Beacon Falls

Lucy has always seen herself as, a normal Pittsburgh soccer mom, who happened to have a job chasing the worst of the worst. But, after a violent predator targets her family and she's injured, Lucy sacrifices her career with the FBI in order to keep her family safe. What is she now that she's no longer a FBI Special Agent? She ponders the question as, she begins her new job with the Beacon Group, a private consulting firm that specializes in cold cases and bringing justice to forgotten victims. Lucy fears she's traded being a kick-ass law enforcement officer for being a civilian mother hen shepherding a team of amateurs. Her fears appear justified when she's partnered with TK O'Connor, a former Marine MP struggling with her transition to life back home, and sent to rural Texas to investigate a case that's more than cold-it's already been closed, with the killers behind bars for the past twenty-nine years. But, who really killed Lily Martin, her infant daughter, and husband? Why was an entire, family targeted for annihilation? And, what price will Lucy pay for exposing a truth people will kill to keep buried?

A soccer mom and ex-FBI agent deals with an amnesiac and a dangerous stalker in this thriller by the New York Times, bestselling author of Last Light. After leaving the FBI, Lucy Guardino, still feels like the new kid on the block with her team at Beacon Falls. But then, a new case involving a young woman with amnesia searching for her lost memories shines a spotlight on a past case involving one of Lucy's team members. Dr. Tommy Worth left his job as a pediatrician ER physician to join the Beacon Group after his wife went missing, leaving him to raise their five-year-old daughter alone. Now the press is hounding him on the anniversary of his wife's disappearance. Distracting himself with the newest case at Beacon Falls fails miserably after the woman he is trying to help becomes the target of an anonymous stalker...

A secret buried in an open grave returns to haunt a small Pennsylvania town in an action-packed thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author . . . When divers discover an antique car with a skeleton inside, the Beacon Group dispatches TK O'Connor to lead the investigation into the sixty-year-old cold case. It's TK's first chance at lead investigator, and the former Marine is determined not to let her team down. But almost as soon as she arrives in the downtrodden rustbelt Pennsylvania town, her challenges mount. First, there's the issue of identifying the man inside the car. Who was he and why did he seemingly drive off a cliff into a quarry, leaving no trace of his life behind? Then there's the brewing racial tension in the city. A white police officer is on trial for shooting a black man and the verdict is due any minute. When a second killing occurs, TK suddenly finds herself at the center of a new investigation while the town literally explodes around her. As protesters storm the once peaceful town, it's up to TK and her boss, Lucy Guardino, to untangle the truth, both past and present. But is the truth powerful enough to stop the violence before anyone else is killed? "Combine Dirty Harry with a loving wife and mother and you might end up with Lucy Guardino." -RT Book Reviews "A compelling new voice in thriller writing." -Jeffery Deaver, New York Times–bestselling author of The Never Game

In this thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author of Open Grave, a soccer mom and ex-FBI agent must clear a runaway girl of murder. She's been on the run for almost half her life. Hiding from the law after a thoughtless act of juvenile delinquency goes horribly wrong. "Gone dark" was what they called it, falling so far off the grid, going so deep underground, no one could tie you to your old life. Forget who you are, what you were, where you came from . . . The world has changed since then, has forgiven her crime, has almost forgotten her . . . can Lucy find her to let her know she's free to reclaim her life before she makes another mistake? One that will destroy her life forever. If she leaves the dark, can she survive the light of day? Or is she simply making herself an easy target for an implacable enemy who never forgets or forgives? Gone Dark is the tenth Lucy Guardino novel, but they can be read out of order. If you enjoy captivating suspense, intelligent storytelling, strong and vulnerable characters, and a freight-train pace, then you'll love this adrenaline rush of a heart-pounding thriller from "a master of the genre" (Pittsburgh Magazine). Praise for the Beacon Falls novels "Combine Dirty Harry with a loving wife and mother and you might end up with Lucy Guardino. Fans of Lyons' hospital-set series will love the change of setting and thrilling pace. . . . You won't be able to put this one down." -RT Book Reviews on Snake Skin "An action packed thriller from page one! An amazing fast paced story with characters that jump off the page and capture your heart. A must read!" -My Book Addiction on Blood Stained

A former FBI agent must save her husband from a killer in the Idaho mountains, in this thriller by the New York Times bestselling author. As an FBI Special Agent, Lucy Guardino, faced horrors of all kinds. But now, she must face turning forty. Her birthday features black balloons, gag gifts, and a visit to her surgeon who isn't happy with the way her leg has healed. Then she finds a missed message from an old friend, a sheriff in a remote region of Idaho's Bitterroot mountains, who needs her help. Lucy calls back only to learn he's missing, presumed dead. Was it an accident? Suicide? Murder? The grieving widow and stunned community have no answers. Now Lucy and her husband Nick are heading into the wilderness to solve the mystery. But when Nick ends up in a killer's crosshairs, will Lucy still have what it takes to save the day?

Lucy Guardino has fought and defeated evil before, but nothing like the case Dr. Cassandra Hart brings to the Beacon Falls team: a missing infant, his mother dead. Alina was only nineteen, full of hope, despite being, raped, left for dead, and finding herself pregnant with the rapist's child. Then Alina kills herself. The world thinks she also, killed her newborn baby. No one will investigate further, not without forensic evidence. No one believes there is a link between Alina's case and the brutal murders of other women. No one except Dr. Cassandra Hart and former FBI Special Agent Lucy Guardino. Two women, both fiercely passionate about justice for the victims they serve. And, both just as determined to defeat the evil stalking the streets of Pittsburgh, even if it means risking everything. But when, justice fails them, where will they draw the line? Is there ever a time when taking the law into their own hands is the lesser evil?