The FBI desperately needs Ilse’s help to catch the “Alphabet Killer”—an unhinged serial killer who seems to be arranging his victims’ bodies in the shapes of letters. Is he spelling a word? Or hinting at who will be next?“The plot has many twists and turns, but it is the ending, which I did not see coming at all, that totally defines this book as one of the most riveting that I have read in years.”—Reader review for Not Like Us?????In this bestselling mystery series, FBI Special Agent Ilse Beck, victim of a traumatic childhood in Germany, moved to the U.S. to become a renowned psychologist specializing in PTSD, and the world’s leading expert in the unique trauma of serial-killer survivors. By studying the psychology of their survivors, Ilse has a unique and unparalleled expertise in the true psychology of serial killers. Ilse never expected, though, to become an FBI agent herself.Ilse, plagued by her own past, realizes the time has come to face her demons and revisit the site of her childhood home in Germany. But will the trip help her expunge her own dark memories—or push her over the edge?But in a frantic race against time, the FBI needs her to decode the Alphabet Killer. Is there a method to his madness, a way to stop the next victim before it’s too late?Or is this killer far more cunning and deranged than anyone could imagine?A dark and suspenseful crime thriller, the bestselling ILSE BECK series is a breathtaking page-turner, an unputdownable mystery and suspense novel. A compelling and perplexing psychological thriller, rife with twists and jaw-dropping secrets, it will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist, while it keeps you shocked late into the night.NOT LIKE HE SEEMED (An Ilse Beck FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #2 in a new series by mystery and suspense author Ava Strong. Books #3-#7 in the series—NOT LIKE YESTERDAY, NOT LIKE THIS, NOT LIKE SHE THOUGHT, NOT LIKE BEFORE, and NOT LIKE NORMAL—are also available.

My wife and I have a happy marriage.She’s a good mother.She would never abandon our family.I don’t know her at all.I work nights so it’s almost 3 a.m. when I get home. It’s day ten of the heatwave and even this late, the air is suffocating.Inside the house, the only sound is our five-month-old daughter, crying in her crib.I wait for Em’s footsteps on the landing. I listen out for her soothing voice.Any second now.There’s nothing. I check our bedroom. I wait for the mound of crumpled blankets to move. The bed is empty.It’s the middle of the night. My wife is gone and she left our baby here. All alone.A tense and gripping psychological thriller. Perfect for fans of The Mother, The Wrong Daughter and The Night She Disappeared.The Husband was previously published in audio as The Rain by B. B. Thomas.Readers love The Husband by Darren O’Sullivan:????? ‘I could not put it down as I was so enticed by the story. It is an excellent exercise in getting inside the heads of the characters . . . very well written.’ Audible reviewer????? ‘I frigging loved this, very tense and chilling with twists along the way. Towards the end you are just waiting for that truth to be revealed and it’s very much the WOW moment but if I’m honest the whole story was a WOW moment for me.’ Audible reviewer????? ‘Loved this. Great book, kept me guessing to the end. Loved it all. I was totally invested in the characters but didn’t see the twists in the plot coming.’ Audible reviewer????? ‘Really enjoyed the story and the twists and turns, fantastic reading.’ Audible reviewer????? ‘The Husband had me gripped from the beginning, the twist, I did not see coming and it was just amazing!!’ NetGalley Reviewer????? ‘Great read!! Wow! Some wild twists and turns in this book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one! This book had suspense, murder, mystery, gaslighting, intrigue, and a great who done it! The story was very interesting and kept me glued to my kindle! I highly recommend reading this book!’ Debbie B.????? ‘It was really a rollercoaster of a read! . . . The ending oh my gosh it was stopped me in my tracks I couldn’t believe it! I’d highly recommend this book!’ NetGalley Reviewer