Marla Madison

She's Not There A Novel of Suspense Women are missing . . . Psychologist Lisa Rayburn discovers that abused women are disappearing at a rate too high to be a coincidence. When one of her own clients goes missing, Lisa reports her concerns to the Milwaukee Police Department and is told with no physical evidence of foul play, they cannot open an investigation. They will examine each disappearance on it's own when a woman is reported missing. Forming an unlikely alliance with a former policewoman turned security consultant, Lisa and TJ Peacock embark on a dangerous investigation into the disappearances by interviewing friends and relatives of the missing women. Two husbands of the missing women-men who may be murderers themselves-join their hunt. After TJ is attacked, and then a woman looking remarkably like Lisa is murdered, she knows they are on the right track. Someone is willing to kill to protect his secret.

She's Not There

When psychologist Lisa Rayburn is offered the chance to evaluate the psychiatric release of Roman Guerrero-a man who confessed to slaughtering eleven people nearly a decade earlier-she's both tempted and wary. The ramifications of any decision regarding the man's release might just outweigh the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with such a fascinating-and mysterious-subject. Was Guerrero the one responsible for what happened the night eleven people died in a Milwaukee restaurant? Nobody really knows, but the community is in an uproar over the possibility of a mass murderer being released into their midst. While Lisa interviews Guerrero and struggles to stay objective, her friends-private investigator TJ Peacock and crime reporter/blogger Bart Kosik-push Lisa to join them in investigating the ten-year-old mystery of the Guerrero murders. Hampered by patient confidentiality, Lisa can only listen to her friend's theories of the case. But it isn't until their lives, as well as hers, are at stake that Lisa finally realizes she has to make a decision. Question is: is she too late?

The Way She Lied

Detective Kendall Halsrud returns in Iced Malice, another stay-up-all-night thriller by the author of Relative Malice. In the midst of the worst winter in Eau Claire, Wisconsin since 1890, Detective Kendall Halsrud is investigating a case involving two murdered teenagers. Kendall and her partner soon realize the teens' murders appear eerily similar to the Fiance Murder case from twelve years ago when three couples disappeared from the area. Their bodies were never found, and the case remains unsolved. Kendall asks herself if the faceless killer has returned, or does someone else have his own reason for killing couples? With her personal life in chaos, Kendall immerses herself in her work. When another woman disappears, Kendall is left with more questions than answers. Does the killer have an accomplice? And can she find them before they target the next young couple?"

Iced Malice

Madison

When four family members are found dead after a home invasion, Detective Kendall Halsrud takes charge of the case. In the murder house, she discovers an empty crib with blood drops next to it on the wood floor. The family: a father, mother, teenage daughter, and young son have been fatally shot . . . but where is baby Philly? The desperate search to find the child derails when a man is arrested for murdering the family and claims to have killed the baby. Suspecting he had an accomplice, Kendall isn't convinced. Refusing to give up on finding the child, Kendall persists in unearthing the family's secrets. With the help of a hacker turned spurious fortune-teller and a former cop hired by the missing baby's uncle, she discovers a furtive pedophile ring is planning on buying and sharing a baby. Can she stop them while there's time to save Philly?

Relative Malice

Popular suspense author Marla Madison returns with an amazing new thriller, a sequel to She's Not There starring private investigator, TJ Peacock. TRESPASS A deadly house explosion near her home lures investigator TJ Peacock to the site of the fire where she meets Gemma, a woman shocked by the death of a friend who died in the explosion. Gemma, struggling with the ghosts of her past, is convinced the explosion was deliberate and hires TJ to find out who murdered her friend. TJ accepts the case and returns to the work she loves, despite feeling guilty about the responsibilities of motherhood and the attitude of her long-time lover, Detective Richard Conlin. When a series of attacks and a murder take place in the same neighborhood, TJ unearths a bizarre connection between the explosion and the sixteen-year-old double suicide of a couple who were part of a swingers' sect. A killer is trying to eliminate everyone who had been players in the group. The clock is ticking as TJ tries to unravel the mystery before more people are killed.

Trespass

Suspensefully enjoyable. Season of Malice, the fourth book in the standalone suspense series starring Detective Kendall Halsrud. Her wedding planned for New Year's Eve has Detective Kendall Halsrud looking forward to the holiday season. Recently disciplined for involving non-professionals in a case she was working, Kendall is dismayed to find out that her friend is interested in her newest assignment when Brynn befriends the wife of a murder victim. After two seemingly unrelated deaths, Kendall must put off her wedding and risk a friendship in order to stop a killer. If you love your suspense with a strong female protagonist and an exciting plot, you'll love Season of Malice. Grab your copy now!

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