"In 1998, an FBI profiler infamously declared in a homicide conference, "There are no female serial killers"--but Lady Killers offers fourteen creepy examples to the contrary."--page 4 of cover

"When Andy Baumhower plows his van into ex-cop Joe Reddick's car late one night after dumping a body in the LA River, one of his three accomplices to murder thinks the best way to ensure Reddick's silence regarding the accident is to threaten his estranged wife and young son with a K-bar knife. Bad mistake. Because Joe Reddick's lived the nightmare of losing a family to a crazed killer once, and he's not going to let it happen again."--P. [2] of jacket....

Hoping to safeguard themselves from the ravages of World War II within the walls of their ancient villa in Florence, the noble Rosatis family become prisoners in their home when eighteen-year-old Cristina's courtship by a German lieutenant prompts the Nazis to take over the estate, a situation that leads to a serial murder investigation years later.

Three tornadoes are bearing down on the town of Summerville. Under cover of this freak storm is a more serious threat, a vindictive killer known as Red.

"He's a serial killer. A murderer of young women, all killed in brutal attacks. But despite Hamish Wolfe's conviction, he's always stuck to his story -- he's innocent and he's been wrongly imprisoned. And now he wants someone to investigate and, more importantly, to write his story. Maggie Rose is a notorious defense attorney and writer whose specialty is getting convictions overturned. At first, Maggie is reluctant to even acknowledge Hamish's requests...

"So this girl walks into a bar-- and when she walks out there's a man with her. She goes to bed with him, and she likes that part. Then she kills him, and she likes that even better. On her way out, she cleans out his wallet. She keeps moving, and has a new name for each change of address. She's been doing this for a while, and she's good at it. And then a chance remark gets her thinking of the men who got away, the lucky ones who survived a night...

"A riveting, haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman -- a tale of obsession and the adulation of evil, exploring modern society's true-crime obsession with unflinching honesty, sparing no one from the glare of the spotlight. Will those involved walk away from the story of a lifetime in order to keep their loved ones safe? Or will they once again be drawn into a killer's web? As the story draws to its shattering...

"Sometimes fences make for nice neighbors. Other times they hide the evil within. Orchard Grove is a town like any other, with quiet neighborhoods and apple groves... though Ethan, the depressed screenplay writer, and his secretive wife, Susan, would tell you differently. So too would the seductive serial killer living right next door, ..."--Dust jacket, p. [2]

A classic mystery from one of Japan's best-loved crime writers The Lady Killer leads a double life in the shadow world of Tokyo's singles bars and nightclubs. By day a devoted husband and hard worker, by night he cruises nightclubs cafes and cinemas in search of lonely single women to seduce. But now the hunter is being hunted, and in his wake lies a trail of gruesome murders. Who is the culprit? The answer lies tangled in a web of clues, and to find...

"There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men's maximum-security prison: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information. 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But none of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary's most notorious and dangerous inmates. And...