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He hides in darkness. Stalks the lost and vulnerable. And now a monster hurricane is barreling toward the beach. FBI profiler Scarlett Bell faces her deadliest case. She must stop a bloodthirsty killer before the hurricane destroys the island. The evidence trail is cloaked in darkness, and Scarlett must track the killer through the worst storm to hit the coast in decades.

Former FBI agent Darcy Gellar survived a serial killer and rescued her daughter. Yet the depraved followers of the mass murderer she captured are limitless, and they want to see Darcy and her family dead. After a mysterious stalker terrorizes her cousin, Darcy brings her family to Scarlet River, a sleepy town with a history of unsolved kidnappings and murders. Now another girl is missing, and the county sheriff puts Darcy on his suspect list. Darcy must clear her name and discover who the real killer is. But the trap is set for Darcy and her children.

Becca is homeless, but she sleeps in the finest neighborhood houses. She knows when you're home and when you're away. She might even be sleeping in your bed now. Danger, however, is closing in on Becca. New York's most-feared murderer, the Midnight Killer, is butchering victims on his way across the state. He's getting closer to Becca every day. When Becca and her friend, Steve, flee from a deranged man in Barton Falls, they take shelter inside an abandoned farmhouse on the edge of town.

The Thriller Author's Mindset is perfect for readers who love chills and writers searching for motivation, passion, direction, and an entrepreneurial mindset. In this podcast, bestselling thriller author Dan Padavona discusses thriller books and movies, and helps authors develop the skills to write gripping novels.

FBI agent Scarlett Bell feels abandoned. Her supervisor doesn’t trust her to work with a partner, and the agency watches every move she makes.

A decorated police officer is found dead in a farmer's field, covered in what appear to be wasp stings. Except it's almost Thanksgiving in New York, and three inches of snow cover the ground. Days later, a prominent businessman with a fear of heights leaps from Harmon's tallest skyscraper. Are the deaths related?

As she looks out the window, a shadow moves across the glass at midnight. She's not alone. Someone wants to kill her.... In rural South Carolina, a madman stalks a sleepy town. The FBI sends serial killer profiler Scarlett Bell to catch the murderer, but the sheriff doesn't want the FBI in his county. Bell doesn't trust the deputy director of the Behavioral Analysis Unit, and she hasn't seen fugitive Logan Wolf in weeks. Can she depend on her old partner Neil Gardy, who is helping her without the deputy director's approval?

Former FBI serial killer profiler Darcy Haines put the past behind her. She’s happy living along the coast in her new marriage and keeping her family safe. Then a rash of grisly murders force Darcy to make an impossible decision. Will she answer the law enforcement community’s call and risk her sanity? Or will she allow more innocents to die?

Someone is taking New York's children. The police assume they know who the predator is, but an overzealous detective and a lieutenant in over his head allow a serial killer to walk free. When the FBI sends profiler Scarlett Bell to catch the murderer, the deputy director demands she investigates the case alone. No partner to help solve the mystery. No one to watch her back.

Agent Scarlett Bell finds herself thrust into a terrifying investigation that unravels the bounds of trust. Deputy Director Carter places Bell beneath the radar of law enforcement and orders her to investigate alone despite the danger. Why must he ask her to do the impossible? Carter entrusts Bell with an ominous assignment: unravel the twisted web of a serial killer haunting New Jersey. The unsub invades the sanctity of women's homes, severing their hands before murdering them.