A homicide detective
in the dark. A serial killer on the loose. Both have their obsessions in
a nerve-twisting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.
Austin
homicide detective Jordan Poe is hunting a serial killer she fears is
the same man who assaulted her sister, Avery, two years ago. The details
line up: the victims are the same age, same type, dead by the same grim
MO. Luckily Avery survived. But the terrible memories linger, making
Jordan more determined than ever to stop this monster in his tracks.
Texas
Ranger Carter Spencer isn’t one to poach on a detective’s territory.
Yet no matter how resentful a capable lone wolf like Jordan is, when she
is attacked at a third crime scene and suffers a trauma that leaves her
with limited vision, it’s up to Carter to help Jordan navigate a world
she no longer recognizes. He needs her instinct, her experience, and her
fearless resolve to crack this case. A case that’s about to get even
darker.
A stranger is watching. He’s closing in on his ultimate prey. And no one but the killer can see what’s coming.
MY REVIEW: An intense, chilling opening sets the tone for "Don't Look Now", a thrilling police procedural from acclaimed suspense author Mary Burton. When Austin, TX Homicide Detective Jordan Poe is called to a grisly murder scene, painful memories are brought back from a similar crime that had happened two years ago--one that involved her own sister, Avery. Both young women were petite blondes with drug habits. Jordan had managed to find Avery and save her with just seconds to spare. After their mother's death, Jordan had always worried about her younger sister's welfare, and Avery's drug use had long been a bone of contention between them. After her near-death experience, Avery had made an attempt to stay clean. When another victim with a similar crime scene MO is discovered, local law enforcement brings in Texas Ranger Carter Spencer to assist in the investigation. There is tension at first between Jordan and Carter--she didn't like handing over the case to someone else. However, when Jordan is attacked at a third crime scene, she suffers an injury which causes her vision to be impaired. She must now rely on Carter to help her, and he needs her knowledge, intuition, and skill to help him catch a serial killer. A growing mutual respect blooms into friendship, and then into something more. This case is deeper, darker, and more personal than they first realized. The evil is far closer and stronger than they could have imagined. Can they survive the truth and bring this reign of terror to an end? With Jordan's future in law enforcement in question, can love find a way to bring new hope and make wishes for happiness together come true? Author Mary Burton's detailed, descriptive writing will give you goosebumps as you keep reading until the last page is turned.
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Never Look Back
After multiple women go
missing, Agent Melina Shepard of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
makes the impulsive decision to go undercover as a prostitute. While
working the street, she narrowly avoids becoming a serial killer’s
latest victim; as much as it pains her to admit, she needs backup.
Enter
lone wolf FBI agent Jerrod Ramsey. Stonewalled by a lack of leads, he
and Melina investigate a scene where a little girl has been found
abandoned in a crashed vehicle. They open the trunk to reveal a horror
show and quickly realize they’re dealing with two serial killers with
very different MOs. The whole situation brings back memories for
Melina—why does this particular case feel so connected to her painful
past?
Before time runs out, Melina must catch not one but two
serial killers, both ready to claim another victim—and both with their
sights set on her.
MY REVIEW: "Never Look Back" is Book Three in the "Criminal Profilers
Series" from master of contemporary romantic suspense, author Mary
Burton. An appropriately creepy prologue gives us a chilling look into
the mind of a serial killer--and that's just the beginning of this
suspenseful race-against-the-clock thriller in which a Tennessee state
investigator and an FBI agent must work together to stop a killing spree
and solve a mystery. When women who earn their living by walking the
streets of Nashville begin to disappear, Reverend Sarah Beckett, who
runs "The Mission", a halfway house for prostitutes, calls a friend for
help. Melina Shepard, who works for the Tennessee Bureau of
Investigation, doesn't hesitate to go undercover posing as a prostitute
while searching for clues to the disappearances. After surviving a
too-close call with a serial killer, Melina joins forces with Jerrod
Ramsey, and FBI agent who has been chasing this particular killer for
years. As the danger around Melina and Jerrod grows, so does the
awareness between them. The investigation becomes more complex and more
perilous when it becomes clear that there actually two killers at work,
and each has Melina in his target sights for his own twisted reasons.
Working together as a team, can Jerrod and Melina bring to an end a
deadly double reign of terror? They can protect one another's lives, but
can they protect their hearts from each other? Mary Burton's suspense
thrillers are rich in procedural detail, and "Never Look Back" is
entertaining and addictive as the lead characters put their criminal
profiler skills to use analyzing those around them--and each other. A
highly-recommended series for lovers of top-notch contemporary romantic
suspense.
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I See You
FBI
special agent Zoe Spencer uses skeletal remains to recreate the faces
of murder victims through sculpture. Though highly scientific, the
process is also sensitive and intimate; she becomes attached to the
individuals she identifies, desperate to find justice for each.
As
Zoe examines old remains, she sees a teenage girl looking back at
her—the victim in a cold case from over a decade ago. Zoe wants nothing
more than to tell this young woman’s story and to bring her killer to
justice.
Zoe’s case leads her to the victim’s hometown and to
homicide detective William Vaughan, Zoe’s on-again, off-again lover. As
the two become more involved in the case, they quickly realize that it
isn’t as cold as they first believed: someone’s still out there hunting
women. And with more women gone missing, time’s running out. Can they
work together and stop this madman before he kills again?
MY REVIEW: Author
Mary Burton continues her thrilling "Criminal Profiler Series" with
Book #2, "I See You". A tip to an investigative journalist leads to the
discovery of skeletal remains from an almost twenty-year old crime.
Forensic artist and FBI Special Agent Zoe Spencer uses her skills and
intuition to recreate the image of the victim through an eerily
life-like sculpture. When Zoe's boss recognizes the face as that of a
young college student who had vanished without a trace all those years
ago, a tumultuous chain of events will follow. Zoe is reconnected with
Detective William Vaughan, whom she had first met when he was a student
at one of her training seminars. A mutual attraction had led to a casual
involvement. When more violence against women occurs, and the old case
is linked with the new crimes, Zoe and William must work together to
stop a killer. The more time they spend together, the more their
appreciation and awareness of each other grows--could it lead to more
than a brief affair? Author Mary Burton has a way of drawing readers
into her stories that keeps the pages turning, and when one story ends,
you can't wait for the next one to begin. "I See You" is highly
recommended for lovers of romantic suspense and top-notch police
procedural thrillers.
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Hide and Seek
She’s hunting. He’s watching.
Special Agent Macy Crow is a survivor. After a vicious
hit-and-run nearly kills her, she gets right back to work, and now she’s
gunning for a spot on the FBI’s elite profiling team. As an audition,
she offers to investigate the recently discovered bones of Tobi Turner, a
high school girl who disappeared fifteen years ago.
While
investigating with local sheriff Mike Nevada, a former colleague and
onetime lover, Macy discovers a link between Tobi’s case and several
others that occurred around the same time as her disappearance. As Macy
interviews victims and examines old cases, she uncovers a sinister
picture of a stalker who graduated to sexual assault—and then murder.
Macy
and Nevada race to put this monster behind bars before he can come out
of hiding. But the murderer’s had years to hone his skills, and soon
Macy herself becomes a target. She’s no stranger to pain and terror, but
will Macy’s first profiling case be her last?
“In this gripping sequel to Cut and Run…Burton delivers an
irresistible, tension-filled plot with plenty of twists. The characters
resonate with an intimate, small-town feel, and the tender romance
between Macy and Mike complements the plot nicely. Lovers of romantic
thrillers won’t be disappointed.” —Publishers Weekly
Cut and Run
Twin sisters separated by the past are reunited by unspeakable crimes in New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton’s throat-clutching novel of suspense…
Trauma
victims are not new to medical examiner Faith McIntyre, but this one is
different. The unconscious woman clinging to life after a hit and run
is FBI agent Macy Crow. What the woman from Quantico was doing in a dark
alley after midnight is just one mystery. The other is more unsettling:
Macy is Faith’s mirror image—the twin sister she never knew she had.
Faith
knew that she was adopted, but now she’s finding that her childhood
concealed other secrets. Following the trail of clues Macy left behind,
Faith and Texas Ranger Mitchell Hayden make a shocking discovery on an
isolated country ranch—a burial ground for three women who disappeared
thirty years before.
They weren’t the only victims in a killer’s twisted plot. And they won’t be the last.
As
the missing pieces of Faith’s and Macy’s dark lives snap into place,
Faith is becoming more terrified by what she sees—and by what she must
do to save her sister and herself from the past.
“Burton can always be counted on for her smart heroines and tightly woven plots.” —For the Love of Books
“Must-read
romantic suspense…Burton is a bona-fide suspense superstar. And her
books may be peppered with enough twists and turns to give you whiplash,
but the simmering romance she builds makes for such a compelling,
well-rounded story.” —USA Today’s Happy Ever After
In this gripping thriller from bestselling author Mary Burton, an FBI agent must catch
a copycat killer. The only difference this time: she’s the final
victim.
Catching monsters helps FBI agent Kate Hayden keep
her nightmares at bay. Now an urgent call brings her back to San
Antonio, the scene of her violent past. A brutal new murder shows
hallmarks of a serial killer nicknamed the Samaritan. Tricky part is,
Kate already caught him.
Either Kate made a deadly error, or
she’s got a copycat on her hands. Paired with homicide detective Theo
Mazur, she quickly realizes this murder is more twisted than it first
appeared. Then a second body is found, the mode of death identical to a
different case that Kate thought she’d put behind her.
Now Kate
and Detective Mazur aren’t just working a homicide; the investigative
pair is facing a formidable enemy who knows Kate intimately. While Mazur
is personally trying to protect Kate, the closer they are drawn to the
killer, the clearer it becomes that in this terrifying game, there is
only one rule: don’t believe everything you see…
“The Last Move is a very well written, strongly plotted thriller…” ―All About Romance
“Disturbing, engrossing, and adrenaline pumping!” ―What’s Better Than Books?
Mary Burton
Mary Burton loves writing suspense,
getting to know her characters, keeping up with law enforcement and
forensic procedure, morning walks, baking, and tiny dachshunds. She also
enjoys hunting down serial killers, which she does in her New York
Times and USA Today bestselling novels. She is a 2019 Montlake Romance
Diamond Award winner signifying she’s reached one million readers.
Library Journal has compared her work to that of Lisa Jackson and Lisa
Gardner, and Fresh Fiction has likened her writing to that of James
Patterson.
Mary is routinely featured among the top ten writers in Amazon’s
Author Rankings for romantic suspense. Upon publication, her books,
including her recent titles I See You, Hide and Seek, Cut and Run and Her Last Word, consistently rank high on the Kindle eBooks Store Bestseller List.
Research is a favorite part of Mary’s workday. She never tires of
delving into police work, evidence collection and analysis. She’s known
for taking a hands-on approach, whether it means interviews with
professionals in the field, forensic seminars or lessons at the firing
range.
A Richmond native, Mary has lived there for most of her life. She’s a
graduate of Virginia’s Hollins University and worked in marketing
before she began writing full time. Her first book was published in
2000. Today she’s the author of thirty-three published novels and five
novellas as Mary Burton and six works of contemporary fiction as Mary Ellen Taylor, including her recent Winter Cottage and Spring House and upcoming Honeysuckle Season. She’s co-editor, with novelist Mary Miley, of Deadly Southern Charm, A Lethal Ladies Mystery Anthology.
A member of International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, Mystery
Writers of America, Novelists, Inc., and Romance Writers of America,
Mary is known for creating multiple suspense stories connected by
characters and/or place.
Though she enjoys traveling for research and visiting readers at
festivals, reader conferences and other book events, she remains very
much a homebody. There she and her husband spend time alternately
enjoying their empty nest and spoiling their four-legged babies Buddy,
Bella and Tiki.
http://www.maryburton.com/
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