New Releases by Mary Burton

An investigative reporter returns to the scene of a decades-old crime to put her own unsettled past to rest in this chilling suspense novel by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. Cold case reporter Sloane Grayson has come to a small mountain town in Virginia to solve a mystery. Thirty years ago, her mother was one of four women who vanished during a music festival. The event''s promoter was eventually convicted of their murders, and Sheriff CJ Taggart closed the case. But for Sloane, it''s still open. Because the bodies were never found. With Taggart now long dead, Sloane must make do with questioning the victims'' families and the few remaining witnesses once again. If they''re still willing to dredge up memories of a crime that made their town notorious. As for the incarcerated killer, he has always maintained his innocence. Sloane isn''t entirely convinced he''s lying. Somewhere nearby, unmarked graves conceal the bones and secrets of the dead. Sloane will do anything to find them and unearth the truth, even if that means playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse with someone determined to stop her...

I corpi mutilati che giungono al laboratorio della dottoressa Tessa McGowan raccontano una storia incredibilmente macabra, quella di una mente contorta che rapisce le donne e ne altera i volti per farli assomigliare a quelli di vere e proprie bambole, a grandezza naturale. In qualità di patologa forense, il compito di Tessa è aiutare l’agente a cui è affidato il caso, anche se quell’uomo è il marito con cui non ha più rapporti. Dodici anni prima una tragedia indicibile ha distrutto il mondo di Dakota Sharp. Perseguitato dai fantasmi del suo passato, da allora si è dedicato a un solo scopo, che gli è costato Tessa. Ora, però, i due si ritrovano a lavorare insieme sul caso del Fabbricante di Bambole, uno psicopatico squilibrato che Dakota potrebbe già aver incontrato in passato. Forse il destino che li ha riuniti potrebbe concedere loro una seconda possibilità, ma sembra che Dakota non sia l’unico a volere Tessa… Riusciranno Tessa e Dakota a fermare il Fabbricante di Bambole prima che colpisca ancora?

Now in mass market for the first time, USA Today bestselling author Mary Burton presents the heart-stopping next installment in her Forgotten Files Trilogy, where forensic pathologist Dr. Tessa McGowan and agent Dakota Sharp must work together to unravel the mysteries behind the macabre doll-like killings before Tessa becomes the next victim. Dr. Tessa McGowan had never seen anything quite like it. But the mutilated bodies on her exam table tell a stunningly macabre tale. Someone with a twisted mind is kidnapping women and altering their faces to resemble real, life-size dolls. As a forensic pathologist, it’s her job to aid the agent leading the case—even if that agent is her estranged husband. Twelve years ago, an unspeakable tragedy destroyed Dakota Sharp''s world. Haunted by the ghosts of his past, he’s devoted himself to capturing killers. His only regret is that it cost him Tessa. Now, as the Dollmaker case brings them together—and raises his suspicions that he''s crossed paths with this deranged psychopath before— they may just have their second chance. But it seems Dakota’s not the only one who wants to make Tessa his own . . . She may be the Dollmaker’s next target, but Tessa has no intention of winding up as another toy on his shelf. Can she and Dakota stop this ghastly killer before his next deadly playdate?

A tragic accident or something more sinister? A woman''s buried memories put her life at risk in a novel of shattering psychological suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. Lane McCord wakes up in a hospital having survived a near-fatal fall at a North Carolina beach cottage. Her boyfriend, Kyle, wasn''t so lucky. A senseless tragedy on their first romantic getaway. All Lane remembers is lying at the bottom of the stairs in Kyle''s pooling blood. Confused and grieving, Lane plans to return to the cottage, collect her personal belongings, and get out. Until a winter rainstorm leaves her stranded and vulnerable, but not alone. A concerned neighbor, who claims he heard a violent argument before the accident, has come out of the storm. So has a suspicious detective on the trail of a missing woman, whose diary deepens the mystery--and raises more questions that fill Lane with dread. How well did she know Kyle? How well does she know herself? What really happened at the cottage on the beach? And when the answers come, who can Lane trust to get out of this waking nightmare alive?

Ómnibus Julia 459 Aventura amorosa Kelly Hunter Él era el hombre perfecto para una aventura amorosa. Charlotte Greenstone no tenía tiempo para los hombres, de modo que se inventó uno muy conveniente que, sin embargo, guardaba un parecido altamente inconveniente con el atractivo Greyson Tyler. Para proteger su humillante mentirijilla, Charlotte tuvo que rogarle a Grey que se hiciera pasar por su prometido. Cuando vio las impresionantes curvas de Charlotte, Grey no se pudo resistir a la tentación de hacer su propia y extravagante propuesta: Él fingiría ser su prometido con la condición de que los dos pudieran disfrutar de todos los beneficios de ser pareja. Un asunto para dos Mary Burton Áquel era un caso muy caliente. Hacía un año que la millonaria Kit Westgate Landover había desaparecido sin dejar rastro. Pero no se encontró su cadáver y el caso quedó cerrado. El sargento Kirkland sabía que la investigación se encontraba en un callejón sin salida, pero cuando la reportera Tara Mackey empezó a hacer nuevas preguntas, decidió reabrir el caso. Profesionalmente eran una pareja perfecta, pero personalmente, Tara se resistía a dejarse llevar por la atracción que había entre ellos. Alex Kirkland se movía en un mundo de dinero y poder... cosas en las que ella no confiaba. Y cada paso que daban hacia la verdad, y el uno hacia el otro, los acercaba un poco más al peligro.

A state trooper’s teenage runaway past comes back to haunt her in the first of USA Today bestselling author Mary Burton’s heart-stopping Forgotten Files Trilogy. Now in mass market paperback! At the grisly murder scene of a teen prostitute, Virginia state trooper Riley Tatum’s past roars back to haunt her. When she was a teenage runaway, she was kidnapped, drugged, and left unconscious on the streets. She has no memories of what happened, only strange recurring dreams of two men playing cards. Former FBI agent Clay Bowman, Riley’s old flame, is Shield Security’s newest member. He’s plagued by the unsolved case of a serial killer nicknamed the Shark who murdered girls as part of a sadistic poker game. Only one girl survived. With the Shark now bent on settling that score, Clay has a chilling suspicion: Riley is the girl who escaped the Shark’s deadly amusement—and she is his next prey. As the Shark gets ready to play his hand, can Riley and Clay stop him―or will this killer finally claim the one who got away?

For a woman obsessed and a killer in her shadow, remembering the past becomes a mind game in a novel of psychological suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. Twin sisters Marisa and Clare Stockton were sixteen when Clare''s body was found in Virginia''s James River. No arrests were made. Fourteen years later, Marisa''s friends and dedicated career as a photographer help her to cope with the open wound of the past. But Marisa still feels the hurt--and the unsolved murder isn''t the only thing haunting her. A recent car crash has erased ten days of Marisa''s memories--a black hole leading up to the accident that''s left her disoriented. Every text and phone call from that crucial missing time has vanished, along with her phone. A photograph she took of the river has disappeared. A new neighbor Marisa believes she knows introduces himself as if he were a stranger. And there''s the growing fear that her near-fatal accident was no accident at all. As dreams of Clare and nightmares of the crash begin to converge, so do two disturbing puzzles fourteen years apart. Putting the pieces together could be fatal. As she struggles to remember everything, Marisa closes in on a killer--without realizing that he''s already closed in on her.

‘What a scorcher of a thriller! I was sucked in from the very first page and I couldn''t put it down!’ – NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An unsolved mystery ignites a deadly game of chess in this scorching thriller from New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.

‘Fast paced, twisty and unpredictable. I couldn''t put this book down, I devoured it in one sitting and it kept me guessing right until the end.’ – NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The chase is on in this utterly suspenseful and unputdownable mystery from New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.

Virginia/Texas, 1864/66 Meredith Carter appare come un angelo ai soldati nordisti prigionieri nel carcere di Libby, ma quando l''evasione tanto accuratamente programmata fallisce, il capitano Travis Rafferty ha la certezza che sia stata proprio quella donna bellissima a tradirli e a mandare a morte i suoi uomini. A guerra finita decide di cercarla per trascinarla davanti a un tribunale, ma quando la rintraccia in uno sperduto ranch del Texas, due malviventi cercano di ucciderla e lui per salvarla si becca una pallottola in una spalla. Costretto a rimandare i suoi progetti e a trattenersi in casa di Meredith, inizia a poco a poco a dubitare delle sue convinzioni... Possibile che quella donna che lo accudisce con tanta dedizione sia davvero una traditrice? E se fosse invece anche lei vittima di un complotto?

A homicide detective in the dark. A serial killer on the loose. Both have their obsessions in a nerve-twisting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. Austin homicide detective Jordan Poe is hunting a serial killer she fears is the same man who assaulted her sister, Avery, two years ago. The details line up: the victims are the same age, same type, dead by the same grim MO. Luckily Avery survived. But the terrible memories linger, making Jordan more determined than ever to stop this monster in his tracks. Texas Ranger Carter Spencer isn''t one to poach on a detective''s territory. Yet no matter how resentful a capable lone wolf like Jordan is, when she is attacked at a third crime scene and suffers a trauma that leaves her with limited vision, it''s up to Carter to help Jordan navigate a world she no longer recognizes. He needs her instinct, her experience, and her fearless resolve to crack this case. A case that''s about to get even darker. A stranger is watching. He''s closing in on his ultimate prey. And no one but the killer can see what''s coming.

Fire can destroy the past. It can also uncover secrets in this novel of searing suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. Ten years ago as an undergrad, Joan Mason escaped an arsonist''s fire. Shaken, she fled the small collegiate Montana town, leaving behind friends and not looking back. Now a Philadelphia homicide detective, Joan''s trying to put her traumas to rest. It''s not easy. Elijah Weston, the classmate who torched her house, is out of prison and returning to Missoula. Gut instinct tells Joan he''ll strike again. To stop him, she must return to the past as well. To face not only the man she fears but Detective Gideon Bailey, too. The man she loved and left behind. When a local woman dies tragically in another fire, it can''t be a coincidence. Can it be Elijah? He has a solid alibi for the night of the blaze. Reunited by the tragedy, Joan and Gideon have their doubts. So does Gideon''s sister, Ann--Joan''s old college roommate. The investigation draws Joan and Gideon together, but it also sends them down a dangerous path--into a troubling history that Joan, Elijah, and Ann all share. As more lives go up in flames in Missoula, this town''s secrets are just beginning to rise from the ashes.

From New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton comes a captivating tale of romantic suspense set in the heart of a rugged winter . . . Photographer Nicole Piper moved to Virginia hoping to put a troubled past behind her and start fresh with her baby daughter. But those hopes are dashed when she receives a very unwelcome Christmas gift—from her late husband. It’s a letter that holds clues to an elusive killer’s identity. The victim had helped save Nicole’s life—and paid with her own. Nicole owes it to her to follow the letter’s trail, and perhaps put to rest the fear that stalks her once and for all. But she can’t do it alone. When Homicide Detective David Ayden first met Nicole, he was looking for a fresh start too. Widowed and raising two teenage boys, Nicole was the only woman who’d stirred his interest—and the attraction was mutual. But that was months ago and she wasn’t ready to trust again. Maybe she still isn’t. All that matters now is that she needs his help—even if it means embarking on a road trip that will take them both into the heart of danger—and desire . . . Praise for the novels of Mary Burton “Will have readers sleeping with the lights on.” —Publishers Weekly on Before She Dies (starred review) “Terrifying . . . this chilling thriller is an engrossing story.” —Library Journal on Merciless

“Deliciously devious and absolutely delightful, these marvelous stories will keep you captivated! Sweeter than sweet tea on the surface, but with smartly sinister secrets only a true southern writer can provide. What a joy to read!” —Hank Phillippi Ryan best-selling Agatha and Mary Higgins Clark Award winner This volume collects original tales by Frances Aylor, Mollie Cox Bryan, Lynn Cahoon, Judy Chalkey, Stacie Giles, Barb Goffman, Libby Hall, Bradley Harper, Sherry Harris, Maggie King, Kristin Kisska, Samatha McGraw, K.L. Murphy, Genille Swope Parente, Deb Rolfe, Rod Sterling, S.A. Warwick, and Heather Weidner.

Ein Mörder auf der Jagd nach seinem letzten Opfer. Sieben Jahre ist es her, seit ein gefährlicher Serienmörder Seattle terrorisierte. Seine Opfer waren junge, hübsche Frauen. Ihre Leichen wurden stets in handgenähten weißen Kleidern aufgefunden. Doch eine Frau überlebte, kurz bevor der Mörder spurlos verschwand: Lara Church versucht nun, ihre Vergangenheit zu vergessen und ein normales Leben zu führen. Doch dann steht Ranger James Beck mit einer schrecklichen Botschaft vor ihrer Tür: Der Mann, der sie vor Jahren versucht hat zu töten, ist zurückgekehrt. Und er will seinen Fehler von damals korrigieren ... \"Burton schreibt fesselnde Thriller mit einem Hauch Romantik!\" Library Journal Weitere Romantic-Suspense-Titel von Mary Burton bei beTHRILLED: Die Alexandria-Reihe: Das Flüstern der Albträume. So still die Toten. Der Preis der Sünde. Die Richmond-Reihe: Mein Wille sei dein Wille. Niemand hört dich schreien. Die Texas-Reihe: Das siebte Opfer. Dunkles Leid. Niemals vergeben, niemals vergessen. eBooks von beTHRILLED - mörderisch gute Unterhaltung.

Die perfekte Mischung aus Hochspannung und tiefen Gefühlen Ein einziger verheerender Augenblick hat Greer Templetons Leben zerstört und das zweier anderer Menschen beendet. Als Jahre später ein Toter auf ihrem Grundstück in Texas gefunden wird, ist Greers Albtraum zurückgekehrt. Die junge Frau hatte gehofft, sie könne ihre Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen. Doch der besessene Killer hat das Band, das zwischen ihnen geknüpft wurde, keineswegs vergessen. Ein Opfer nach dem anderen bringt der Wahnsinnige zu Fall, um zu beenden, was er einst begann. Greers einzige Hoffnung ruht jetzt auf Tec Bragg - dem attraktiven Texas Ranger, der in diesem Fall ermittelt ... Weitere Romantic-Suspense-Titel von Mary Burton bei beTHRILLED: Die Alexandria-Reihe: Das Flüstern der Albträume. So still die Toten. Der Preis der Sünde. Die Richmond-Reihe: Mein Wille sei dein Wille. Niemand hört dich schreien. Die Texas-Reihe: Das siebte Opfer. Dunkles Leid. Niemals vergeben, niemals vergessen. eBooks von beTHRILLED - mörderisch gute Unterhaltung.

Lebendig begraben! Die Psychologin Jolene Granger soll den Serienkiller Harvey Lee Smith betreuen, bis die Todesstrafe an ihm vollstreckt wird. Smith, der bereits seit einigen Jahren hinter Gittern sitzt, teilt seine letzten Geheimnisse mit Jolene: Er erzählt von Leichen, die niemals gefunden wurden, und einem Lehrling, der das grausame Werk vollenden soll. Plötzlich tauchen tatsächlich neue Opfer auf - und so wie einst wurden auch diese lebendig begraben. Immer tiefer wird Jolene in Smiths abscheuliche Pläne verwickelt. Bis ihr eigenes Leben auf dem Spiel steht. Jolenes einzige Hoffnung ist Brody Winchester - der Mann, der vor vielen Jahren ihr Herz gebrochen hat, aber Smith schon einmal das Handwerk legen konnte ... \"Ein spannender und meisterhaft erzählter Pageturner!\" Romantic Times über \"Niemand hört dich schreien\" von Mary Burton Weitere Romantic-Suspense-Titel von Mary Burton bei beTHRILLED: Die Alexandria-Reihe: Das Flüstern der Albträume. So still die Toten. Der Preis der Sünde. Die Richmond-Reihe: Mein Wille sei dein Wille. Niemand hört dich schreien. Die Texas-Reihe: Das siebte Opfer. Dunkles Leid. Niemals vergeben, niemals vergessen. eBooks von beTHRILLED - mörderisch gute Unterhaltung.

Sie muss ihn finden, bevor er sie töten kann ... Am Ufer eines Flusses wird eine erdrosselte Frau gefunden, und bald tauchen weitere Leichen auf. Die Fernsehreporterin Kendall Shaw wittert eine heiße Story und nimmt die Recherche auf. Den beiden ermittelnden Detectives Jacob Warwick und Zach Kier ist das ein Dorn im Auge, denn Kendall ist stets vor Ort und der Polizei oft einen Schritt voraus. Hat sie einen geheimen Informanten? Als Jacob auffällt, dass alle Todesopfer eine überraschend große Ähnlichkeit mit Kendall aufweisen, macht er sich gemeinsam mit der Reporterin auf die Suche nach dem Täter. Denn schon das nächste Opfer könnte Kendall selbst sein ... \"Einfach fantastisch! Leidenschaft, Spannung und Intrigen halten sich in diesem erstklassigen Krimi die Waage!\" The Romance Readers Connection \"Liebesgeschichte und Krimihandlung sind meisterhaft miteinander verwoben!\" Publishers Weekly Weitere Romantic-Suspense-Titel von Mary Burton bei beTHRILLED: Die Alexandria-Reihe: Das Flüstern der Albträume. So still die Toten. Der Preis der Sünde. Die Richmond-Reihe: Mein Wille sei dein Wille. Niemand hört dich schreien. Die Texas-Reihe: Das siebte Opfer. Dunkles Leid. Niemals vergeben, niemals vergessen. eBooks von beTHRILLED - mörderisch gute Unterhaltung.

Verfolgt von einem Serienmörder ... In ihrer Kindheit litt Lindsay O''Neil unter einem gewalttätigen Vater. Nun versucht sie selbst, zerrütteten Familien zu helfen. Eines Tages wird jedoch in der Nähe der Sozialeinrichtung, die sie leitet, eine Leiche gefunden. Und ausgerechnet ihr Ex-Mann, Mordkommissar Zach Kier, übernimmt die Ermittlungen in dem Fall. Als weitere Leichen auftauchen, wird deutlich, dass der Mörder eine besondere Verbindung zu Lindsay hat. Er verfolgt sie und schickt ihr grauenhafte Botschaften. Lindsay und Zach müssen alles daran setzen, den Schuldigen zu finden, bevor er erneut zuschlägt ... \"Mit ihren starken Figuren und der meisterhaft erzählten Handlung schlägt Burton den Leser in ihren Bann.\" Romantic Times Weitere Romantic-Suspense-Titel von Mary Burton bei beTHRILLED: Die Alexandria-Reihe: Das Flüstern der Albträume. So still die Toten. Der Preis der Sünde. Die Richmond-Reihe: Mein Wille sei dein Wille. Niemand hört dich schreien. Die Texas-Reihe: Das siebte Opfer. Dunkles Leid. Niemals vergeben, niemals vergessen. eBooks von beTHRILLED - mörderisch gute Unterhaltung.

Der Vergangenheit entkommt niemand ... Staatsanwältin Charlotte Wellington hat ihre Vergangenheit hinter sich gelassen - die Erinnerung an ihre ermordete Schwester ebenso wie an ihre Kindheit bei einem Wanderzirkus. Doch achtzehn Jahre später ist der Zirkus wieder in der Stadt, und in einer Jagdhütte wird die nackte Leiche einer jungen Frau gefunden. Auf ihrer Stirn prangt frisch tätowiert das Wort "Hexe". Als weitere Morde geschehen, beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit: Wie es scheint, hat der Hexenjäger es auf die Schausteller abgesehen. Zusammen mit Detective Daniel Rokov muss Charlotte die Rätsel ihrer Vergangenheit lösen, bevor noch mehr Menschen sterben ... "Nach diesem Thriller lässt man beim Schlafen lieber das Licht an!" Publishers Weekly Weitere Romantic-Suspense-Titel von Mary Burton bei beTHRILLED: Die Alexandria-Reihe: Das Flüstern der Albträume. So still die Toten. Der Preis der Sünde. Die Richmond-Reihe: Mein Wille sei dein Wille. Niemand hört dich schreien. Die Texas-Reihe: Das siebte Opfer. Dunkles Leid. Niemals vergeben, niemals vergessen. eBooks von beTHRILLED - mörderisch gute Unterhaltung.

Wenn dich die Vergangenheit einholt ... Eva Rayburn saß zehn Jahre im Gefängnis - verurteilt für ein Verbrechen, von dem sie nicht weiß, ob sie es begangen hat. Als Eva schließlich in ihre Heimatstadt zurückkehrt, treibt dort ein Serienkiller sein Unwesen. Er scheint ihre Vergangenheit zu kennen: Denn bei den Opfern handelt es sich um ihre ehemaligen Freundinnen, die damals gegen sie ausgesagt haben. Detective Deacon Garrison und sein Partner Malcolm Kier nehmen die Ermittlungen auf und stoßen auf die Verbindung zu Eva. Doch plötzlich gilt sie als tatverdächtig. Aber Deacon merkt schnell, dass Eva unschuldig ist - und selbst in großer Gefahr schwebt ... "Düster, packend und überraschend - nichts für zarte Gemüter!" Romantic Times Weitere Romantic-Suspense-Titel von Mary Burton bei beTHRILLED: Die Alexandria-Reihe: Das Flüstern der Albträume. So still die Toten. Der Preis der Sünde. Die Richmond-Reihe: Mein Wille sei dein Wille. Niemand hört dich schreien. Die Texas-Reihe: Das siebte Opfer. Dunkles Leid. Niemals vergeben, niemals vergessen. eBooks von beTHRILLED - mörderisch gute Unterhaltung.

A beautiful newscaster teams up with a Virginia detective to stop a serial killer in this romantic thriller by the New York Times bestselling author. Beside each body, he leaves a simple charm bearing a woman’s name: Ruth, Judith, Rachel. The victims were strangers to each other, but they have been chosen with care. Each bears a striking resemblance to Kendall Shaw, a local anchorwoman. And each is brutally strangled by a madman whose obsession will never end . . . In front of the cameras, Kendall is the picture of stylish confidence. But at night she’s haunted by nightmares in which she is young, alone, and filled with fear. Are these memories—or omens? Despite warnings from Richmond Detective Jacob Warwick, Kendall can’t stop investigating the recent string of murders. She knows she holds the key to catching an obsessed psychopath—ss long as he doesn’t catch her first . . . As Kendall and Jacob dig deep into the victims’ backgrounds, a legacy of evil begins to resurface. Every moment—and every murder—has been leading to Kendall. And nothing will stop the killer making her the final victim . . . “With a gift for artful obfuscation, Burton juggles a budding romance and two very plausible might-be perpetrators right up to the tense conclusion.”—Publishers Weekly

An unsolved crime pits a desperate woman against a relentless killer in New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton''s heart-stopping novel of psychological suspense... Fourteen years ago, Kaitlin Roe was the lone witness to the abduction of her cousin Gina. She still remembers that lonely Virginia road. She can still see the masked stranger and hear Gina''s screams. And she still suffers the guilt of running away in fear and resents being interrogated as a suspect in the immediate aftermath. Now Kaitlin has only one way to assuage the pain and nightmares--by interviewing everyone associated with the unsolved crime for a podcast that could finally bring closure to a case gone cold. But when a woman Kaitlin questions is later found stabbed to death, she fears that she''s drawn a killer out of hiding. It''s Detective John Adler''s fear that the murders have only just begun. Now his job is to keep Kaitlin safe. As a bond between Kaitlin and Adler builds, the past closes in just as fast--and it''s darker than Kaitlin remembers. Soon, her wish will come true. She''s going to find out exactly what happened to Gina. Someone has been dying to tell her.

Medical examiner Faith McIntyre is called in on the case of an unconscious woman clinging to life after a hit and run. The woman is FBI agent Macy Crow is Faith''s mirror image -- the twin sister she never knew she had. Faith knew that she was adopted, but now she and Texas Ranger Mitchell Hayden are following a trail of clues Macy left behind. They make a shocking discovery on an isolated country ranch: a burial ground for three women who disappeared thirty years before. Will Faith be able to save her sister and herself from the past? -- adapted from back cover.

The New York Times bestselling author’s “latest romantic suspense has it all—terrific plot, complex and engaging protagonists, a twisted villain” (Erica Spindler). No Pity Each skeleton is flawless—gleaming white and perfectly preserved, a testament to his skill. Every scrap of flesh has been removed to reveal the glistening bone beneath. And the collection is growing . . . No Compassion When bleached human bones are identified as belonging to a former patient of Dr. James Dixon, Detective Malcolm Kier suspects the worst. Dixon was recently acquitted of attempted murder, thanks to defense attorney Angie Carlson. But as the body count rises, Kier is convinced that Angie is now the target of a brutal, brilliant psychopath. No Escape Angie is no stranger to the dark side of human nature. But nothing has prepared her for the decades-long legacy of madness and murder about to be revealed—or a killer ready to claim her as his ultimate trophy . . . “Terrifying . . . this chilling thriller is an engrossing story.” —Library Journal “[A] feverish sequel to Senseless . . . convincing detective lingo and an appropriately shivery murder venue go a long way.”—Publishers Weekly Praise for the novels of Mary Burton “Absolutely chilling.”—Brenda Novak “A twisted tale . . . I couldn''t put it down!”—Lisa Jackson “Taut, compelling . . . delivers a page-turner.”—Carla Neggers “A chilling thriller.”—Beverly Barton

L''inconnue du Montana, B.J Daniels A peine embauchée au journal local de Whitehorse, Andi Blake reçoit des coupures de presse relatant un accident de voiture survenu six ans plus tôt, dans lequel une certaine Grace Jackson aurait trouvé la mort. Qui cherche donc à lui faire rouvrir cette vieille affaire ? Intriguée, elle décide tout naturellement d’enquêter auprès du mari de la victime. Mais Cade Jackson, réputé au village pour être taciturne et austère, se comporte de façon étrange quand il finit par la recevoir. Comme s’il avait quelque chose à cacher... Désemparée, et troublée malgré elle par cet homme au regard désarmant, Andi se promet de chercher à en savoir plus... Troublantes retrouvailles, Mary BurtonMitch Garrett... Kelsey se serait bien passée de revoir celui qui, dix ans plus tôt, lui a brisé le cœur. Aujourd’hui devenue photographe de renom et parcourant le monde, elle pensait en effet avoir relégué aux oubliettes la petite ville de Grant’s Forge, où elle a grandi, ainsi que Mitch, son premier amour. Pourtant, pour assister aux obsèques de sa tante, elle n’a eu d’autre choix que de revenir... sans se douter qu’elle tomberait dès son arrivée sur Mitch. Décidée à l’éviter à tout prix, elle se voit néanmoins contrainte de le côtoyer quand, quelques jours plus tard, elle devient la cible d’inquiétantes menaces...

An urgent call brings FBI agent Kate Hayden back to San Antonio, the scene of her violent past. A brutal new murder shows hallmarks of a serial killer nicknamed the Samaritan. Tricky part is, Kate already caught him. Did she make an error, or is it a copycat? Paired with homicide detective Theo Mazur, Kate faces an enemy who knows her intimately. When a second body is found, the mode of death is identical to a different case that Kate had worked on. The closer they come to the killer there is only one rule: don''t believe everything you see.

\"15 April 2016 marked 20 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) hearings began. The TRC was set up to give an opportunity for perpetrators of human rights transgressions to come clean about the atrocities that happened during those evil days of apartheid. Sadly, only half of the truth came to the fore. Many families still do not know what happened to their loved ones. There are few people better placed than Mary Burton to write about the TRC, having been one of its Commissioners. Burton''s pocket book provides an informed account from the inside of the process and workings of the TRC and a measured and balanced assessment of its outcomes and significance. Even at the time of its existence, the TRC came in for criticism from a variety of quarters: both the African National Congress and ex-President F.W. de Klerk took legal action to challenge or prevent the publication of the Commission''s report; however, the Commission also fulfilled a vital and important role in the transition from apartheid to democracy, and it has become a model for other countries wishing to undertake similar journeys to deal with past atrocities and come to some kind of national resolution, reconciliation or closure.\"--Publisher''s website.

Julia Vargas is a cop with a mission. When she''s not chasing down bad guys, Julia dedicates her time to investigating the Hangman serial killer...the same unsolved case that her father, Jim Vargas, was working on when he supposedly shot and killed himself three decades before. While rumors continue to swirl around her father''s death, Julia attempts to hunt down the truth. The case once again hits dangerously close, however, when a woman''s bones are discovered in a historic downtown home, together with a photograph of Jim and Julia as a young girl. As horrifying as this discovery is, it may just be the break Julia has waited for. Working alongside Tobias Novak, a homicide detective with whom she shares a complicated--and steamy--history, she''s forced to confront her own past even as the Hangman looms in the shadows. But as the mysterious killer circles closer, Julia can feel her own noose begin to tighten...