Lisa Jackson

New York Times bestselling authors Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush, and Rosalind Noonan unite their talents in this riveting Wyoming-set novel of family secrets, obsession, and murder . . . A KILLER'S PATIENCE Twenty years ago, a fire ravaged the Dillinger family's old homestead, killing Judd Dillinger and crippling his girlfriend. Most people blamed a serial arsonist who'd been seen around town. But strange things are happening in Prairie Creek, Wyoming, again. WILL BE REWARDED Ira Dillinger, the family's wealthy patriarch, has summoned his children home for his upcoming wedding. Eldest son, Colton, and his siblings don't approve of their father's gold-digging bride-to-be. But someone is making his displeasure felt in terrifying ways, setting fires just like in the past. Only this time, there will be no survivors. IN BLOOD As fear and distrust spread through Prairie Creek, soon all the Dillingers, and those closest to them, are targets--and suspects. A killer has been honing his skill, feeding his fury, and waiting for the moment when the Dillingers come home--to die . . .

Now in paperback, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson returns to the merciless winters of Grizzly Falls, Montana, pitting two of her most fascinating characters--detectives and friends Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli--against a serial killer with his sights set on a beautiful Montana doctor... A sad, strange coincidence. . .that's Dr. Kacey Lambert's initial response to the deaths of two women who bear an uncanny resemblance to herself. It's not like there was any real connection between Kacey and the B-movie actress or the elementary school teacher. But Detective Selena Alvarez suspects otherwise... One of the bodies contained traces of poison at the time of death. Selena and her partner, Detective Regan Pescoli, can find no motive for murder. But Kacey has started to notice ties between the dead women's lives and her own--all close in age, born within miles of each other. And all have links to Trace O'Halleran, the man Kacey just started dating. The deeper Kacey digs, the more reason she has to fear. More look-alikes are dying, and the killer is getting bolder and more brutal. And Kacey knows it's only a matter of time before hers is the next name on a list of those who were born to die...

As a serial killer terrorizes New Orleans, a reluctant psychic sees every gruesome act in this thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling author. A woman's burned and brutalized corpse is found in a seedy New Orleans apartment. Her killer is certain there were no witnesses, unaware that his every move was seen by a beautiful stranger--through nightmarish visions that came to her in bed in a bayou cottage on the outskirts of town. Weeks later, another terrifying vision shatters Olivia Bechet's sleep. Convinced a serial killer is stalking the city, she turns to the authorities. But jaded detective Rick Bentz doesn't believe her--even when a second body turns up, slain in exactly the same bizarre, ritualistic manner Olivia described. As New Orleans panics in the grip of a merciless killer, Olivia is frustrated by Bentz's skepticism. And yet she is also captivated by her attraction to him. But then her dreams are invaded by a murder that has yet to be committed. This time, Olivia recognizes the victim--and the murderer. And both are closer than she ever imagined.

In this suspense-filled thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, New Orleans Detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya match wits against a ruthless serial killer who is targeting twins . . . Never Drop Your Guard It should be the best day of their lives. Too bad they never get to see it. On the cusp of their twenty-first birthday, he strikes. His victims are always twins, their ritualistic murders planned in exquisite detail, down to the moment when they breathe their last together . . . Never Close Your Eyes A possibly innocent man is in prison, and Brianna Hayward needs to convince the New Orleans police. Not just to free her cousin, but to save others who will suffer until the true culprit is found. Reporter Jase Bridges is intrigued. It's a story that could make his career--as long as Brianna never guesses the secret in Jase's past . . . . . . Or You'll Never See Him ComingDetective Rick Bentz had doubts about the "21" conviction when he worked the case in L. A. Now the real murderer may be loose in Bentz's backyard. Twin sisters from All Saints College have vanished on the eve of their twenty-first birthday. And as Bentz and his partner, Reuben Montoya, desperately follow the trail, a killer prepares to unite his next victims in death forever . . .

Against the sultry backdrop of New Orleans, Detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya take on their first case together in #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson's chilling novel of a serial killer's obsessive vengeance . . . As host of New Orleans's radio talk show Midnight Confessions, Dr. Samantha Leeds is a trusted confidante to all kinds of troubled souls. But the call that comes to her own home one night is different--menacing, personal . . . Then the killings start . . . one victim after another found strangled. Montoya, eager to make his name with the NOPD, teams up with Bentz, whose hard-won experience tells him there's a connection to Sam. But many more must die before the killer, calling himself Father John, is ready for his ultimate target. For Bentz and Montoya know with chilling certainty that Father John is drawing nearer, preparing to make Sam confess her sins--before he delivers his final judgment . . .

The suspense is relentless in #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson's gripping thriller featuring the daughter of New Orleans Detective Rick Bentz--a resilient young woman whose two-time survival of a serial killer has left her fascinated by the criminal mind...and drawn her once more into a twisted psychopath's unspeakable crimes. Kristi Bentz wants to write true crime. All she needs is that one case that will take her to the top. She finds it when she enrolls at All Saints College after learning that four girls have disappeared in less than two years. All four girls were "lost souls"--troubled, vulnerable girls with no one to care about them, no one to come looking for them if they disappeared. The only person who believes Kristi is her ex-lover, Jay McKnight, a professor on campus. The police think they're runaways, but Kristi senses there's something that links them--something terrifying . . . As Kristi gets deeper into her investigation, she gets the feeling she's being watched and followed--studied, even. Then the bodies start turning up, and Kristi realizes she is playing a game with a killer who has selected her for membership in a special club from which there will be no escaping death . . .

#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson puts a sexy, twisty, gender-reversed spin on Fatal Attraction in this addictive tale of escalating obsession, betrayal, and violent delights for readers of Peter Swanson, Allison Brennan, Carola Lovering and Stacy Willingham. He swore he'd never let her go. She should have believed him. Brooke Harmon is ready to end her brief affair. Gideon Ross is charming and sexy, but he's not worth throwing away everything she holds dear. So she breaks it off, hoping Gideon will understand. He doesn't. Gideon insists that he and Brooke are meant to be together. Finally, he backs off, but not before issuing a promise: he'll never let her go. Little more than a year later, Brooke wants to believe it's all behind her. Her family has survived intact. Gideon has vanished. But the fear hasn't disappeared. Brooke can't tell how much of it is paranoia, and how much is justified, but she's worried. And maybe she's right to be. Because Gideon is a man who keeps his promises . . .

After over 9 million copies sold, evil comes full circle for Lisa Jackson's internationally revered Detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya. Father John is back to terrorize The Big Easy...and the sinners of New Orleans will repent... There are killers so savage, so twisted, that they leave a mark not just on their victims, but on everyone who crosses their path. For Detectives Bentz and Montoya, Father John, a fake priest who used the sharpened beads of a rosary to strangle prostitutes, is one such monster. Bentz thought he'd ended that horror years ago when he killed Father John deep in the swamp. But now there are chilling signs he may have been wrong. A new victim has surfaced, her ruined body staged in deliberate, unmistakable detail. Either it's a terrifying copycat, or Father John, the detective's own recurring nightmare, has come back to haunt New Orleans. Another death, and another. Bentz is growing convinced that Father John isn't just back. He's circling closer, targeting those Bentz loves most. And this time, he won't be stopped until the last sinner has paid the ultimate price . . .

A return to fan-favourite characters Detectives Bentz and Montoya, The Last Sinner is a pulse-pounding psychological suspense thriller perfect for fans of Karen Rose and Lisa Gardner.

When Savannah, Georgia's most hated woman is set free, one mother's long ago crime ignites a new killing spree in #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson's blockbuster Southern thriller featuring crime writer Nikki Gillette and Detective Pierce Reed. Now in paperback and perfect for fans of Melinda Leigh, Sandra Brown, and Lisa Gardner. The most hated woman in Savannah, Georgia, is about to be set free. Twenty years ago, Blondell O'Henry was convicted of murdering her eldest daughter, Amity, and wounding her two other children. The prosecution argued that beautiful, selfish Blondell wanted to be rid of them to be with her lover. But Blondell's son has now recanted his testimony and demolished the case in the process . . . Reporter Nikki Gillette is determined to get the truth, and not just for professional reasons. Amity was Nikki's childhood friend. The night she died, Amity begged Nikki to meet with her, insisting she had a secret to tell, but Nikki didn't go. Wracked with guilt, as Nikki digs for answers, her fianc , Detective Pierce Reed, worries for her safety. Everyone involved seems to have secrets. And somehow, the events of that tragic night connect to Nikki's own fractured family. But now the killing has begun again. Is Amity's murderer still at large, or is this a new, darker danger? Soon Nikki will discover what really happened twenty years ago, but the answers may come too late to save her life . . .

Fling open the front door, race up the stairs, and turn left - there awaits the most magical room in the whole house What treasures will we uncover today? Peek into cozy, special nooks seen through a child's eyes and share in the wonder as reading sparks joy on every page. This charming story captures beloved hideaways children delight in making their own. Sun-dappled attics, secret forts under tables, even bushes outdoors... children intuitively nest in snug spaces that let imagination take flight. And when a good book is brought along to their retreat, the magic intensifies.

New York Times bestselling Sisters of Suspense Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush return to Siren Song, an isolated island off the wild Oregon Coast. Some people call it The Colony. Others whisper it's a cult. For a group of women with extraordinary gifts, it's both home and refuge. Until evil returns to burn it all down... Now in paperback for fans of Allison Brennan, Alex North, Iris Johansen, and JT Ellison. The note pinned to the dead body found on the remote beach has no name, just Ravinia Rutledge's phone number and the words "Next of Kin." Ravinia insists she doesn't recognize the man on the mortuary slab, but she suspects Detective Nev Rhodes doesn't believe her. He can tell that she's one of them--the Siren Song women. Five years after moving away from The Colony, Ravinia has carved out a life as a private investigator whose specialty is helping others locate their missing loved ones. Yet sometimes, it's better if the missing are never found. "Good Time Charlie" is the name given to a monster from her past, a man she and her sisters hoped was gone forever. But the dead man on the beach is a sign that Charlie has merely been waiting, preparing to fulfill his mission to rid the world of the Siren Song women--and anyone who gets in his way. Now, despite Ravinia's reluctance to team up with Rhodes, it's the only way to stop an adversary determined to see that each and every member of The Colony will die at his hands . . .

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, 2 classic tales of danger and desire are now available in 1 thrilling, collectable volume for fans of Heather Graham, Nora Roberts, Linda Howard, and Jeneva Rose. Tears of Pride A devastating fire claimed the life of Sheila Lindstrom's father and all but destroyed their family winery. Its future depends on Wilder Investments. But Sheila can't be sure whether Noah Wilder is the key to keeping her beloved business afloat, or the last mistake she'll ever make. Devil's GambitJust when Tiffany Rhodes has made her horse breeding farm profitable again, tragedy hits. Foals are dying. Rumors swirl about the prize horse she lost years ago. And the stranger who shows up offering to buy her out holds devastating secrets about the past . . .

Now in paperback, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson's electrifying standalone novel probes the dark side of confronting childhood memories, as a single mom uncovers the horrifying secrets buried within a ramshackle house... Along the shores of Oregon's wild Columbia River, the Victorian mansion where Sarah McAdams grew up is as foreboding as she remembers. The moment she and her two daughters, Jade and Gracie, pull up the isolated drive, Sarah is beset by uneasy memories--of her cold, distant mother, of the half-sister who vanished without a trace, and of a long-ago night when Sarah was found on the widow's walk, feverish and delirious. But Sarah has vowed to make a fresh start and renovate the old place. Between tending to her girls and the rundown property, she has little time to dwell on the past. . . . Until a new, more urgent menace enters the picture. One by one, teenage girls are disappearing. Frantic for her daughters' safety, Sarah feels the house's walls closing in on her again. Somewhere deep in her memory is the key to a very real and terrifying danger. And only by confronting her most terrifying fears can she stop the nightmare roaring back to life once more . . .

In this gripping novel of psychological suspense from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a mother's worst fear is only the beginning of a terrifying nightmare... "Shiveringly good suspense "--Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author NOTHING IS MORE DANGEROUSTHAN THE TRUTH. In Ava's dreams, her son, Noah, looks just the way she remembers him: a sweet two-year-old in rolled-up jeans and a red sweatshirt. When Ava wakes, the agonizing truth hits her all over again. Noah went missing two years ago, and has never been found. Almost everyone, including Ava's semi-estranged husband, assumes the boy drowned after falling off the dock near their Church Island home. Ava has spent most of the past two years in and out of Seattle mental institutions, shattered by grief and unable to recall the details of Noah's disappearance. Now she's back at Neptune's Gate, the family estate, her strength slowly returning. But as Ava's mind comes back into focus, she can't shake the feeling that her family, and her psychologist, know more than they're saying. Are they worried for her well-being--or anxious about what she might discover? Ava secretly visits a hypnotist, hoping to restore her memories. But the strange visions and night terrors keep getting worse. She is sure she's heard Noah crying in the nursery, and glimpsed him walking near the dock. Is she losing her mind, or is Noah still alive? Ava won't stop until she gets answers. But the truth is more dangerous than she can imagine. And the price may be more than she ever thought to pay . . .

Detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya race to catch a serial killer on the loose in The Big Easy in Lisa Jackson's blockbuster New York Times and USA Today bestselling Southern Gothic thriller... THE CRIMES ARE UNTHINKABLEA serial killer is turning the Big Easy into his personal playground. The victims are killed in pairs--no connection, no apparent motive, no real clues. It's a very sick game, and it's only just begun. THE FEAR IS REALAbby Chastain left New Orleans long ago and for good reason. Now she's back where she feels watched, as if the devil himself is scraping a fingernail along her spine. It doesn't help that Detective Reuben Montoya is convinced she's somehow the key to unlocking these horrible crimes--a mystery that has something to do with Our Lady of Virtues Mental Hospital, a decaying old asylum where unspeakable crimes were once committed, and a human predator may still wait. THE TRUTH IS DEADLYAs more bodies are found in gruesome, staged scenarios, Montoya and Abby are in a desperate race to stop a killer whose terrifying crimes are bringing them ever nearer to a shocking revelation. For the past is never completely gone. Its sins must be avenged. And a twisted psychopath is getting close enough to make them shiver . . .