Jessie Hunt (Italian)

The apprentice in criminal profiling (and new bride) Jessie Hunt, 29, discovers murky secrets that are nested in her new provincial town. When a body is found, Jessie finds herself stuck between her new friends, her husband's secrets, the workload of her serial killer ... and the secrets of her own dark past. In THE PERFECT WIFE (A Jessie Hunt's thrilling psychological thriller, Book One, the criminal profiling apprentice Jessie Hunt is sure to have finally left the dark side of her childhood behind. She and her husband Kyle have just moved from a cramped suburban Los Angeles apartment to a villa in Westport Beach. Kyle's promotion has filled them with money. And Jessie is just a few steps away from getting her specialist degree in forensic psychology, the last step to becoming a criminal profiler. But soon after their arrival, Jessie begins to notice a series of strange developments. Neighbors - and their au pair - all seem to have secrets to hide. The mysterious yacht club Kyle desperately wants to be a part of is full of unfaithful men, and he has his own problematic rules. And the notorious serial killer locked up in the psychiatric hospital where Jessie is completing his studies seems to know more about his life than is normal. Oh sure. As her world begins to unfold, Jessie begins to question everything around her, including her own mental health. Did he really uncover a disquieting conspiracy in a sunny and wealthy southern California seaside town? Does the serial killer he is studying really know the origin of his private nightmares? Or is his tortured past finally coming to terms with her? A psychological thriller Exciting and frenetic with unforgettable characters and full of heart-pounding suspense, LA MOGLIE PERFETTA is the # 1 book of a fascinating new series that will make you read until late at night.

In THE PERFECT DISTRICT (Book # 2), profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, picks up the pieces of his destroyed life and leaves the suburbs to start a new life in downtown Los Angeles. But when a wealthy high society representative is killed, Jessie, to whom the case is assigned, finds herself in the world of the perfect façade suburb, in pursuit of a mad assassin amid appearances of false normality and sociopathic women. Jessie, who is being reborn to a new life in downtown LA, is sure to have left her suburban nightmare behind. Ready to forget her failed marriage, she gets a job with the local police department, postponing her admission to the FBI Academy. She is assigned a direct murder in an affluent neighborhood, a simple case for start your own career. But his bosses have no idea that in this case there is more than one might suspect. Nothing can prepare her for her first case, a case that will force her to test the minds of wealthy suburban couples who thought she had left behind. Behind their images of perfect and well-groomed family, Jessie realizes that perfection is not what it seems. An exciting, fast-paced psychological thriller, with unforgettable characters and a heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT DISTRICT is the book # 2 of a bewitching new series that will force you to read late into the night.

In THE PERFECT HOUSE (Book #3), criminal profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, fresh from the FBI Academy, returns to find herself hunted by her murderous father, locked in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Meanwhile, she must race to stop a killer in a new case that leads her deep into suburbia-and to the brink of her own psyche. The key to her survival, she realizes, lies in deciphering her past-a past she never wanted to face again. A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT HOUSE is book #3 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

In THE PERFECT SMILE (Book #4), criminal profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, fresh from the FBI Academy, is assigned a disturbing new case: a woman in her 30s has been murdered after using a dating website for her affairs with married men. Had she gotten too close to one of the married men? Was she the victim of blackmail? Of a stalker? Or was there some far more nefarious motive at stake? The list of suspects takes Jessie into wealthy, manicured neighborhoods, behind the veil of seemingly perfect lives, lives which are actually rotten to the core. The killer, she realizes, must lie behind one of these fake, plastic smiles. Jessie must plumb the depths of his psychosis as she tries to both catch a killer and hold her own fragile psyche together-with her own murderous father on the loose, willing to stop at nothing until he kills her. A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT SMILE is book #4 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

THE PERFECT LIE is book #5 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce When a gorgeous, popular gym trainer is found murdered in a wealthy suburban town, criminal profiler and FBI agent Jessie Hunt, 29, is called in to find out who killed her. Yet the twisted secrets that this affair-ridden town holds is unlike anything she has encountered before. Who was this woman sleeping with? How many marriages did she shatter? And why did they want her dead? A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT LIE is book #5 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

"A masterpiece of thriller and mystery. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) THE PERFECT LOOK is book #6 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has over 1,000 five-star reviews. When a man winds up dead in a hotel room in LA after a night with a prostitute, no one thinks much of it — until what seems like an isolated case turns into a pattern. It soon becomes clear that a prostitute has turned serial killer-and that criminal profiler and FBI agent Jessie Hunt, 29, may be the only one who can stop her. A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT LOOK is book #6 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

THE PERFECT AFFAIR is book #7 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone has over 1,000 five-star reviews. A porn star is found dead, and the LAPD doesn't think much of it. But FBI agent Jessie Hunt, 29, senses something much more sinister at play, something that may just reach into the upper echelons of power and society. A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT AFFAIR is book #7 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #8 in the Jessie Hunt series will be available soon.

When a celebrity professor at an elite college in Los Angeles is found strangled, Jessie is called in to wade through his hidden life and abundance of secrets. Many people, it seemed, had reason to want him dead. But the true killer may be the most unlikely of all. The college community is shocked when the unthinkable happens: a famous, untouchable professor has been found murdered on campus. From harassed students to aggrieved colleagues, his list of secret enemies is long. Too long. The deeper Jessie digs, the more she realizes that nothing is as it seems. And that this killer may just strike again. A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE JESSIE HUNT series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

Wealthy Beverly Hills couples are being found dead, with seemingly nothing to connect them other than their troubled marriages. Jessie senses a pattern, and knows this killer will strike again. But can she outwit him in time? Jessie encounters a wall as she pries into the private lives and marriages of the rich. But beneath the seemingly perfect façade, she senses a dark undercurrent-one that lead to all of these couples' deaths. But can she enter this killer's mind fast enough to solve the thread that connects them before he strikes again? A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, the JESSIE HUNT series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

Jessie, taken hostage, is in the fight of her life. So used to saving others, she finds the table turned, and at the mercy of her colleagues to find her in time-while at the same time, murders pile up on the outside world, offering her colleagues a grisly trail to her. Is there any chance of escape? Can Jessie outsmart her keeper before it's too late? Or will Jessie Hunt become just another cold case? A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, the “Jessie Hunt” series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

When high-society women are found dead in their opulent California homes, Jessie Hunt is summoned to crack the case. With little to connect them, other than hidden scandal, Jessie is at a loss. Why are they being targeted? And who is next? These wealthy wives and moms are unlikely targets, and with no sign of foul play, connecting the dots seems impossible. Yet Jessie digs deep, plumbing this exclusive world for clues, finding out more than she wished she'd ever knew. But every society has a dark side. And Jessie may just be about to step into a killer's arms. A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, the “Jessie Hunt” series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

When wealthy housewives are found dead in their own backyards, victims of a serial killer dubbed the "backyard killer," Jessie must solve the case in the face of tremendous media pressure and a ticking clock. What secrets lie behind these hedges? And what do these victims have in common? is baffled at these crime scenes, so isolated, with seemingly no way the killer could have known these women were there. Yet something, she knows, must be connecting them. Behind their troubled marriages and phony friendships, a killer is lurking. But can Jessie uncover him before the next victim dies? A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, the “Jessie Hunt” series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

When a wealthy couple is found dead in their home's high-tech panic room, Jessie Hunt is summoned to the crime scene. In this room designed to be safe from all harm, how has the killer managed to kill these people? Why? And which opulent home will he strike next? Jessie must enter the killer's mind, his traumatic past, to decode the clues at the crime scene. Can she stop him before he strikes again? A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, the “Jessie Hunt” series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

When the hostess of a decadent Malibu beach party is found dead in her home, it seems clear that a killer is stalking these parties and looking for his next victim. But as Jessie digs deeper and enters this killer's mind, she realizes there is more than meets the eye: these murders are personal. And if she doesn't stop him soon, another woman will be dead. A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, the “Jessie Hunt” series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

When multiple women are found dead, fitting a pattern, yet there is seemingly no connection between them. Jessie knows they are hiding secrets deep in their past and unlocking them will be the key to stopping this killer before he strikes again. But can she figure it out in time? A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, the “Jessie Hunt” series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

When a second famous therapist is found murdered, Jessie must enter the world of therapists and their patients, in her hunt to find a deranged killer eager to be helped, and to kill those attempting to help him. With a brilliant killer able to outsmart even the therapists, Jessie realizes, too late, that she just may be walking right into his trap... A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, the “Jessie Hunt” series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.