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#1 in the Taylor Jackson Series
When a young woman is found dead just outside of Nashville, strangled and handless, homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson is quick to the scene. So is FBI Special Agent John Baldwin, whose presence suggests that the murder is not the work of a random opportunist. A love poem left nearby alludes to something more sinister: This is the work of the "Southern Strangler," a serial killer terrorizing women from Louisiana to Virginia. It's the kind of case Jackson thrives on. At thirty-five, Metro Nashville's youngest lieutenant is still an idealist, hell-bent on protecting the city she calls home. And she's determined to avoid the broken, lonely path she's seen other cops take. But while she and Baldwin share more than a working relationship, she's not ready to go public. With victims across multiple states, Jackson and Baldwin race to find a pattern before the killer strikes again. But then a shocking connection between the Strangler and a local reporter brings them closer to the truth behind the killer's identity—one that could unveil a family's darkest secrets.
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#2 in the Taylor Jackson Series
Lieutenant Taylor Jackson is no stranger to brutality, but her latest case shakes her to the core. The victims—with their pale skin, black hair, and ruby-red lips—recall a nightmare Nashville suffered decades ago. The Snow White Killer slaughtered ten princess look-alikes and was never caught. A copycat is methodically recreating the Snow White murders, studying the original crimes and perfecting the craft. As Taylor fights to identify him before he completes his twisted homage, the investigation pulls her into a conspiracy that hits closer to home than she ever imagined. Even with her own father missing and her wedding just days away, Taylor won't stop until she has taken down this chilling protégé. But her pursuit of justice may destroy her own fairy-tale ending.
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#3 in the Taylor Jackson Series
It's one of the most horrific crimes Nashville's Lieutenant Taylor Jackson has ever seen: a twenty-six-year-old pregnant woman beaten to death in her own bedroom, her young daughter left to wander the house, alone and covered in blood. The evidence points squarely at the husband—until Taylor discovers a link to a local trafficking network, one that reaches into the darkest corners of the city. As she closes in on the heart of a vast conspiracy, private videos of Taylor and her former partner surface online. Publicly humiliated and personally exposed, Taylor must solve the case before her career is permanently destroyed—or her tormenters decide a dead detective is better than a living one.
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#4 in the Taylor Jackson Series
After being demoted, Detective Taylor Jackson is fighting to redeem herself at Nashville Metro Homicide when she is called to the scene of a nightmarish new case. A young woman is found starved to death, her emaciated body posed to echo a famous painting. When the autopsy reveals that the victim was violated postmortem, Taylor's fiancé, FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin, recognizes similarities to Il Macellaio ("The Butcher"), a serial killer who has been operating in Italy for years. To further complicate the case, a Scotland Yard detective confirms similar homicides in the UK. But how could the Butcher be operating on two continents? As the investigation spans from Tennessee to the hills of Tuscany, Taylor and Baldwin must race to find the link before the body count rises—and before whomever is watching Taylor from the shadows makes their move.
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#5 in the Taylor Jackson Series
It's Halloween night, and Lieutenant Taylor Jackson has just made her triumphant return to the Nashville Police Department. But her celebration is cut short when a teenager turns up dead, an occult symbol carved into his body. Before dawn, seven more follow in the same macabre fashion. As panic grips the wealthy enclave of Green Hills, a determined Taylor and her forensics team race to uncover a ritualistic killer. The evidence leads deep into an underground Goth subculture prowled by teenage witches and self-styled vampires. In this dark demimonde, mystical fantasy and real violence blur...and all appearances can fatally deceive. With help from her fiancé, FBI profiler John Baldwin, Taylor must separate myth from murder before fear claims more victims. By the investigation's end, the relentless pursuit of justice will test every limit she knows. All Hallows' Eve is meant to be scary. This one might haunt her forever.
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#6 in the Taylor Jackson Series
Across America, the country's most infamous murderers are killing again. The Boston Strangler has his hands on new victims. The Son of Sam's reign of terror seizes New York. The Zodiac's dreaded signature slashes across San Francisco. The crimes seem unrelated, until Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson realizes the chilling truth. Every killer is following the orders of a single mastermind. And Taylor knows him well. For years, the elusive murderer known as the Pretender has stalked her from the shadows. Now he's stepped into the light, unleashing an army of copycats while targeting the people she loves. As the investigation unfolds, Taylor discovers the killer has been hiding closer than she imagined. And her fiancé, FBI profiler John Baldwin, has been keeping secrets that threaten the trust they've always relied on. With time running out, Taylor must stop the Pretender for good—before his gruesome coup de grâce forces her to choose between justice and revenge.
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#7 in the Taylor Jackson Series
In her showdown with the murderous Pretender, a bullet taken at close range severed the connection between Taylor Jackson's thoughts and speech. Effectively mute, there's no telling if her voice will ever come back. Trapped in silence, she is surrounded by ghosts-of the past, of friendships and trusts lost...of a lost faith in herself and her motives that night. When Memphis Highsmythe offers Taylor his home in the Scottish Highlands to recuperate, her fiancé can't refuse her excitement, no matter his distrust of the man. At first, the drafty and singularly romantic castle seems the perfect place for healing. But shortly the house itself surrounds her like a menacing presence. As Taylor's sense of isolation and vulnerability grows, so, too, does her grip on reality. PTSD. Pills. Ghosts. Grudges.
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#8 in the Taylor Jackson Series
Before she becomes Nashville's most celebrated homicide lieutenant, Taylor Jackson is a detective haunted by a fatal mistake, desperate for a way to move on. When a female Vanderbilt student is murdered in a ritualistic killing, Taylor is assigned a new partner: brooding FBI profiler John Baldwin. Baldwin may be battling demons of his own, barely holding himself together at times, but he's also brilliant. As more young women are slain, he and Taylor realize the killer is staging murders straight out of the Book of Revelation. And with another student's life on the line, they follow a trail of poisoned victims, cryptic prophecies, and disturbing connections to an ailing classics professor. As their case intensifies, so does the spark between the two lost souls, each recognizing something broken in the other. Taylor finally confronts the trauma she's been running from—and Baldwin discovers a reason to live.
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#9 in the Taylor Jackson Series
When a murderer stalks Music Row, and a contract killer steps out of the shadows, Taylor Jackson is caught in the middle. And if the newly minted captain of Nashville's homicide department wasn't already chafing under the pressure, her latest investigation goes sideways. A rising country star and her ex-boyfriend are found shot dead near a hiking trail. Now, the college student who reported the gunfire is missing, and more bodies are unearthed near the crime scene. Everything points to the city's pulsing music industry. But is it celebrity gossip or something more sinister? The new case stirs up old ones too. Soon, Taylor's got more than a potential serial killer on her radar: An international assassin may prove to be more friend than foe. Their mission weaves through an intricate web of crimes and cover-ups, pushing the seasoned detective to question her black-and-white morality. Taylor's always known where to draw the line. It's time to decide when to cross it.
