Avery Black (Dutch)

A new psychological thriller by the bestseller author # 1 Blake Pierce. Avery Black, murder detective, has gone through hell. She was once a top criminal lawyer, but fell out of favor when she wrongly acquitted a brilliant Harvard professor. When he murdered again, Avery could only watch with shame. She lost her husband and daughter and her life fell apart in one fell swoop. Slowly Avery tries to get back on top, this time on the other side of the counter. She recovers and becomes a murder detective, much to the dismay of her colleagues, who still remember what happened at the time and have still not forgiven her. However, when Boston is startled by a serial killer targeting girls from elite schools, they must admit that Avery has brilliant gifts and call in her help. This is Avery's ultimate opportunity to prove itself and to pay off its past debt. However, Avery will soon find that she has to face a murderer who is as smart as she is. In this psychological cat and mouse game, the assassin strikes mercilessly and mysteriously. In an exciting race against the clock, Avery faces a number of shocking and unexpected turns that will eventually lead to a surprising climax that even Avery could not have imagined. This blood-curdling, dark psychological thriller, with a particularly popular Avery in the lead, will keep you awake late into the night. It is the first thriller in a new series of exciting murder mysteries.

From #1 bestselling mystery author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense. In CAUSE TO RUN (An Avery Black Mystery-Book 2), a new serial killer is stalking Boston, killing his victims in bizarre ways, taunting the police with mysterious puzzles that reference the stars. As the stakes are upped and the pressure is on, the Boston Police Department is forced to call in its most brilliant-and most controversial-homicide detective: Avery Black. Avery, still reeling from her last case, finds herself up against a rival precinct and a brilliant, cunning killer who is always one step ahead of her. She is forced to enter his dark, twisted mind as he lays clues for his next killing, and forced to look into places in her own mind she would rather not go. She finds herself compelled to seek the counsel of Howard Randall, the twisted serial killer she'd put behind bars years ago, all while her new burgeoning life with Rose and Ramirez is falling apart. And just as things cannot get any worse, she finds out something else: she herself may be the target. In a game of psychological cat and mouse, a frantic race against time leads Avery through a series of shocking and unexpected twists-culminating in climax that even Avery could not imagine. A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, CAUSE TO RUN is book #2 of a riveting new series-with a beloved new character-that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

Bodies are being found in the outskirts of Boston, their corpses burned beyond recognition, as the police realize a new serial killer is roaming the streets. As the media converges and the pressure is upped, the Boston Police Department must turn to its most brilliant-and controversial-homicide detective: Avery Black. Avery, still trying to pick up the pieces of her own life-her budding relationship with Ramirez, her reconciliation with Rose-suddenly finds herself thrown into the most challenging case of her career. With scant evidence to follow, she must enter the mind of a psychotic killer, try to understand his obsession with fire, and what clues that offers into his personality. Her trail leads her deep into Boston's worst neighborhoods, to confrontations with its worst psychopaths-and finally, to a twist she could never possibly imagine. In a game of psychological cat and mouse, a frantic race against time, Avery is led too deep into the maze of a killer's mind, and to places darker than she'd ever wish to see. A psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, CAUSE TO HIDE is book #3 of a riveting new series-with a beloved new character-that will leave you turning pages late into the night.