Serial Killer Survivors

There are individuals who walk among us, their humanity a thin and brittle mask. They are the quiet neighbor, the charismatic leader, the smiling grandmother. Their normality is their most effective weapon, a camouflage that allows them to move through the world unseen—until the moment the mask is dropped and the abyss is revealed. This gripping collection delves into thirty of the most harrowing and unsettling accounts in modern history . From the frozen plains of Soviet Russia to the sun-baked deserts of the American border, this book is a journey into the heart of darkness, exploring ...

When Dean receives a distraught phone call from his ex-girlfriend. He rushes to her home to find a horrific and dreadful scene... A ransacked house and her bloodied body lying on the floor. As the police and her husband arrive at the scene, Dean learns that his ex's son is also missing. While Dean searches for answers behind her death, a bombing kills a friend from his days in the military. At the memorial service, Dean has to confront people he hasn't seen in years while facing memories of a tragic event that left them all scarred. The situation takes a darker turn as mysterious classified...

From the shadows of the Pacific Coast Highway to the silence of the Sierra Nevada, California is a state built on sunshine—and stained by blood. Logan Carter, Top 100 Audible Author in True Crime, brings you 23 gripping cases that reveal the darkest corners of the Golden State. Inside, you’ll find: – Killers hiding in plain sight – Disappearances with chilling twists – Small-town horrors that never made national headlines – Fresh takes on infamous cases like the Golden State Killer, the Zodiac, and the Manson Family True Crime: California is raw, relentless, and rooted in real ...

*Shortlisted for Book of the Year at the True Crime Awards 2026!* What makes ordinary people, living normal lives, abandon everything to join a cult? Emma Kenny - psychologist and true crime expert - delves into gripping true stories of cults, operating all around us. In this exhilarating and...

It’s a total crime wave: A mini encyclopedia of true crime, packed with stories of killers, cons, survivors, forensics and more! More than 200 stories of killers, con artists, master thieves, and brazen kidnappers—and strong survivors, detectives, forensic breakthroughs, and legal minds on...

The lone survivor trembled as she pleaded with investigators.... For over 40 years, the events of what happened at Gitchie Manitou the night of November 17, 1973, remained a mystery to all but a few. Then the lone survivor broke her silence. Five teenage friends had driven to the park to spend a few hours around a campfire. By morning, four had been murdered, and only she was still alive. Gitchie Girl Uncovered is a chilling account of the strange twists and bizarre details discovered by an elite team of investigators under intense pressure to catch the killers.

Nine months ago, DCI Matilda Darke survived a bullet to the head. The brutal attack claimed dozens of lives, including those she loved most, and the nightmares still plague her every waking thought. Now, she’s ready to get back on the job. But a new terror awaits. A woman is found murdered and her wounds look eerily similar to several cold cases. Desperate to find a lead, DCI Darke and her team must face a terrifying truth: a serial killer is on the loose in Sheffield.

The sound of snapping twigs closed in on the five teenagers enjoying an evening around a glowing campfire at Gitchie Manitou State Park. The night of music and laughter had taken a dark turn. Evil loomed just beyond the tree line, and before the night was over, one of the Midwest's most horrific mass murders had left its bloodstains spewed across the campsite. One managed to survive and would come to be known as the "Gitchie Girl".

New York Times bestselling authors Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen team up for another electrifying thriller that pits a serial killer against Kendra Michaels' heightened powers of deduction. After scoring a plea deal in a high-profile murder trial, serial killer James Michael Barrett leads a...

In January 1978, I slept in my bed at the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University as Ted Bundy stalked nearby. He grabbed an oak log from a stack of firewood, slipped through a back door with a broken padlock, and headed upstairs.He began twisting doorknobs. Room 9 was open, and he quietly and quickly killed one of my sleeping sorority sisters. Across the hall, he found another unlocked door and murdered again. Then, he turned the knob to my bedroom and found it was open. I remember the attack vividly. But Bundy wasn’t my first brush with death, and he wasn’t my last.

Some wounds don’t fade. Some killers don’t stop. Dr. Charlie Morrow thought she had escaped the haunting forests of Mattawa, where her last case left her scarred in body and spirit. But when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrest a local eccentric for the murders she narrowly survived, Charlie is called back—this time not as a victim, but as a consultant. Haunted by nightmares and drawn by a truth she can’t ignore, Charlie returns to Canada to confront the man who may—or may not—be the serial predator who has eluded capture for years. And an RCMP investigator weighed down by ...

A sensual love story. His touch. Her wildness. And a nightmare that returns from her past. ◆An FBI Romantic Suspense◆ The story begins with a secret three people know. A PRISONER. A KILLER. AND THE BLONDE. It's all about something that happened years ago down a 54-mile stretch of Louisiana highway - from Baton Rouge to Angola Prison. Samantha's life changed forever that day. Savagely. But now...gorgeous, blonde, and blue-eyed SAMANTHA RUTLEDGE IS A BATON ROUGE PROSECUTOR. PASSIONATE. BOLD. ARMED. And she has a very sexy friend. Brilliant and skilled, FBI AGENT SEAN NASH IS HOT. HANDSOME...

Jazz will stop at nothing to save her brother. Their foster mother, Carol, has always been fanatical, but with Jazz grown up and out of the house, Carol takes a dangerous turn that threatens thirteen-year-old Joaquin’s life. Over and over, child services fails to intervene, and Joaquin is...

Book 2 “Who Touched You?”™ Follow James as a traffic stop leads to new connections, and healing in India. With Detective Greg Corder dogging his tracks, several steps behind as James executes justice, an escape to India becomes a saving grace in itself. As darkness lifts from James’ soul, he finds his own level of Peace.

Daylight is the gripping follow up to Long Road to Mercy and A Minute to Midnight featuring Special Agent Atlee Pine from one of the world’s most favourite thriller writers, David Baldacci. FBI Agent Atlee Pine’s search for her twin sister, Mercy, coincides with military investigator John...

Mercy is the gripping follow up to Long Road to Mercy, A Minute to Midnight and Daylight featuring Special Agent Atlee Pine from one of the world’s most favourite thriller writers, David Baldacci. THE HUNT IS FINALLY OVER. FBI agent Atlee Pine is at the end of her long journey to discover what...

Chase Miller is dead. Julian Vance didn’t do it. But someone made sure he looked guilty. His story never changed. It doesn’t matter. Because once a town decides who the villain is, the truth doesn’t stand a chance. Chase’s death shatters the fragile calm of Bramblewood, and all eyes turn to the boy who ran from the scene. To the police, it’s a clean case. To the town, it’s a relief. Fear finally has a face, and justice feels simple again. But beneath the candlelight vigils and carefully rehearsed grief, something far darker is stirring. Two boys died before Chase. Evan. Tyler. ...

For decades, a string of grisly, unsolved murders have devastated the Florida Keys. Sailors whisper tales of a pitiless seafarer known only as The Man of the Sea who prowls the nearby waters, carving his hostages into fishing bait before ebbing back into the shadows. Authorities have found no trace of him, but the death toll continues to rise. In the aftermath of a family tragedy, brothers Silas and Joe head to the Keys in search of a fresh start. Despite the local legends, things seem to finally be turning around for the brothers and their new fishing business. But as the clouds start to ...

'One of the world's thriller masters' - Jeffrey Archer, author of Nothing Ventured Featuring FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine, Daylight is the gripping follow up to Long Road to Mercy and A Minute to Midnight, from one of the world’s favourite thriller writers, David Baldacci. ***** The Hunt. Ever...

Number one bestseller Long Road to Mercy is the heart-pounding first novel in the FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine series by international number one bestselling author David Baldacci. Escaping a monster is her past. Catching a killer is her present . . . * * * * * FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine has...