Táto séria vás zavedie do srdca napínavých detektívnych príbehov a trilerov, kde sa na každom kroku skrýva nebezpečenstvo. Autorka majstrovsky kombinuje prvky napätia, tajomstva a romantiky, aby vytvorila strhujúcu atmosféru. Každý diel vás vtiahne do zložitých prípadov a intríg, ktoré vás nenechajú vydýchnuť. Pripravte sa na nezabudnuteľný čitateľský zážitok plný zvratov a emócií.
Detective Rick Bentz is convinced that a serial killer prowling the shadowy streets of New Orleans is somebody close to late-night radio host Dr. Samantha Leeds. Somebody has discovered Samantha's darkest secret. Somebody is convinced that lives must be lost to pay for her sins.
His Vengeance Will Be Repeated. . . A woman's slashed, incinerated 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--from her bed in a bayou cottage on the outskirts of town. . . And Repeated. . . Weeks later, another violent vision shatters Olivia Bechet's sleep. Convinced a serial killer is stalking the city, Olivia 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. . . And Repeated. . . As New Orleans panics in the icy grip of a merciless killer, Olivia is frustrated by Bentz's skepticism--and captivated by her attraction to him. But soon her dreams are invaded by images of another murder. One that has yet to be committed. This time, Olivia recognizes not only the victim's face--but the murderer's. And both are closer than she ever imagined. . .
Detektív Reuben "Diego" Montoya vyšetruje vraždy, ktoré má na svedomí sériový vrah, očividne psychopat. Svoje obete vraždí vždy v dvojiciach. Jediným vodidlom je bývalá manželka jednej z obetí, tridsaťpäťročná fotografka Abby Chastainová. Tá pred dvadsiatimi rokmi na vlastné oči videla, ako jej matka, pacientka psychiatrickej liečebne, vypadla z okna izby na treťom poschodí a zomrela. Presne po dvadsiatich rokoch začína mať Abby obavy, že zošalie ako jej matka. Trápia ju nočné mory a má pocit, že ju ktosi pozoruje, odkedy zavraždili jej bývalého manžela Luka Giermana, obľúbeného aj nenávideného moderátora miestnej rozhlasovej stanice. Montoya cíti, že jeho hlavná podozrivá, Abby, je nevinná. Navyše si uvedomuje, že ho táto atraktívna žena nielen priťahuje, ale mu môže pomôcť vyriešiť záhadu v súčasnosti rozpadajúcej sa liečebne. Počet obetí, ktorých mŕtve telá vrah vždy zinscenuje do rôznych akoby divadelných polôh, vzrastá a čitateľ sa postupne dozvedá, že medzi detektívom a Abby existuje istá súvislosť, prameniaca v minulosti. (Napokon, ako vo väčšine detektívok, aj obete vraha majú niečo spoločné, hoci sa to na prvý pohľad vôbec nezdá.) Keď vrah ohrozuje nielen Abby, ale aj jej sestru Zoey, detektív Montoya prichádza na pomoc v poslednej chvíli.
Every Serial Killer... A serial killer is stalking the streets of New Orleans. The victims are killed in a ritual fashion, a series of numbers tattooed into their bodies. There are no clues, no connections except one: a crumbling old asylum that was once the scene of unspeakable madness--and is now the calling card of a new kind of fear. Is Searching For... Eve Renner knows Our Lady of Virtues Hospital well. As the daughter of one of its doctors, she spent her childhood exploring its secrets chambers, hidden rooms, and forbidden passageways. Now, somewhere in the decaying asylum lies the key to a betrayal from the past whose echoes are being felt with a vengeance--a crime beyond imagining that seems to lead to Eve herself. The Perfect Victim... As each new body is found and forgotten, memories surface, and Eve must race to put together a deadly puzzle, one terrifying piece at a time. A killer is watching, planning, luring her back to the ruins of Our Lady and the shocking truths hidden there. For the sins of the past must be revealed, and the price paid--in blood...
#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson’s bestselling Bentz & Montoya series is back with this chilling story of true crime come to life as Rick Bentz’s daughter gets too close to an investigation that might cost her own life… "Solidifies Jackson's status as the queen of the modern-day suspense thriller." —The Providence Journal 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. "Expect the unexpected." —The Clarion Ledger 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 that 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. . . "Jackson creates relentless suspense. . .builds the tension to an unbearable and satisfying pitch." —Booklist 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. . . "Dark and disturbing." —The Roanoke Times
Taut, twisty. . .Malice displays the skilled Jackson at her best yet. --The Providence Journal The perfect moment is here at last. The humiliation and pain he put her through is about to be repaid. Soon Rick Bentz will know the torment of losing the person he loves most--and better yet, he'll have to watch. . . "Gripping. . .Jackson heightens the creep factor." --Publishers Weekly Since the accident that nearly claimed his life, New Orleans detective Rick Bentz has been on edge. That must explain why his mind is playing tricks, making him think he sees his first wife, Jennifer. His dead wife. He can't bring himself to tell his new wife, Olivia, about the sightings, or his fears that he's losing his sanity. To find answers, he has to return to Los Angeles, where Jennifer died. And it's there that the murders begin. . . "Plenty of clever plot turns. . .the suspense builds from the beginning." --Fresh Fiction Each victim is linked to Jennifer's past, and each corpse points to Bentz as the prime suspect. But the worst is yet to come. Because now Olivia is missing, and the only way to save her is to uncover the terrifying truth about a woman he never really knew--and a hatred that runs deep enough to kill. . .
In #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson’s riveting novel of heart-stopping suspense, New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya race to help a grief-stricken woman discover the truth about a convent filled with unholy secrets… The crime scene at St. Marguerite’s cathedral in New Orleans is shocking, even to seasoned detectives like Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya. A novice nun named Sister Camille has been found dressed in a yellowed bridal gown and viciously garroted, her body covered with an altar cloth. Valerie Houston is devastated by her sister’s death. For weeks, she’d begged Camille to leave St. Marguerite’s, where she seemed determined to live as some kind of martyr. But Camille had a knack for making bad choices—she joined the convent in part because she’d fallen for Val’s soon-to-be ex-husband, Slade. Convinced the police aren’t doing enough, Val begins to investigate. But the deeper Val’s inquiries go, the more twisted the case becomes. St. Marguerite’s is far from the tranquil retreat many believe; everyone has their own agenda. Even Camille had a hidden life Val never suspected. But someone knew about Camille’s past—and Val’s, too. Now she has no choice but to catch a devious, depraved killer intent on purging St. Marguerite’s of all its sins—before she becomes the next victim...
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 Coming Detective 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…
Detektiv Bentz si myslel, že už před lety zbavil New Orleans noční můry v podobě sériového vraha Otce Johna. Ale nové oběti usmrcené zabijákovým typickým způsobem jsou hrozivým náznakem toho, že tehdy nezemřel a teď znovu terorizuje město. Je Otec John opravdu zpět, nebo se jedná o dílo strašlivého imitátora? Nad slunce jasnější je jedině to, že se zabiják nemíní nechat zastavit, dokud i poslední hříšník nezaplatí cenu nejvyšší…
