Lucy Guardino FBI Thriller

Introducing a Glock-carrying soccer mom in the series debut that's "everything a great thriller should be-action packed, authentic, and intense" (Lee Child). A loving mom and wife, dutiful daughter, consummate professional, and kick-ass federal agent, Lucy Guardino is living the perfect life in Pittsburgh as a Supervisory Special Agent running the FBI's Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement squad. Until the day she comes up against a predator more vicious and cunning than any she's ever tackled before, one who forces Lucy to choose between the life of the young victim she is fighting to save and her own daughter's . . . and Lucy's dream life is shattered. Praise for CJ Lyons' thrillers "A pulse-pounding adrenalin rush!" -Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times–bestselling author "A high stakes adventure with dire consequences." -Steve Berry, New York Times–bestselling author "Pulse-pounding suspense and hair-raising chills." -Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times–bestselling author "A compelling new voice in thriller writing . . . I love how the characters come alive on every page." -Jeffery Deaver, New York Times–bestselling author

An FBI agent must return to a traumatic case to protect her family and stop a killer in this small-town Pennsylvania thriller. Ever since she fatally disobeyed orders, Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino has been chained to her desk. But now a mysterious letter has arrived, hinting that a case she closed four years ago pinned a string of rapes and killings on the wrong man. Lucy jumps at the chance to re-open the case-despite orders to leave well enough alone. Her unofficial investigation takes her back to the small town where a killer took his own life along with one final victim-a mother who left behind a grieving husband and son. Could those dramatic events have all been orchestrated to protect the real killer? Now, with the lives of her own family at risk and a desperate boy out for vigilante justice, Lucy must race to uncover the truth.

It's a vicious, horrific crime: the brutal killing of a teenaged girl. When Pittsburgh detectives call FBI Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino to the scene, their focus is on who-and why. Was it the girl's Afghan father striving to regain his honor after she became too Westernized? Her Jewish boyfriend? Someone from Afghanistan settling an old grudge? Or, one of the many drug cartels the father helped the DEA bring down seeking revenge? The answers seem clear, when Pittsburgh becomes, engulfed in flames as a violent narco-terrorist turns the city into a kill zone. But, in the dark of night, surrounded by men intent on destroying the truth, Lucy learns that secrets hide in shadows...

In this thriller novella, an FBI agent must save herself from a psychopath in order to protect her family. As head of the FBI's Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Squad, Agent Lucy Guardino has a reputation for bringing the lowest of lowlifes to justice. But, today is different. Because the man, who has taken her prisoner, has promised Lucy three things: that before this day is over, she will be dead, that someone in her family will also die, and that he always wins. Trapped inside her worst nightmare, Lucy faces a ruthless killer as, he plays Russian roulette with the lives of those she loves. Wounded and unarmed, how can Lucy defeat a psychopath, who doesn't play by any rules?

An FBI agent must pick up the pieces of her life as she helps a woman receiving death threats, in this thriller by the bestselling author of After Shock. There comes a time in every hero's life, when they fall harder and farther than ever before and they face a choice that changes everything: to give up or claw their way back again. Lucy thought she'd made her choice two months ago when she sacrificed everything to save her family, but now she has to decide whether or not she can save herself... When honor, duty, and family collide...whom would you save?

An FBI agent on vacation with her daughter must stop a killer from having a field day in this thriller novella by the New York Times bestselling author. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino is ready for a well-deserved break from chasing serial killers, child predators, and psychopaths. She's faced the worst of the worst. But nothing could prepare her for spring break alone with her teenaged daughter at a South Carolina beach resort. When Megan befriends a local boy who is accused of a brutal crime, it's up to Lucy to deal with the local police, prevent Megan from playing amateur sleuth, and track a cunning killer before another victim is claimed.

The New York Times–bestselling author introduces a Glock-carrying soccer mom in the first three books in the Lucy Guardino FBI Thriller series. She may be a loving mom and wife, but Lucy Guardino is also a kick-ass federal agent who's not afraid to wield her skills in the series that's "action packed, authentic, and intense" (Lee Child). Snake Skin Lucy Guardino is living the perfect life in Pittsburgh as a Supervisory Special Agent running the FBI's Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement squad. Until the day she comes up against a vicious and cunning predator who forces Lucy to choose between the life of the young victim she is fighting to save and her own daughter's . . . Blood Stained Ever since she fatally disobeyed orders, Lucy has been chained to her desk. But then she learns that a case she closed four years ago may have pinned a string of rapes and killings on the wrong man. Embarking on an unofficial investigation, she races to uncover truth-against a desperate boy out for vigilante justice. Kill Zone In one of Suspense Magazine's Best Novels of the Year, the brutal killing of a teenage girl leads to a violent narcoterrorist turning the city into a kill zone. The girl's father helped the DEA bring down drug cartels-and it seems someone holds a grudge. But Lucy soon learns that secrets hide in shadows . . . Praise for CJ Lyons' thrillers "Pulse-pounding suspense and hair-raising chills." -Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times–bestselling author "A compelling new voice in thriller writing." -Jeffery Deaver, New York Times–bestselling author

After Shock: In this thriller novella, an FBI agent must save herself from a psychopath in order to protect her family. As head of the FBI's Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Squad, Agent Lucy Guardino has a reputation for bringing the lowest of lowlifes to justice. But today is different. Because the man who has taken her prisoner has promised Lucy three things: that before this day is over, she will be dead; that someone in her family will also die; and that he always wins. Trapped inside her worst nightmare, Lucy faces a ruthless killer as he plays Russian roulette with the lives of those she loves. Wounded and unarmed, how can Lucy defeat a psychopath who doesn't play by any rules? Hard Fall: An FBI agent must pick up the pieces of her life as she helps a woman receiving death threats in this thriller by the bestselling author of After Shock. There comes a time in every hero's life when they fall harder and farther than ever before and they face a choice that changes everything: to give up or claw their way back again. Lucy thought she'd made her choice two months ago when she sacrificed everything to save her family, but now she has to decide whether or not she can save herself… When honor, duty, and family collide . . . who would you save? Hard Fall is the fifth novel in the Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers series. 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. Bad Break: An FBI agent on vacation with her daughter must stop a killer from having a field day in this thriller novella by the New York Times bestselling author. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino is ready for a well-deserved break from chasing serial killers, child predators, and psychopaths. She's faced the worst of the worst. But nothing could prepare her for spring break alone with her teenaged daughter at a South Carolina beach resort. When Megan befriends a local boy who is accused of a brutal crime, it's up to Lucy to deal with the local police, prevent Megan from playing amateur sleuth, and track a cunning killer before another victim is claimed. Last Light: New York Times–Bestselling Author: "Combine Dirty Harry with a loving wife and mother and you might end up with Lucy Guardino." -RT Book Reviews 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? "Taut . . . Readers will eagerly look forward to Lucy's next outing." -Publishers Weekly Praise for CJ Lyons and her Thrillers with Heart: "A high stakes adventure with dire consequences." -Steve Berry, New York Times–bestselling author of The Kaiser's Web "A compelling new voice . . . I love how the characters come alive on every page." -Jeffery Dea