Makedde Vanderwall Thriller

In this "smart, sexy thriller," a forensic psychology student reunites with her cop ex-lover as a dangerous killer threatens her every move (Publishers Weekly).   She thought she was safe. Back in Vancouver and modeling to pay her way through school, Makedde Vanderwall is far from the memories of her dark days in Sydney-and her passionate, ill-fated affair with Detective Andy Flynn. But just when she eases into her studies, just when she believes she might outrun her nightmares, Andy pops back into her world.   On the surface, Andy is just in town on official business-a course of training to secure his position as a criminal expert specializing in serial murderers. But when a killer starts targeting students on Mak's campus, everything between them becomes all too personal once again. Suddenly Mak is fighting for her life, and struggling with her very complicated feelings for Detective Flynn. If Mak manages to escape the twisted desires of this psychopath, she knows nothing between her and Andy will ever be the same again.    "Makedde Vanderwall ranks up there as [a] contemporary Aussie literary icon." -The Daily Telegraph   "Mak is the female equivalent of Jack Reacher." -Joanne Harris, New York Times–bestselling author of Chocolat

"The pages of this suspense thriller just turned themselves" as a female PI riles her cop boyfriend by taking down a killer by any means-"what a blast!" (Hugh Jackman, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award–winning actor).   After a move to Sydney to start anew with her detective boyfriend, Makedde Vanderwall is ready to sink her teeth into a career as a forensic psychologist. But with the ink barely dry on her PhD, Mak hopes to make some cash working for a private investigator. But her street smarts and maverick need for justice at any cost could bring her relationship with Detective Andy Flynn to the breaking point. Especially when Mak finds herself infiltrating the upper echelons of Australian society in search of a cold-blooded killer.   "Makedde Vanderwall ranks up there as [a] contemporary Aussie literary icon." -The Daily Telegraph   "Mak is the female equivalent of Jack Reacher." -Joanne Harris, New York Times–bestselling author of Chocolat

"Completely entertaining from beginning to end," this crime thriller features a maverick female private investigator who finds herself hunted by a hit man (Hugh Jackman, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award–winning actor).   The daughter of a cop with a degree in forensic psychology, Makedde Vanderwall is no ordinary PI. Though her love life is all over the place, her crime instincts are on the mark. But while trying to help a widowed mother track down her young son, Mak finds herself dancing once more with the wealthy, criminal Cavanaughs, one of Australia's richest and most ruthless families. Mak isn't about to let them get away with murder. But with her six-foot-tall model looks, she's also not the kind of woman who can hide easily from a hit man. . . .   "Makedde Vanderwall ranks up there as [a] contemporary Aussie literary icon." -The Daily Telegraph   "Mak is the female equivalent of Jack Reacher." -Joanne Harris, New York Times–bestselling author of Chocolat

In this "impossible to put down" thriller, a woman returns to Australia to face the serial killer she survived and the detective ex-lover she still desires (New Woman).    Makedde Vanderwall may have endured her abduction by the notorious Stiletto killer, but facing him as a key witness at his trial feels like a fresh nightmare from the moment she steps off the plane in Sydney. First there's the press, eager to capture footage of the stunning, six-foot blonde, a former model with a PhD in forensic psychology within her grasp. Everyone wants to know how Mak's doing now that she's back in the city where the harrowing kidnapping took place. No one more than Detective Andy Flynn, the man she'd made the mistake of falling in love with. The cop who saved her life.   Seeing Andy again brings back all her feelings-and her fears. And just when the verdict is about to be handed down, the Stiletto killer makes a daring prison break, aided by an accomplice who is just as twisted as he is. Terrified, Mak flees the country, but with the press on her heels and a killer keen to finish what he started, it's going to take everything Mak has to save herself this time.   "Makedde Vanderwall ranks up there as [a] contemporary Aussie literary icon." -The Daily Telegraph   "Mak is the female equivalent of Jack Reacher." -Joanne Harris, New York Times–bestselling author of Chocolat

In this "fantastic end to a truly thrilling series," a female PI with a price on her head turns vigilante in the name of taking down a crime family (Woman's Day).   When Makedde Vanderwall disappeared in Paris, everyone, including her federal agent ex-lover and her former cop father, presumes she's dead. Everyone, except the Cavanaugh clan, one of the richest and most ruthless families in Australia. With a price on her head and a perilous need for revenge, Mak wants to put an end to the family's senseless violence against the innocent. With her body honed and her mind as sharp as a knife, Mak emerges from her isolation a woman transformed, an assassin ready, willing, and able to find justice once and for all.    At first, Mak doesn't plan on seeing Andy again. But turns out he's the only man she can trust. He's also the man she still loves. But Mak's survival means putting all feelings aside. If she can. . . .   "Makedde Vanderwall ranks up there as [a] contemporary Aussie literary icon." -The Daily Telegraph   "Mak is the female equivalent of Jack Reacher." -Joanne Harris, New York Times–bestselling author of Chocolat

"A woman partners with a cop to track a serial killer in this thriller that "marks the arrival of a bold new female voice for American crime-fiction fans" (Publishers Weekly).   Makedde Vanderwall is a part-time model, a student of forensic psychology, and a bad-ass. She has to be. It's the only way the six-foot blonde stunner is taken seriously in this world. When her best friend and fellow model is brutally murdered, Makedde is deadly serious about finding the killer. Detective Andy Flynn suspects the gruesome crime to be the work of a serial killer with a kink for killing young women. But that doesn't keep Mak from doing her own sleuthing.   Not only is Mak well-versed in the criminal mind, she grew up with a cop father in a household where homicide was dinnertime conversation. But when the psychopath targets Mak, suddenly getting her man-and keeping Detective Flynn at arm's length-gets a lot more dangerous.   "Makedde Vanderwall ranks up there as [a] contemporary Aussie literary icon." -The Daily Telegraph   "Mak is the female equivalent of Jack Reacher." -Joanne Harris, New York Times–bestselling author of Chocolat