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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.

In this best-selling mystery series, FBI Special Agent Ilse Beck, victim of a traumatic childhood in Germany, moved to the US to become a renowned psychologist specializing in PTSD, and the world’s leading expert in the unique trauma of serial-killer survivors. By studying the psychology of their survivors, Ilse has a unique and unparalleled expertise in the true psychology of serial killers. Ilse never expected, though, to become an FBI agent herself.

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 popular local fitness instructor is found murdered in a wealthy suburb, FBI Special Agent Stella Fall is dispatched to an ultra-exclusive Connecticut coastal town. She soon discovers the town is rife with secrets - and pulls back the veil on a circle of cheating wives who had turned their cycling class into a cult.

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.

Small-town police officer and single mom Megan York is summoned to a dramatic crime scene in a neighboring town: A serial killer has left a victim dangling from a water tower. As Megan struggles to crack this killer’s mysterious motivation, her violent ex is released from prison—and may just be an even bigger threat.

Police officer and single mom Megan York is doing her best to raise her daughter in her small Midwestern town, hoping her past won’t come back to haunt her, and that her violent ex won’t be released from prison. But when women turn up murdered on local sailboats, victims of a serial killer, Megan must enter the mind of a killer and tackle the toughest case of her career—while her ex comes up for parole.

Newly engaged Stella Fall, 26, is horrified to learn of the secrets hiding in her fiancé's past, in his ultra-wealthy family, and in their exclusive Connecticut suburb. When someone turns up murdered, Stella, to clear her name, is forced to investigate. But in a culture ridden with masterful liars, can she ever really find the truth?

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 crime thriller featuring an unlikely partnership between a jaded FBI agent and a brilliant historian, the Remi Laurent series is riveting mystery, grounded in history, and packed with revelations that will leave you continuously in shock and listening late into the night.

FBI Special Agent Daniel Walker, 40, known for his ability to hunt killers, his street-smarts, and his disobedience, is singled out from the Behavioral Analysis Unit and assigned to the FBI’s new Antiquities unit. The unit, formed to hunt down priceless relics in the global world of antiquities, has no idea how to enter the mind of a murderer.

When a 40-year-old mother and divorcee is found murdered after a wild, college house party, FBI Special Agent Stella suspects there’s more to the story than partying gone awry. As Stella delves deeper into the case, it only becomes more complex and confusing, leading her to dead end, after dead end. Stella must unravel the questions at the heart of the case: Why was this divorcee at the party in the first place? Who wanted her dead? And why? Will the killer strike again? A fast-paced, psychological thriller with unforgettable characters, and heart-pounding suspense.

FBI BAU Special Agent Lily Dawn, half Dutch, half Hispanic, raised in the Caribbean, knows the isles like the back of her hand. When a surge in serial killers in the region prods the FBI to assemble a task force, Lily is the natural choice. But Lily is reluctant to face the demons of her past, including her missing sister, and when a new serial killer strikes, leaving victims on a series of remote islands, Lily gears up for a deadly game of cat and mouse.

When a bloated body is found floating in international waters, twenty miles out at sea, Lily Dawn is called back to the Caribbean. But this is not a happy homecoming. She hasn’t seen her parents since moving to Miami ten years ago, and now her sister has been declared legally dead.

This wealthy town seems too picture-perfect to rookie FBI agent Stella Fall, with its immaculate homes, smiling wives, flaunted wealth, and obsession with appearances. And when she unearths terrible secrets, she realizes it is much worse than it seems....

Victims are turning up dead in the woods, their bodies arranged with a serial killer’s signature. But what message, exactly, is he trying to send? Can brilliant FBI agent Ilse beck decode it in time before he strikes again? Or will his trail lead her straight into a trap? This case, tougher than she could have imagined, brings up dark memories from Ilse’s own past. But the clock is ticking, and she has little time to waste. Can Ilse battle her own demons and solve the twisted puzzle before time runs out?

Remi Laurent, 34, a brilliant history professor at Georgetown, is the world’s leading expert on obscure historic artifacts. Shocked when the FBI asks for her help in finding a killer, she finds herself reluctantly partnered with this rude American FBI agent. Special Agent Walker and Remi Laurent are an unlikely duo. With his ability to enter killers’ minds, and her unparalleled scholarship, the only thing they have in common is their determination to decode the clues, and stop a killer.

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 reenactment enthusiasts, she is up against a myriad of traps and suspects—and everything is deadlier than it seems.

In this best-selling mystery series, FBI Special Agent Ilse Beck, victim of a traumatic childhood in Germany, moved to the US to become a renowned psychologist specializing in PTSD, and the world’s leading expert in the unique trauma of serial-killer survivors. By studying the psychology of their survivors, Ilse has a unique and unparalleled expertise in the true psychology of serial killers. Ilse never expected, though, to become an FBI agent herself.

FBI BAU Special Agent Lily Dawn, half Dutch, half Hispanic, raised in the Caribbean, knows the isles like the back of her hand. When a surge in serial killers in the region prods the FBI to assemble a task force, Lily is the natural choice. But Lily is reluctant to face the demons of her past, including her missing sister, and when a serial killer leaves a trail of victims in marinas, Lily must race to enter the killer’s mind and decode the riddle. Who will he claim next?