago—which means Thorne must figure out who's been keeping track of him, how much they know, and how far they'll go to bring him down...

Een jonge Amerikaanse vrouw en haar zoon ontsnappen aan hun gewelddadige man en vader maar blijven bang dat hij hen ooit op het spoor komt.

The fourth and final book in Karen Rose's nail-biting Cincinnati Series revisits your favourite characters battling crime in the city's dark underbelly. Homicide detective Adam Kimble is no stranger to battling demons. But Meredith Fallon is a different kind of weakness: one that could actually be good for him, if only he would let himself depend on her. Meredith has loved Adam for a year, and seeing how hard he's worked to deal with his PTSD makes her feelings only stronger, but she respects his needs. Her work keeps her busy anyway: she counsels sexually abused women like Mallory Martin to help them reintegrate into the world. But someone doesn't want Meredith helping women like Mallory, and Meredith finds herself in the crosshairs of a very determined killer. Adam would risk anything for her, but they'll soon find out she isn't the only target...

Traumatisée par une agression, Eve Wilson s'est réfugiée dans l'univers virtuel de Shadowland. Là, loin des rues de Minneapolis, elle se projette dans une vie qui n'est pas la sienne, espérant tenir sa douleur à distance. Mais plusieurs des femmes qui, comme elle, fréquentent Shadowland, se suicident mystérieusement. Le monde auquel Eve tente de se raccrocher serait-il tout aussi monstrueux que celui qu'elle essaie de fuir ? L'inspecteur Noah Webster, chargé de l'enquête, lui apprend qu'il s'agit en réalité de meurtres. Choquée par ces révélations, Eve propose à Noah de le conduire dans les méandres de cet univers de l'ombre, sur les traces du tueur...

The past comes back to haunt a high-profile defense attorney in the newest book in the Baltimore series from the New York Times bestselling author of Edge of Darkness and Monster in the Closet. In his work as a defense attorney in Baltimore, Thorne has always been noble to a fault--specializing in helping young people in trouble just as someone did for him when he was younger. He plays the part of the bachelor well, but he secretly holds a flame for his best friend and business partner, Gwyn Weaver, a woman struggling to overcome her own demons. After four years, he thinks he might finally be ready to confess his feelings, come what may. But his plans are derailed when he wakes up in bed with a dead woman--her blood on his hands and no recollection of how he got there. Whoever is trying to frame Thorne is about to lead him down the rabbit hole of his past, something he thought he had outran long ago. Thorne must figure out who has been digging into his secrets, how much they know, and how far they will go to bring him down . . .

The Sunday Times bestselling author of Every Dark Corner returns with an exclusive novel celebrating ten years of Karen Rose's thrillers in the UK. MONSTER IN THE CLOSET reunites readers with characters from Karen Rose's bestselling Baltimore series

Openbaar aanklager Kristen Mayhew heeft een geheime aanbidder die haar brieven stuurt en die precies lijkt te weten wat ze denkt en waar ze is. Behalve een stalker is hij ook levensgevaarlijk, want hij heeft zich ten doel gesteld criminelen te vermoorden die Kristen niet veroordeeld heeft kunnen krijgen. Maar het gevaarlijkste is dat hij Kristens diepste geheim kent. Een geheim dat haar er tot nu toe van weerhield in te gaan op de avances van Abe Reagan, de rechercheur die haar bijstaat sinds ze doodsbedreigingen ontving. Terwijl een seriemoordenaar steeds gruwelijker te werk gaat, ontwikkelt zich een gepassioneerde relatie tussen Kristen en Abe, zelfs nu de moordenaar uit is op vergelding en Kristen zijn doelwit is.

The fourth book in Karen Rose's nail-biting Cincinnati Series revisits your favourite characters battling crime in the city's dark underbelly. Fans of Tess Gerritsen, James Patterson and Karin Slaughter will not be able to tear themselves away from this explosive thriller.

In this gripping novel by the New York Times bestselling author of "Alone in the Dark," readers are taken on a thrilling journey filled with suspense and intense emotions.

Praise for Karen Rose and her novels Karen Rose delivers the kind of high-wire suspense that keeps you riveted.-Lisa Gardner Intense, complex, and unforgettable.-James Patterson Rose writes blistering, high-octane suspense that never lets up.-Karen Robards Deftly mixes a family crime saga and the horrors of human trafficking...a gripping story.- Publishers Weekly The queen of romantic suspense- Crime and Publishing

Every Dark Corner is the new thriller from Karen Rose, and Book 3 in the Cincinnati series, following on from Closer Than You Think and Alone in the Dark . When FBI Special Agent Griffin "Decker" Davenport wakes from his coma, he is desperate to find the missing children he knows are in danger. At the end of his last investigation, when he thought it was all over and justice had been served, he discovered that not everyone had been rescued, but he was shot before he was able to tell anyone. Special Agent Kate Coppola has recently moved to Cincinnati. She says she's chasing a promotion but she's actually running away from heartache. She's found the recordings from Decker's time undercover and has been at his side in the hospital while she tries to put together the pieces of the crime he was investigating—and what connection it has to his own mysterious past. When someone tries to kill Decker in his hospital bed, he and Kate realise that the children are not the only ones whose lives are threatened, and that they must stop at nothing to hunt down the perpetrators. And danger is waiting in every dark corner.

De enige uitweg die Mary Grace Winters ziet om een gewelddadig huwelijk te ontvluchten, is het in scène zetten van haar eigen dood en die van haar zoon Tom. Voorzien van een nieuwe identiteit, in een nieuwe stad, heeft ze als Caroline Stewart een solide leven opgebouwd. De nachtmerrie die ze negen jaar geleden verliet raakt steeds verder op de achtergrond. Ze lijkt er zelfs in te slagen een liefdesrelatie op te bouwen met Max Hunter, hoogleraar aan de universiteit waar ze werkt. Maar wanneer haar verleden zich openbaart en haar man haar op het spoor is, realiseert ze zich dat hij niet zal rusten voordat hij haar - en alles en iedereen om haar heen - vernietigd heeft…

De jacht op de seriemoordenaar van schoolmeisjes leidt tot een steeds hartstochtelijker relatie tussen een politieman en een lerares.

Een rechercheur roept de hulp in van een archeologe bij het onderzoek naar een groot aantal moorden door een moordenaar die zijn inspiratie vindt in martelingen uit het verleden.

The New York Times bestselling author of Closer Than You Think returns with a breathtaking new novel of suspense that crosses the line between danger and desire, and justice and revenge. Homicide Detective Scarlett Bishop has seen enough bad guys slip through the cracks and too many innocent victims go unavenged to know good doesn't always prevail. So far she’s been able to lock away her rage and her vigilante fantasies. That lock is about to break. Former Army Ranger Marcus O'Bannion is a fierce champion of victims’ rights. His secret past gives him good reason. He believes he’s seen the depths of human depravity, but then his investigation into the murder of a young girl who once asked for his help lures him and Scarlett down a dark, dark road—and straight into the crosshairs of a dangerous, powerful underground ring that deals in human trade. To stop them, Scarlett and Marcus have to be just as cunning and just as ruthless. But first they have to make it out alive.

Deacon Novak has returned home. The FBI Agent knows moving to Cincinnati's Major Crime Enforcement Squad will be tough, but the greater challenge will be saving his brother from becoming someone Deacon needs to arrest. Faith Corcoran has escaped her old life. Providing therapy with victims of sexual assault was rewarding, but her work with the offenders has jeopardized her safety. This is her chance to begin anew in the empty old house her grandmother left her. But Faith doesn't know that a killer has made the house his playground. And now she's about to disturb his fun. With a murderer stalking her, Faith will have to put her trust in Deacon if she's going to survive. Because this killer is closer than she thinks.... The first in a brand new series and Karen Rose at her tense, tantalising and thrilling best.

Wie kun je vertrouwen als het er écht op aankomt... Wanneer een busje verongelukt voor het huis van de jonge privédetective Paige Holden, haast ze zich naar buiten om hulp te bieden. Tot haar stomme verbazing is de inzittende een van haar cliënten. De stervende vrouw brengt nog wat cryptische woorden uit en met haar laatste krachten drukt ze Paige een met bloed besmeurde USB-stick in handen. Wanneer Paige de USB-stick bekijkt met openbaar aanklager Grayson Smith, blijkt deze materiaal te bevatten dat een eerdere veroordeling in twijfel trekt. Het leidt hen naar een wereld vol afpersing, duistere geheimen en een reeks onopgeloste moorden, en Paige weet niet of ze Grayson kan vertrouwen...

Deacon Novak has returned home. The experienced FBI Agent knows that his move to Cincinnati's Major Crime Enforcement Squad will be challenging, but the greater challenge will be saving his younger brother before he becomes the kind of criminal Deacon is chasing. Faith Corcoran has escaped her identity. Being a therapist to victims of sex crimes was rewarding, but her work with their offenders has jeopardized her life. Her move represents a chance to build a new life in the empty old house her grandmother has left her. What Faith doesn't know is that a killer has made the house his playground, taking girls into the basement and murdering them. And now Faith is about disturb his fun. With a murderer focused on her, Faith is going to have to put her trust in Deacon if she's going to survive. Because this killer is always closer than she thinks...The first in a brand new series and Karen Rose at her tense, tantalising and thrilling best.

Wreed weerzien is een thriller over wat er kan gebeuren als je elkaar na jaren weer opzoekt en er een groot geheim boven water komt... Tijdens hun studententijd was er een hevige liefde. Nu, jaren later zijn ze elkaar uit het oog verloren, maar door een briefje in een jaarboek komt er een reünie tot stand. De liefde bloeit weer op. Maar ze worden in de gaten gehouden door iemand die nog iets van hen weet...

Her ex-partner's actions have put her in path of a killer. Can she survive? WATCH YOUR BACK is a pulse-pounding thriller, part of the Baltimore series, from bestselling author Karen Rose. 'Intense, complex and unforgettable' James Patterson.

Bestselling author Karen Rose is back with her fifteenth pulse-pounding thriller. UNFORGETTABLE Stevie Mazzetti knew she would never get over the murder of her husband and son. But with their killer behind bars, she was able to move on with her life, if only for her daughter's sake. UNIMAGINABLE Now, eight years later, the Baltimore detective always fights for the victims she meets and when she learns that her ex-partner may have miscarried justice, Stevie's determined to right the wrong, even if it means she is in danger. UNDENIABLE Clay Maynard has always wanted Stevie and when she is targeted by a vicious psychopath, he believes that protecting her may give him the chance to have her in his life forever. Clay will do anything to keep Stevie safe but with a killer on her tail who has everything to lose and a secret to hide, will they stay alive long enough to find happiness?

Todesschüsse in Baltimore – ein Wahnsinniger versetzt die ganze Stadt in Angst und Schrecken. Seine eigentlichen Zielobjekte: Detective Stevie Mazzetti und ihre Tochter. Privatermittler Clay Maynard, der schon seit langem ein Auge auf die hübsche Polizistin geworfen hat, versucht, die beiden in Sicherheit zu bringen. Panisch und in Todesangst erlebt Stevie den Alptraum ihres Lebens ein zweites Mal. Denn vor acht Jahren wurden bereits ihr Mann und ihr Sohn auf offener Straße Opfer eines brutalen Schusswechsels. Nur langsam gelingt es Stevie und dem smarten Ermittler, Licht in einen verwickelten Fall zu bringen, der beinahe ein Jahrzehnt in die Vergangenheit zurückreicht. Dabei beschleicht Stevie ein fürchterlicher Verdacht: Wurden ihr Mann und Sohn damals womöglich nicht zufällig Opfer eines Verbrechens?

When her past comes back to haunt her, a Baltimore prosecutor must turn to an FBI agent in order to save her kidnapped son in this heart-stopping novel from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose. Baltimore prosecutor Daphne Montgomery pulled herself out of a damaged past to build a solid life for herself and her son. But after she helps to convict a killer, her confidence is shattered once again by the news that her son has been kidnapped. Daphne believes it’s connected to the recent high-profile trial, and at first FBI special agent Joseph Carter agrees. But together they find the reality to be even more troubling, and it runs deeper than Daphne fears. With her son’s life in jeopardy, she must unlock a dreadful secret about her past—and confront a truth that will change everything for those closest to her. And, if she survives, threaten the lives of everyone she loves.

Are you always guilty until proven innocent? NO ONE LEFT TO TELL is a chilling thriller from the bestselling Karen Rose, and part of her Baltimore series. Ramon Muñoz has spent five years in prison, convicted of a murder his family is convinced he didn't commit. In desperation they turn to private investigator Paige Holden for help. Paige cannot resist the family's pleas, but when Ramon's wife is brutally executed she is thrown headlong into a case which will place her job, her friends and her life in jeopardy. As Paige risks everything to prove Ramon was set up, she comes to realise that there is more at stake if Ramon is freed than she could have ever guessed. Can Paige stay alive long enough to unmask an unstoppable killer who will not rest until there's no one left to tell?

Headline's bestselling author, Karen Rose, is back with her fourteenth pulse-pounding thriller.

A killer is branding his victims with numbers. How many will he kill before he's stopped? YOU BELONG TO ME is a fantastic thriller from bestselling author Karen Rose, and the first novel in her Baltimore series.

A killer with a passion for the past, his victims tortured beyond endurance, and all done in the name of a game: DIE FOR ME is bestselling Karen Rose at her most chilling best. Part of the Philadelphia/Atlanta series. 'Delivers the kind of high-wire suspense that keeps you riveted to the edge of your seat' Lisa Gardner. A multimedia designer is hard at work. His latest computer game, Inquisitor, heralds a new era in state-of-the-art graphics. But there's only one way to ensure that the death scenes are realistic enough... In an isolated field in Philapelphia, Detective Ciccotelli's day begins with one grave, one body and no murder weapon. It ends with sixteen graves, but only nine bodies and the realisation that the killer is going to strike again. When it's discovered that the murder weapons are similar to those used in medieval torture, Ciccotelli, knowing he's going up against the most dangerous opponent of his career, enlists the help of archaeologist Sophie Johannsen to find the killer. Let the games begin...

Held in a bunker by sadistic kidnappers, who can save these girls? KILL FOR ME is the brilliant thriller by bestselling Karen Rose, part of the Philadelphia/Atlanta series, and the finale to the trilogy she began with DIE FOR ME and SCREAM FOR ME.

As she works with Baltimore homicide detective J.D. Fitzpatrick to catch a serial killer, medical examiner Dr. Lucy Trask tries keep him at arms length so that he never discovers the dark secret that links her to the killer.

YEARS AGO A YOUNG WOMAN WAS BEATEN AND RAPED WHILE ONLOOKERS DID NOTHING. NOW THOSE WITNESSES ARE BECOMING VICTIMS THEMSELVES... Baltimore homicide detective J.D. Fitzpatrick has seen a lot of horrific violence both as a cop and during his deployment in Afghanistan, but nothing like the trail of tortured bodies turning up throughout the city. He's up against a brutal killer with a very personal vendetta, and J.D. is beginning to suspect that his medical examiner may be shielding some crucial evidence linked to the case.Medical examiner Dr. Lucy Trask is intrigued by J.D.'s compassion, but she isn't about to mix work with pleasure. Not while there's a ruthless killer on the loose. And definitely not while she's keeping a dark secret that could connect her to these vicious killings - and put her next on the killer's hit list...

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They tried to escape him, but he wouldn't let them: DON'T TELL is a gripping thriller in the Chicago series by the Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose.

When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter. He's not only sharing the case but sparking memories of their long-ago night of passion, when feelings were left unspoken and hearts were broken.David has his own ghosts, and a million regrets. But while he and Olivia try to face the wall of pain between them, a diabolical puppet master is pulling strings to make a group of twentysomethings do his bidding. Soon Olivia and David are scouring the city for a calculating criminal who seems tantalizingly close--and is moving in for the kill.

Five teenage girls have been viciously attacked. One survived. Only she can reveal the secrets of a disturbing ring of people who kidnap and sell teenage girls on the black market. But those responsible for the crimes will do whatever it takes to maintain her silence. Susannah Vartanian and Luke Papadopoulos have both sworn to stop the murderers for their own personal reasons. The investigation leads them to the shady realm of Internet chat rooms, where anyone can mask his or her identity. They soon discover a chain of deception so intricate they don't know whom to trust. Finding comfort in each other's arms, they begin to unravel the intricately knotted threads, but the killers are ruthless and determined, and won't hesitate to take extreme measures to insure their anonymity and keep their business intact. When Susannah proves to be inexplicably linked to the crimes, her life is soon in danger, and Luke will do everything he can to save the woman he loves.

Disturbing and scary, Karen Rose's brilliant thriller proves that you never know what goes on behind closed doors. As a woman fakes her own death in order to escape her abusive husband, what happens when he finds out what she did? Shhh...He's coming for you. Desperate Mary Grace Winters knew the only way to save herself and her child from her abusive husband was to stage their deaths. Now all that remains of her former life is at the bottom of a lake. As Caroline Stewart, Mary Grace has almost forgotten the nightmare she left behind nine years ago. Slowly she has learned to believe that her new life, and new identity, is here to stay. Then her husband uncovers her hidden trail. Step by step he's closing in on her and everyone she loves. Now Caroline must decide whether to flee again or whether the time has come to stay and fight...

In Karen Rose's brilliant thriller I CAN SEE YOU, the first in her Minneapolis series, a killer is targeting the participants of an online role-playing game called Shadowland. Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen and Karin Slaughter. Wherever you run, whatever you do... Each of the victims is befriended by the killer online. He then stalks them in real life, murdering them in the way that they worst fear. Eve Wilson, who we previously met in NOTHING TO FEAR, is researching the game as part of her thesis on how self-esteem is affected by violence. Now she must work with Detective Noah Webster to find the murderer before the killings escalate out of all control and Eve herself becomes a target.

In all his years in the Chicago Fire Department, Lieutenant Reed Solliday ahs never experienced anything like this recent outbreak of house fires - devastating, vicious and in one case, homicidal. He has another problem - his new partner, Detective Mia Mitchell. She's brash, bossy, and taking the case in a direction he never imagined. Mia's instincts tell her the arsonist is making this personal. And as the infernos become more deadly, one look at the victims' tortured faces convinces her and Reed that they must work closer to catch the killer. With each new blaze, the villain ups the ante, setting firetraps for the people Reed and Mia love. The truth is almost too hot to handle: This monster's desire for death and destruction is unquenchable ... and for Mia he's started the countdown to an early grave.

A killer with a passion for the past, his victims tortured beyond endurance, all done in the name of a game...DIE FOR ME is Karen Rose at her most chilling best. If you love this be sure to check out the sequels to Karen's mini-trilogy, SCREAM FOR ME and KILL FOR ME. But playing games will kill you... When a multimedia games designer decides to take his research to the next level for his new game, fantasy ends and murder begins. Homicide detective Vito Ciccotelli is expecting the worst. Called to a remote murder site, he is confronted with numerous bodies, all with horrific injuries, all it seems the victim of the same killer. When the medical examiner reveals that the wounds are consistent with instruments of medieval torture, Ciccotelli turns to Sophie Johannsen, museum curator and specialist in medieval warfare, to learn more about the killer's methods and to try and find the killer before he spirals out of control...

He's there. Stalking you. Killing for you. YOU CAN'T HIDE is a nail-biting thriller from bestselling author Karen Rose, and part of the Chicago series. Someone is tormenting psychiatrist Tess Ciccotelli's patients, pushing them to commit suicide, and setting her up to take the blame. But even police pressure won't make her break her oath to protect their secrets. Detective Aidan Reagan understands Tess's need to safeguard her clients but all the clues suggest that a nameless, faceless enemy is set on destroying her career, her family and, finally, Tess herself. As Reagan and Tess race to stop the killer, one thing becomes clear - the noose is tightening around Tess's neck and there is nowhere for her to go...

Sue Conway is out of control. Recently released from prison she is determined to find the people responsible for putting her there and to give them a taste of what she has had to endure. When Sue kidnaps an eleven-year-old deaf boy it's only the first stage in an elaborate plan. Running to Chicago, Sue poses as a battered woman and it leads her to Hanover House, an inner-city women's shelter, run by Dana Dupinsky. Dana safeguards many secrets in her own life and in the lives of those around her but she would never harbour a murderer, that is if she knew that one was living at the shelter. Distracted by the presence of a new man in her life, Dana only realises the danger when those around suddenly start dying and she is thrust into the middle of Sue's dangerous and evil game...

I Know Their Crimes. Star prosecutor Kristen Mayhew has a dangerous secret admirer. He seems to know her every thought, her every move. He sends her letters. And he kills the criminals she herself is powerless to stop. I Hunt Down the Guilty. This avenger even knows Kristen's deepest secret-the one that has kept her from surrendering her heart to Abe Reagan, the police detective sworn to protect her. Like Kristen, Reagan is haunted by the loss of something precious that can never be regained. But in the shadow of a calculating serial killer, the two turn to each other and dare to rediscover passion...even as the messages and vicious murders continue. Even as the killer's thirst for retribution makes Kristen a target for murder.

One by one, young girls are being murdered. Now a killer has a different victim in his sights. HAVE YOU SEEN HER is an unforgettable thriller, part of bestselling author Karen Rose's Raleigh series. Good night. Sleep tight. One by one, the girls disappear from their beds at night. Each one is pretty, with long dark hair. And each one is found brutally murdered. Special Agent Steven Thatcher has sworn to find the killer. As the investigation pulls him one way, his family pulls him in another. A widower haunted by loss, he now worries about his son Brad slipping away. But there's a bright light in his life: his son's teacher, Jenna Marshall, has reached out to help, and slowly she and Steven are falling in love. But both have been hurt before. And as the two try to find the courage to bare their souls, a murderer looks for the real treasure he craves. He sets his traps. And waits.

It was a desperate plan. But Mary Grace Winters knew the only way to save herself and her child from her abusive cop husband was to stage their own death. Now all that remains of their former life is at the bottom of a lake. Armed with a new identity in a new town, she and her son have found refuge hundreds of miles away. As Caroline Stewart, she has almost forgotten the nightmare she left behind nine years ago. She is even taking a chance on love with Max Hunter, a man with wounds of his own. But her past is about to collide with the present when her husband uncovers her trail and threatens her hard-won peace. Step by step, he's closing in on her- and everything and everyone she loves.

The contents of a dying woman's flash drive lead private investigator Paige Holden and district attorney Grayson Smith into a world of politics, blackmail, dark secrets, and a decades-long string of murders. This is an investigation they'll survive only by trusting each other--and the truth. Original.