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Heartbroken and in need of a fresh start, Carrie Sweet packed up her car and headed to Juniper Springs. On the road to the idyllic town with a new journalist job waiting, she encounters one roadblock after another. Stranded on the side of the road, a handsome stranger stops to offer her help. But is he a knight in shining armor or a possible serial killer? No longer the naïve Carrie, she decides to assume the worst about him. And as luck would have it, the man she treated as a stalker turns out to be her new boss, Ryan.

When a group of friends arrive at their remote Lake House rental, all is seemingly serene. But when one friend turns up missing and another is found dead. The group’s getaway takes the most horrifying turn. And by the time FBI Agent Ava James arrives on the case, a gruesome and traumatizing scene is the only remnants of the once perfectly planned getaway.

Famed FBI agent Emma Griffin has faced off against countless evils in the world. After being a pawn in twisted games and destroying webs of death and destruction, Emma and Xavier finally believe they're free from the Gamemaster grasps. When Emma is called to investigate the case of Brianna Wright's disappearance, a teen who vanished from a concert without a trace. She could have never predicted the complex web of strange cases tangled up with Brianna's.

I took their money to save my family home. Now the Kings of Thornhaven own me. Four months. Three rules. No mercy. Every day, a pink box shows up at my door—filled with designer clothes, or sometimes… barely anything at all. And every day, I follow their rules. They rule Thornhaven Prep like gods—rich, cruel, untouchable. And now, I'm their favorite obsession.

Early in the morning, Agatha walked into the maze-like cornfield. Delighted by the cool winter air, she loved days like this. Alone to think and at peace with the world. But today, she wasn’t as alone as she thought… In this sleepy countryside town, nothing is ever as it seems. When the body of a young woman is found in a cornfield, FBI agent Emma Griffin and the gang are sent there to investigate. Upon arrival, they find strange markings at the scene.

FBI agent Emma Griffin has seen her share of dark and twisted murders. When she's called onto a new case, Emma finds herself baffled and horrified by the crime scene. Cream-colored tags. Mysterious spirals. Words with seemingly no meaning. Victims with tags that don’t seem to correspond to their “sin”. As Emma dives deeper into the case, other mysteries that impact her life start closing in. The more truths Emma uncovers the more bizarre turns this “Seven Deadly Sins” case takes, and the more of a target Emma becomes.

'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring inside Agent Emma Griffin's house. But then out of nowhere a dark shadow appeared. And all of a sudden this holiday season was no longer filled with cheer....

A shy outcast girl from the rural outskirts of a small town is invited to a girls’ sleepover with two other girls. In the middle of the night a horrific fire erupted. By the time emergency services arrived, it was too late. Investigators assumed the parents, their daughter, and her two friends died in the home. But only one body was uncovered: the mother’s....

A lifeless body, brought onto shore by the shifting tides. A tranquil setting disguising the darkness behind a puzzling death. While the nature of the world seems undisturbed. And billions continue living. There is one that carries with her the memory of the dead. She has no choice but to replay the very beginning.

FBI Agent Ava James had a difficult entrance into the FBI. After shadowing famed agent Emma Griffin inside the disturbing underbelly of Windsor Island, Ava James is now ready to carve out her own path in the agency.

After a disastrous investigation ends with the death of her FBI partner. Sarah Cross is banished from her high-profile position in Boston and sent to Tennessee. Feeling more broken and directionless than ever. Sarah moves to the sleepy countryside town of Silver Hill. Where she sets up her quaint new office above a bakery. Exploring the town, she runs into Sheriff Tobias Kessel. Making a note to avoid his southern drawl and charming demeanor. But when the sheriff’s close friend is found dead from an overdose in his garage. Sarah finds herself drawn to the case.

After a home invasion landed Emma in a comatose state. Sam faces another shocking event as he finds himself fighting off an assassin in Emma’s hospital room. Someone obviously wanted to keep Emma quiet forever. But the question is, why?

Sherwood is a sleepy little town. A town full of friendly faces and even friendlier neighbors. Which is why FBI agent Emma Griffin isn't surprised when her new neighbor starts stopping by to chat. Turns out her neighbor has a dark past and secrets that made her run. As much as Emma wished it wasn’t true, a dark past and secrets are things that she is far too familiar with, especially now more than ever.

Catch me. The words that taunted FBI Agent Emma Griffin on the blood-soaked train ride from Sherwood continue to follow her. Drawn to Feathered Nest, she discovers that the horror is far from over and whoever is behind the dare has no intention of his brutal game slowing down any time soon.

The victim had a good reputation at work, but his final days were riddled with strange and erratic behavior. Some employees believe he might have been drawn into nefarious activities, one that comes at a high price: money, silence, cooperation, or a brutal death. As the investigation unfolds, it reveals a broken web of lies and treachery. When several more US Customs and Border Patrol agents are found murdered in similar ways, Ava digs into the nest where depravity seems to flourish.

Chief of Police Scott Simmons had just solved a high-profile case. When a drive-by shooting ended his life, leaving Avery Hart riddled with survivor's guilt and PTSD. Officer Trevor Knapp was once a big-city cop in Seattle, Washington. He moved to Juniper Springs for peace of mind. When tragedy hit his department with the death of the chief of police, suspicions were cast his way.

FBI agent Sarah Cross has had a distinguished career in the agency. Until one day, everything fell apart. Now left to her own devices in the small town of Silver Hill. Sarah finds herself hopelessly lost in the tight-knit community. When skeletal remains are found in a large ceramic kiln. At a remote artist retreat on the outskirts of town. Sarah and Sheriff Tobias Kessel are called in to investigate. But the charred remains are just the beginning.

FBI agent Emma Griffin witnessed atrocities firsthand as a child. She grew up determined to fight crime, often putting her own life at risk. When a mystery woman is found by the roadside with signs of severe abuse. Emma is called to investigate. The woman has no memory of who she is or where she came from. And the case soon comes to a halt when no new leads are found.

Mark and Jill Pearson were often home alone. One hot summer day, they were taken. Penny Pearson lived her life dedicated to her siblings. Her mother worked late and was hardly home, leaving Penny as the primary caretaker most days. But every summer, Penny left to work at the nearby camp. That summer would change her life forever. FBI agent Emma Griffin has had to solve many grim cases. When she is called to investigate the skeletal remains of an adult man, forensics soon connected them to a missing-person case from over a decade ago: Mark Pearson.

After witnessing many tragedies throughout her life and solving cases that appeared unsolvable, FBI Agent Emma Griffin learned the importance of following her instincts and questioning everything she sees. When Bellamy brings a case that involves a sorority sister from Bellamy’s past, Emma finds herself thrown into a case involving a possible mysterious illness. An illness that took the life of a young woman. To others, the mystery seems to have solved itself. But Emma isn’t convinced that all is as it appears.