Mary Burton
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Morgans of Nashville volume 3
Pub. Date
2015
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A Nashville woman's violent husband is presumed dead—until he makes a terrifying return in this thriller by the New York Times bestselling author.
Leah Carson's husband Phillip made a promise to her once—that he would kill her. Four years ago, he nearly succeeded, stabbing her twenty-three times before fleeing. Now the police are sure Phillip is dead. But that doesn't stop Leah from checking and rechecking her locks.
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Pub. Date
2011
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Senseless & Merciless Bundle Senseless Every Serial Killer Knows. . . The vicious burns scarring the victims' flesh reveal the agony of their last moments. Each woman was branded with a star, then stabbed through the heart. With every death, a vengeful killer finds a brief, blissful moment of calm. But soon it's time for the bloodshed to start again. . . The Perfect Time. . . Ten years ago, Eva Rayburn and her sorority sisters were celebrating the...
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c2007
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Lindsey O'Neil has never forgotten the horror of growing up in a home with an abusive father, especially after discovering her mother's battered and lifeless body when she was a teen. She's reinvented herself and is committed to helping battered families get a second chance. When the body of an abuser is discovered behind her shelter, her estranged husband, homicide detective Zach Kier is on the case to find the culprit. They separated a year earlier...
4) Be afraid
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Determined to find closure, forensic artist Jenna Thompson, haunted by the brutal murder of her family, returns to Nashville where she is faced with a new horror when she helps Detective Rick Morgan identify the remains of a young child that is linked to a recent spate of killings - and her past.
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Morgans of Nashville volume 1
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"Motivated by her brother's unlawful conviction and subsequent death in prison, public defender Rachel Wainwright requests a DNA test for a man who was sent to prison thirty years ago for a murder he claims he didn't commit. Concerns rise when a new string of similar murders occur"--
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IF AT FIRST YOU DONT SUCCEEDIts been seven years since the Seattle Strangler terrorized the city. His victims were all young, pretty, their lifeless bodies found wrapped in a home-sewn white dress. But there was one who miraculously escaped death, just before the Strangler disappeared . . . KILLLara Church has only hazy memories of her long-ago attack. What she does have is a home in Austin, a job, and a chance at a normal life at last. Then Texas...
7) No escape
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Pub. Date
2013
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Even behind bars, serial killer Harvey Lee Smith exudes menace. Psychologist Jolene Granger has agreed to hear his dying confession, vowing not to let the monster inside her head. And Harvey has secrets to share - about bodies that were never found, and about the apprentice who is continuing his grisly work. The apprentice buries his victims alive the way his mentor Harvey did, relishing their final screams as the earth rains down. And as one last...
10) Vulnerable
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Pub. Date
2016.
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"Three went in; one came out. For five years, no trace has been found of two high-school friends who went hiking in the woods near Nashville. The third teen, Amber Ryder, was discovered at the bottom of a ravine with a broken arm, head trauma--and zero memory of the horror that put her there. What started as a cold case has become a fresh hell for forensic technician Georgia Morgan. Another woman's body is found in the woods, and it leads to the missing...
11) You're not safe
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When the body of Greer Templeton's ex-boyfriend is found hanged near her vineyard, Texas Ranger, Tec Bragg, initially suspects Greer, but soon realizes that a killer is targeting people connected to a center for troubled teens.
12) Before she dies
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Pub. Date
2012
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He's their judge, jury and executioner. In death, they are purified. Holding his victims under water, he washes away their sins as they struggle for their last breath. Then he stakes their bodies to the ground, exposing them for what they really are: witches, sent to tempt and to corrupt.
13) Dead ringer
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A taut race to identify and apprehend the person who is killing look-alikes of popular Richmond, Va., TV anchorwoman Kendall Shaw is enhanced with a dash of sexual tension plus generous handfuls of emotional baggage. After two women who resemble Kendall are found dead, it's clear that sooner or later the killer will directly target the aggressive newscaster. As homicide detective Jacob Warwick, who saw Kendall at her most vulnerable after rescuing...
14) Merciless
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c2011
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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...
15) Senseless
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c2011
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Every serial killer knows ...
The vicious burns scarring the victims' flesh reveal the agony of their last moments. Each woman was branded with a star, then stabbed through the heart. With every death, a vengeful killer finds a brief, blissful moment of calm. But soon it's time for the bloodshed to start again ...
The Perfect Time ...
Ten years ago, Eva Rayburn and her sorority sisters were celebrating the end of the school year. That party...
16) Near you
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Forensic psychologist and single mother Ann Bailey has joined forces with Montana Highway Patrol officer Bryce McCabe. An expert in untangling the motives of depraved minds, Ann is tasked to help solve the mystery of two murdered women doused with gasoline and set aflame. It’s not hard for Ann to be reminded of the charismatic Elijah Weston, who served a decade in prison for arson—a crime that nearly cost Ann her life. Elijah may have been exonerated,...
17) Cut and run
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Criminal profilers (Mary Burton) volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
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"Twin sisters separated by the past are reunited by unspeakable crimes"--Back cover.
18) I See You
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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"FBI special agent Zoe Spencer uses skeletal remains to recreate the faces of murder victims through sculpture. Though highly scientific, the process is also sensitive and intimate; she becomes attached to the individuals she identifies, desperate to find justice for each. As Zoe examines old remains, she sees a teenage girl looking back at her--the victim in a cold case from over a decade ago. Zoe wants nothing more than to tell this young woman's...
19) Hide and seek
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[2019].
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She's hunting. He's watching. Special Agent Macy Crow is a survivor. After a vicious hit-and-run nearly kills her, she gets right back to work, and now she's gunning for a spot on the FBI's elite profiling team. As an audition, she offers to investigate the recently discovered bones of Tobi Turner, a high school girl who disappeared fifteen years ago. While investigating with local sheriff Mike Nevada, a former colleague and onetime lover, Macy discovers...