Dakota Steele Mystery

MMA champ-turned-FBI Special Agent and BAU specialist Dakota Steele is as tough as they come-and as brilliant, too, able to crack serial killers that no one else can. But this new case is unlike anything she's seen, and Dakota, weighed down by the demons of her own past, may have just reached her breaking point. WITHOUT MERCY is the debut novel of a brand new series by critically-acclaimed and #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Ava Strong. Dakota's last case broke her, driving her to quit the FBI and return to the hard streets of her South Dakota hometown. She is weighed down by a lifetime of fighting, and by the demons of her dark past: her missing sister who vanished when Dakota was a teenager. Her estranged father, who she still can't bring herself to speak to. The killer she let get away. Dakota has hit her low point. Only the most desperate case-and the tough love of her partner-can lure her back. Victims are disappearing along empty stretches of desert highway, with no witnesses. The landscape is desolate, the people tough and dangerous. And the police are stumped. Time is running out before the next victim is taken, and it's up to Dakota to connect the dots. Can Dakota stop him in time? Or will her own demons take her for good? A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the DAKOTA STEELE mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night. Books #2 and #3 in the series-WITHOUT REMORSE and WITHOUT A PAST are also available.

MMA champ-turned-FBI Special Agent and BAU specialist Dakota Steele is as tough as they come-and as brilliant, too, able to crack serial killers that no one else can. But when bodies turn up in scrap metal yards, displayed in dramatic and disturbing ways, Dakota may have finally met her match. WITHOUT REMORSE is book #2 in a brand new series by critically-acclaimed and #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Ava Strong. As the case grows more complex, leading down a maze of dead ends, Dakota realizes there may be one clue just out of reach. And after a shocking twist, Dakota realizes that this killer may not be who she thinks he is. He may just be far more diabolical. Yet Dakota must still battle her own demons-the disappearance of her sister, the estrangement of her father-as all of it bears down on her at once. Can she hold it together long enough to solve the case? Or will the trauma of her past threaten to swallow her for good? A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the DAKOTA STEELE mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night. Book #3 in the series-WITHOUT A PAST is also available.

MMA champ-turned-FBI Special Agent and BAU specialist Dakota Steele is as tough as they come-and as brilliant, too, able to crack serial killers that no one else can. When a new serial killer appears, using dangerous chemicals to murder victims, it's up to Dakota and her partner to track him down. But this killer is unlike any she's seen before, and Dakota may just find her own life in danger. Dakota's personal life offers no refuge from the stress. She has finally summoned the courage to contact her father, but their relationship is rocky at best, and Dakota is no closer to finding the answers she needs to unravel the mysteries of her past, and of her sister's disappearance. Can Dakota stop the killer in time to save the next victim? Can she find her own sister's killer? Or will her past remain a mystery forever?

MMA champ-turned-FBI Special Agent and BAU specialist Dakota Steele is as tough as they come-with brilliance to match, able to catch serial killers no one else can. But when a new victim appears, trapped in an elaborate maze, part of a killer's lair, Dakota realizes she is up against a killer more diabolical than she's ever seen. Still chasing the unsolved murder of her sister, Dakota is burning the candle at both ends, trying to solve the present while trying to fix her past. Using all the skills at her disposal, Dakota is one step away from entering the killer's mind and decoding his plan. But will she be fast enough to save another life? A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the “Dakota Steele” mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night.

MMA champ-turned-FBI Special Agent and BAU specialist Dakota Steele is as tough as they come—with brilliance to match, able to crack serial killer cases no one else can. But when Dakota pursues her next case into the world of medieval re-enactment enthusiasts, she is up against a myriad of traps and suspects—and everything is deadlier than it seems. In this world of theater, a killer is picking off innocent lives one by one, using the backdrop as his own stage. Dakota must enter this insular subculture, and in a world of kings and queens, of rogues and knights, she will have to hold her own. But not all weapons are pretend. And Dakota just may discover an ambush where she least expected it. A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the “Dakota Steele” mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night.

When victims of a new serial killer are found bald, MMA champ-turned-FBI Special Agent Dakota Steele is summoned to crack the mysterious case. As the trail brings Dakota deep into the world of notorious criminals, she will have to rely on her fighting skills to keep her alive, and to enable her to save the next victim before it's too late. A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the “Dakota Steele” mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night.