Detective Chris Bailey

Three friends with secrets. One luxurious lake house vacation. A killer on the loose. Lauren, Drew, and Rob go on a relaxing vacation that turns into a nightmare. As Lauren sunbathes by the lake, she sees the man from next door lugging something heavy into a boat. The night before, Lauren thought she heard a woman screaming. What is their rich and famous neighbor hiding? Women are vanishing in this beautiful corner of Tennessee, full of woods and water. Detective Chris Bailey has his hands full. He's investigating a drowning from last summer. The woman was never identified. But a pattern is emerging. Another body surfaces. The killer will stop at nothing to stay hidden. Will Lauren be the next victim? And can she handle the fact both her friends are in love with her?

A killer with a dangerous obsession. Three young women shot to death. Each victim with one shoe missing. It's the middle of the night when Detective Chris Bailey is called to the side of a rural Tennessee highway. A young woman's body is found sprawled on the shoulder of the winding country road, a glossy dark pool of blood around her head. The victim has been shot five times. She isn't wearing a coat, though it's late February. Her empty purse is discarded a few feet away, a single high-heeled pump obscenely alone in a pile of last year's fallen leaves tinted with frost. Her other foot is bare. Then another woman's body is found, displayed in the same way. Detective Chris Bailey realizes he may have a serial killer on his hands. Everything points to the first victim's brother, Mick, especially when his sister's ID and shoe are found at his house. Mick doesn't seem to have a motive. And he has only just moved back to the area after working a high-powered job in Chicago. But he did have a relationship with his sister's best friend, which ended badly. Mick is clearly at the center of everything, but Bailey isn't sure how. Is he the killer, or is someone trying to frame him?

Detective Bailey is in a race against time to catch a killer. It isn't every day that Detective Chris Bailey is handed a triple homicide. They may have their share of problems in the scenic wooded hills of Tennessee, but news that a young man-a child, really-wiped out his entire family sends a ripple of shock through the whole community. Seventeen-year-old Colin Simon is witnessed fleeing the scene, gun in hand. He's arrested for murder, but refuses to explain any of it. Not even what he did with the gun. The police have their suspect, so is it case closed? The victims were Colin's mom, stepdad and grandma. He swears he didn't do it and he had no reason to kill them. Bailey suspects there is more to this case than meets the eye. Who is Colin protecting? And how far will they go to hide the truth?

Two hidden bodies. One crumbling Tennessee mansion full of secrets. A killer who's always one step ahead. Detective Chris Bailey thought he'd heard it all. But he's never had a call like this. What if I told you I knew where his body was buried? Bailey is called to Ivy Manor, out in the sticks. An eerie old pile like this-ringed by dark woods and deep lakes on all sides-is sure to conjure rumors. And now the new owner's found a bloody handprint, smeared across the front porch. Then a body finally surfaces-but Bailey can't make it match his crime scene. This man's been dead way too long to have left the fresh red print. So where's the second victim? The search is on. And the clock is ticking … Discover a completely unputdownable crime thriller from a bestselling author. Filled with enough twists and turns to keep you listening late into the night.