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THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A body posed like a Greek statue. Skin preserved like marble. And a killer who thinks he's creating art. When a wealthy New Orleans collector opens a shipping crate expecting a neoclassical sculpture, he finds something far worse—a woman's body, chemically preserved and arranged in a classical pose. Within days, a second victim surfaces in the ruins of a Mississippi Delta plantation, staged with the same chilling precision. FBI Special Agent Katie Ford and her veteran partner Nina Shaw are sent ...

2026 FULLY EXPANDED AND REVISED EDITION Some secrets refuse to stay buried... In this explosive new Baker & Tate mystery, Texas Ranger Ruth Baker faces her darkest case yet—one that strikes at the heart of her own family. When twenty-three children vanish from a school bus in Caldwell, Texas, the case becomes personal for Ruth Baker—her daughter Ava should have been on that bus. Partnered with fellow Ranger Aaron Tate, Ruth uncovers a haunting connection to the infamous "Red Barn Killings" from twenty years ago. But as they dig deeper, they discover that Caldwell's most powerful figures...

2026 FULLY EXPANDED AND UPDATED EDITION Silent snow, deadly snow… In the new suspense-filled instalment of the Baker & Tate series, Ruth’s courage is pushed to the brink in a gripping battle of survival and deception. Texas Ranger Ruth Baker is no stranger to danger, but nothing could prepare her for what she finds at a remote winter cabin deep in the frozen heart of Caldwell County. Called in to investigate a couple’s unexplained disappearance, Ruth and her partner, Aaron Tate, uncover a chilling scene that hints at a pattern of brutal killings hiding beneath the snow-covered ...

2026 FULLY EXPANDED AND REVISED EDITION Where healing becomes horror... In the latest adrenaline-fueled Baker & Tate thriller, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate are thrust into a race against time when a brutal murder at a remote psychiatric retreat unearths something far more terrifying. Hidden beneath the weathered farmhouse at Cross Creek Ranch lies a maze of locked therapy rooms—each one a chamber of psychological warfare. The victims they find inside aren't just traumatized... they're transformed. Indoctrinated. And now, unleashed. Dubbed 'The Therapist' by the media, the ...

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A killer is recreating history's most infamous murders. One FBI analyst sees the pattern. Now she has to prove it—before he completes his masterpiece. When a night watchman is found dead in a Mississippi museum beside a lampshade made of human skin, FBI behavioral analyst Katie Ford recognizes something the local investigators don't: this isn't an original crime. It's a re-creation—a meticulous tribute to Ed Gein, staged with the precision of a student honoring a master. Pulled from her desk at...

Death drives on four wheels... In the latest adrenaline-fueled Baker & Tate thriller, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate chase a faceless driver on a state-wide killing spree. When a brutal murder shocks a quiet Texas town, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate are called to the scene. All signs point to a cold-blooded killer in a black Cadillac with tinted windows and no plates. Before they can close in, the car reappears miles away. Another victim. Another clean escape. With no witnesses, no pattern, and no end in sight, Ruth and Aaron are in a race against time across the Texas ...

Death has a membership fee... In the latest high-stakes Baker & Tate thriller, a rich rancher’s obsession with a serial killer leads Ruth into a deadly game of cat and mouse. In the latest high-stakes instalment of the Baker & Tate series, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate uncover a deadly conspiracy tied to a rich rancher’s obsession with a serial killer. When Wade Hargrove, a prominent Texas rancher, is found strangled in his sprawling estate, Ruth and Aaron discover his connection to the secretive Murder Club—a group of wealthy landowners fixated on tracking the notorious ...

There is no safe place… A murder with no way in and no way out. A victim found inside a sealed home that even the most seasoned investigators can’t explain. What begins as a classic locked-room mystery quickly spirals into something far deadlier—a game of wits where every “perfect” crime is only the first move. Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate race against time to stop a brilliant but deranged psychopath who leaves a trail of ingenious, seemingly perfect murders. Each crime scene is sealed tight, every death more impossible than the last, and the body count keeps rising. ...

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A coded letter to the press. A killer who calls himself the Gemini. And crime scenes copied from cases that were supposed to stay buried. When hikers discover a woman's body in a California state park — arranged to mirror a decades-old unsolved murder — FBI Special Agent Katie Ford and her partner Nina Shaw investigate. Within days, a second victim appears, posed to replicate another cold case. Then a third. The killer is sending cipher-coded letters to a local newspaper, taunting investigators...

2026 FULLY EXPANDED AND REVISED EDITION It’s murder out there… In the new Baker & Tate mystery, Ruth faces a sniper’s deadly game on a remote desert highway where escape is impossible and survival is uncertain. Texas Ranger Ruth Baker thought she’d seen everything—until travelers start turning up dead along an isolated stretch of highway, victims of a group of snipers who strike without warning and without apparent motive. Partnered with Aaron Tate, Ruth is called in to investigate the chilling case. But with no witnesses and no evidence, the killers seem to vanish into the ...

Justice burns brightest in the darkest places... It began with a charred body in a burn barrel--and ended with Texas in flames. When burn barrels turn up across the state, each filled with human remains, each sparking a new blaze—Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate uncover a pattern that turns their murder case into a state-wide nightmare. Someone is lighting Texas on fire—one corpse at a time. Then the winds explode. The fires merge into a monster inferno, killing dozens, displacing hundreds of thousands, and turning entire counties into wasteland. The governor calls it the worst ...

Peace can’t come from the barrel of a gun… During a packed outdoor forum in the quiet Texas town of Blum Orchard, Caleb Vance—a magnetic national figure credited with inspiring a generation of young voters and helping elect the current President—is brutally murdered in front of his wife and small children, an act of violence that shocks the nation. Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate quickly discover that Vance's murder is only the beginning. The killer’s manifesto spreads like wildfire online, inspiring a string of copycat attacks that strike without warning. Each new assault...

Sam Baron writing as SJ Blake "You're just a young woman. What makes you think you can bring down a cabal of some of the richest, most powerful men in the world?" "I have justice on my side." Your name is Dani McKay. Daughter of a famous, bestselling author. You've never been the same since your shocking abduction twelve years ago. When you spot your kidnapper at your mother’s book signing in Berlin, you're determined to get answers. But by going after him, you open a Pandora’s Box of shocking revelations about your family and put yourself and your mother’s life in peril! Because ...

When sanctuary turns to slaughter... In the latest pulse-pounding Baker & Tate thriller, nationwide immigration sweeps trigger a mass murderer's ruthless crusade. As immigration enforcement operations sweep the country, a seemingly ordinary ranch house explodes in rural Texas. When local police discover it wasn't a gas leak tragedy but an intentional explosion, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate are called in. They discover the charred remains of nearly thirty people - undocumented immigrants who were being held by human traffickers. What should have been just another accident ...

When tradition turns to terror… In the latest pulse-pounding Baker & Tate thriller, Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate are drawn into a nightmare far from home—one that will test their instincts, their courage, and their bond like never before. Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate follow a desperate plea for help into the town of Harvest Home—a place frozen in time, controlled by a ruthless leader, and sealed off from the outside world. Aaron’s old army buddy Sam Tryon wants only to save his dying son. But in Harvest Home, medicine has been replaced by rituals, and children ...

All aboard the express to hell... In the latest pulse-pounding Baker & Tate thriller, a ruthless gang leader’s illegal operation puts him on a head-on collision course with the most determined law enforcement officer this side of the US border. Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate have spent their careers hunting monsters. But what they discover at the derailment site is something else entirely—a trafficking pipeline that's been moving human cargo through the heartland for years, invisible and unstoppable. How are foreign criminals able to operate with impunity within their beloved ...

Fans of Blake Crouch, Tananarive Due and Paul Tremblay won't want to miss this electrifying thriller, where family, power, and the relentless pursuit of justice collide in a world turned upside down. DHS Special Agent Ruth Baker's life spirals into chaos when a subway hijacking reveals a cryptic countdown and chilling disappearances. Teaming up with Detective Rafiq Husain, who shares her unnerving experiences, they unearth a sinister conspiracy tied to a quantum virus named Vinash, engineered by Ruth's late husband, Ashwin. Summoned to the White House, Ruth uncovers the horrifying truth: ...