Haunted by her brother's brutal murder, FBI Agent Sidney Stone races against time to unravel a chilling wave of child abductions that mirror her own traumatic past, pushing her to the brink of sanity as she confronts both ruthless criminals and her own demons.FBI Agent Sidney Stone has dedicated her life to the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, determined to prevent others from suffering the same fate as her kid brother, Ben. They were abducted when she was 16 and he seven. He was killed while she was let go. His death fuels her relentless pursuit of justice while struggling with PTSD, anxiety, and depression.A wave of child abductions bears an eerie resemblance to the patterns of Sidney’s own abduction, pulling her deeper into a psychological battle. Partnering with Special Agent Alex Kane to co-lead the investigation, Sidney must navigate a complex web of clues and confront a network of sadistic criminals.With the support of a dedicated team and her therapist Dr. Emma Blake, Sidney fights to balance her personal demons with her drive to save others. Each breakthrough brings her closer to dismantling the abductors’ sinister operation, but also to her own breaking point.

A French cop and a young psychiatrist must untangle a perplexing murder in this "tense and disturbing" mystery debut—now a series on Netflix (Booklist, starred review).Saint-Martin-de-Comminges is a remote village nestled in the French Pyrenees, where winters are harsh and nothing ever happens. Until one morning when a group of workers discover the headless, flayed body of a horse, hanging suspended from the edge of a frozen cliff.That same day, just a few miles away, psychiatrist Diane Berg starts her first job at an asylum for the criminally insane. She is baffled by the director's unorthodox methods, and alarmed to discover that drugs are disappearing from within its fortified walls.Commandant Martin Servaz, a charismatic city cop from nearby Toulouse, can't believe he's been called to such a backwater town over the death of an animal. But then DNA from one of the asylum's most notorious inmates is found on the horse carcass . . . and a few days later the first human victim is found.

A spate of brutal murders threatens the newfound happiness of "one of the most credible and engaging heroes in contemporary crime fiction" (Ian Rankin).Tom Thorne finally has it all.In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by his side. His love life is newly reformed by a promising relationship and he is happy in the job he has devoted his life to.As he sets off hunting the woman responsible for a series of grisly murders, Thorne has no way of knowing that he will be plunged into a nightmare from which he may never wake. A nightmare that has a name. Thorne's past threatens to catch up with him and a ruinous secret is about to be revealed. If he wants to save himself and his friends, he will have to do the unthinkable.Tom Thorne finally has a lot to lose.Praise for the Tom Thorne series"Morse, Rebus, and now Thorne. The next superstar detective is already with us—don't miss him." —Lee Child"Billingham is a world-class writer and Tom Thorne is a wonderful creation. Rush to read these books." —Karin Slaughter"With each of his books, Mark Billingham gets better and better. These are stories and characters you don't want to leave." —Michael Connelly "Mark Billingham has brought a rare and welcome blend of humanity, dimension, and excitement to the genre." —George Pelecanos"A fantastic thriller, combining a gripping plot and lead characters of remarkable depth . . . Readers who grab this one but aren't familiar with its predecessors will be seeking them out. A series to savor." —Booklist (starred review)

Denver Homicide Detective Sarah Spillman has built her career on instinct and discipline—skills that keep her one step ahead of the secret she’s never outrun.But the discovery of a missing boy in a dumpster shatters the calm of a quiet neighborhood and puts every family under suspicion, including the child’s own parents.Before Sarah can make sense of the scene, a neighbor is found dead in what looks like a suicide.Two bodies. One neighborhood. No straight answers.As Sarah hunts for the thread that ties the deaths, she uncovers lies, betrayals, and deadly connections no one wants exposed. Someone in this quiet community is hiding a deadly truth—and Sarah must find it before her past comes back to finish what it started.NOTE TO READERS:While the books in the series may include dark and potentially disturbing crimes, the reads are clean. There is no explicit language or descriptions of the violent acts. And all bedroom scenes fade to black.