I began writing after reading multiple novels and watching the masters unfold stories page after page. With a background in homicide (working them, not committing them) and the move to forensics, a homeless man’s murder prompted me to write my first novel after I identified the deceased by skin removed from his thumb. I was hooked. Experience in the medical examiner’s office taught me how inciting incidents develop into an abundance of mystery, suspense, and thrills. It’s never as bad as it seems; it’s worse. The dead, unlike witnesses, tell the truth about what happened. More ingenious ways to die than ever imagined. This is why I write.
The story’s opening reminded me of how a normal night can turn into bedlam and worsen when the crime scene convinces the police the lone surviving family member committed the crime.
I appreciated the way the author relayed the character’s emotional journey. The main character resonated with me as she sought the truth and came across to me as relatable and likable.
The reality of the scene described by the author resonated with me in ways only someone who has witnessed similar events can appreciate.
I saw myself amid the carnage, questioning the investigators, sensing the emotional turmoil of survivor’s guilt, and wanting the guilty punished. I empathized with the victim who endured years of waiting for the satisfaction of justice.
“Olsen will scare you—and you’ll love it.” —Lee Child
Hannah Griffin was a girl when tragedy struck. She still remembers the flames reflected against the newly fallen snow and the bodies the police dug up—one of them her mother’s. The killer was never found….
Twenty years later Hannah is a talented CSI investigating a case of child abuse when the past comes hurtling back. A killer with unfinished business is on the hunt. And an anonymous message turns Hannah’s blood cold:
Part romance/erotica and part family drama, but all heart.
Scarlett loved horses since she was a child, living amidst the chaos of a family ravaged by mental illness. Years later, as she rebuilds a relationship with her often-absent father, she wrangles with needy clients, a manipulative mother, a nosy uncle,…
This is one story I knew would enter my must-read category upon reading the blurb.
I admit this is one of the best stories I’ve read in the past five years. I related to the main character in many ways, especially related to her job and issues. I found it impossible to distinguish between lies and truths.
I loved it from the first page to the last sentence.
From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a twisted psychological thriller about the bonds of family and the disconnect between memory and the truth.
Come here. Come closer.
Halley James knows her marriage is over. But she's not prepared for the rest of her life to fall apart too.
No one can hear you. No one can help you.
She just lost her job at the forensics lab. Her dad needs emergency surgery. But the biggest blow comes back home in Marchburg, Virginia, where she discovers her mother didn't actually die in a car crash. Her mom was…
After reading the ten books in this series, the author’s portrayal of Mike Romeo resonates with me as if he is a personal friend.
The more I know about Mike, the better I like him and the manner in which he relates with others and takes care of business In Romeo’s Truth. If asked to choose a character in whom I believe is worthy of the title “everyday hero,” I believe I would say, Mike Romeo.
Mike Romeo just wanted lunch. What he got served was trouble.
A roadside diner was supposed to be nothing more than a pit stop for Mike Romeo. But when he stops a fight in the parking lot the ripple effects lead to a web of secrets, lies, and death.
Or just another day in Romeo’s world.
That world has poisoned cattle, a powerful rancher, an anti-beef crusade, a thug enforcer, a slick politician, and a shadowy tech billionaire. In other words, California.
But who is pulling the strings? Who is spreading the lies? Who is behind the killings?
He will stop at nothing to keep his secrets hidden.
Denise Tyler’s future in New Jersey with fiancé Jeremy Guerdon unravels when she stumbles upon a kill list, with her name on it. A chilling directive, “Leave the family memories of her, nothing else,” exposes a nightmare she never imagined.
I had no inkling where the story was headed when I began reading. The author took me on an amazing journey full of mystery and intrigue and introduced me to characters I liked, and ones in whom I could not trust to tell the truth.
This was one page-turner of a story. I wanted to continue long after the last chapter. A sequel perhaps?
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A one-of-a-kind novel that grapples with the supernatural mysteries of life, death, and human connection—an unprecedented collaboration between the globally bestselling author of love stories like The Notebook and the renowned writer and director of blockbuster thrillers like The Sixth SenseCOMING SOON AS A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN AND STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL AND PHOEBE DYNEVORWhen New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend’s summer home, he is hoping to make a fresh start. Recently discharged from an upscale psychiatric facility where he was treated…
Before It’s Too Late is a dual-setting suspense thriller about Knox Quinn, a covert interrogator who possesses an uncanny ability to obtain answers from defiant criminals. He trusts his instinct in search for truth, even when matters defy logic. The story opens with Knox on a mission in Amsterdam while his fiancée, Ciana Nye, prepares for their upcoming wedding.
Upon Knox’s return to the U.S., Ciana’s neurologist affirms Ciana’s fatal diagnosis. The prognosis assures no longer than a few months to live. Three hours later, Ciana dies in a thunderstorm behind their home on Lake George. A life cut short by a tragic accident? Or murder?
Three months after four-year-old Holly Gebhardt was kidnapped, she was inexplicably returned to the same park from which she’d vanished…with no memory of the ordeal. Though a local handyman was convicted, suspicion also fell on his friend―Holly’s mother, Cecily. The troubling doubts about her involvement shattered the family, forever driving…
He’s riddled with guilt. She’s annoyed with the status quo.
The death of a crime boss’s daughter forces Detective Neil Caldera to leave NYC. He seeks refuge in the tranquil embrace of a small town, where he finds himself entangled in the labyrinth of a teenage girl’s murder. Tess Fleishman’s…
