Mary T. Burton Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

A tragic accident or something more sinister? A woman's buried memories put her life at risk in a novel of shattering psychological suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. Lane McCord wakes up in a hospital having survived a near-fatal fall at a North Carolina beach cottage. Her boyfriend, Kyle, wasn't so lucky. A senseless tragedy on their first romantic getaway. All Lane remembers is lying at the bottom of the stairs in Kyle's pooling blood. Confused and grieving, Lane plans to return to the cottage, collect her personal belongings, and get out. Until a winter rainstorm leaves her stranded and vulnerable, but not alone. A concerned neighbor, who claims he heard a violent argument before the accident, has come out of the storm. So has a suspicious detective on the trail of a missing woman, whose diary deepens the mystery--and raises more questions that fill Lane with dread. How well did she know Kyle? How well does she know herself? What really happened at the cottage on the beach? And when the answers come, who can Lane trust to get out of this waking nightmare alive?

Agentka specjalna FBI Zoe Spencer wykorzystuje szczątki szkieletów do odtworzenia twarzy ofiar morderstw za pomocą rzeźby. Jest to proces zarówno naukowy, jak i wymagający ogromnej wrażliwości i intymności; Spencer przywiązuje się do identyfikowanych przez siebie osób i bardzo pragnie odnaleźć ich zabójców. W najnowszej sprawie Zoe odtwarza popiersie młodej dziewczyny, zamordowanej blisko dwie dekady wcześniej. Jedyne, czego pragnie teraz agentka, to opowiedzieć historię tej młodej kobiety i doprowadzić jej zabójcę przed oblicze wymiaru sprawiedliwości. Zoe jedzie do rodzinnego miasta ofiary i pracuje nad sprawą z detektywem Vaughanem, z którym łączył ją kiedyś przelotny romans. Gdy zaczynają analizować wszystkie wątki, okazuje się, że ktoś nadal poluje na kobiety. Giną kolejne ofiary, czas ucieka. Czy Spencer i Vaughanowi uda się powstrzymać szaleńca?

For a woman obsessed and a killer in her shadow, remembering the past becomes a mind game in a novel of psychological suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. Twin sisters Marisa and Clare Stockton were sixteen when Clare's body was found in Virginia's James River. No arrests were made. Fourteen years later, Marisa's friends and dedicated career as a photographer help her to cope with the open wound of the past. But Marisa still feels the hurt--and the unsolved murder isn't the only thing haunting her. A recent car crash has erased ten days of Marisa's memories--a black hole leading up to the accident that's left her disoriented. Every text and phone call from that crucial missing time has vanished, along with her phone. A photograph she took of the river has disappeared. A new neighbor Marisa believes she knows introduces himself as if he were a stranger. And there's the growing fear that her near-fatal accident was no accident at all. As dreams of Clare and nightmares of the crash begin to converge, so do two disturbing puzzles fourteen years apart. Putting the pieces together could be fatal. As she struggles to remember everything, Marisa closes in on a killer--without realizing that he's already closed in on her.

'Mary does it again with another thrill ride of a book! So many twists and turns right from the start.' - NetGalley Reviewer, Old secrets are hard to keep buried in this gritty and gripping novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.

'Fast paced, twisty and unpredictable. I couldn't put this book down, I devoured it in one sitting and it kept me guessing right until the end.' - NetGalley Reviewer, The chase is on in this utterly suspenseful and unputdownable mystery from New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.

'What a scorcher of a thriller! I was sucked in from the very first page and I couldn't put it down!' - NetGalley Reviewer, An unsolved mystery ignites a deadly game of chess in this scorching thriller from New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.

Forensic psychologist and single mother Ann Bailey has joined forces with Montana Highway Patrol officer Bryce McCabe. An expert in untangling the motives of depraved minds, Ann is tasked to help solve the mystery of two murdered women doused with gasoline and set aflame. The deeper Ann and Bryce's investigation goes, the nearer they get to each other and to danger. After another murder hits close to home, Ann fears a clue is hidden in her own past. Only one thing terrifies her more than the reveal of a long-held secret. It's that the secret itself has put Ann into a killer's line of fire.

A homicide detective in the dark. A serial killer on the loose. Both have their obsessions in a nerve-twisting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. Austin homicide detective Jordan Poe is hunting a serial killer she fears is the same man who assaulted her sister, Avery, two years ago. The details line up: the victims are the same age, same type, dead by the same grim MO. Luckily Avery survived. But the terrible memories linger, making Jordan more determined than ever to stop this monster in his tracks. Texas Ranger Carter Spencer isn't one to poach on a detective's territory. Yet no matter how resentful a capable lone wolf like Jordan is, when she is attacked at a third crime scene and suffers a trauma that leaves her with limited vision, it's up to Carter to help Jordan navigate a world she no longer recognizes. He needs her instinct, her experience, and her fearless resolve to crack this case. A case that's about to get even darker. A stranger is watching. He's closing in on his ultimate prey. And no one but the killer can see what's coming.

After multiple women go missing, Agent Melina Shepard of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation makes the impulsive decision to go undercover as a prostitute. While working the street, she narrowly avoids becoming a serial killer’s latest victim; as much as it pains her to admit, she needs backup.Enter lone wolf FBI agent Jerrod Ramsey. Stonewalled by a lack of leads, he and Melina investigate a scene where a little girl has been found abandoned in a crashed vehicle. They open the trunk to reveal a horror show and quickly realize they’re dealing with two serial killers with very different MOs. The whole situation brings back memories for Melina—why does this particular case feel so connected to her painful past?Before time runs out, Melina must catch not one but two serial killers, both ready to claim another victim—and both with their sights set on her.

FLUFFY is a toughie, Mandee is handee, Toulouse is on the loose and Merlot is on the go! These are just some of the things Mary Lou’s cats get into and up to in her book for new and beginning readers. I decided to write this book many, many years ago. I thought about it a long time. Finally, after being retired a while, I decided to “make it so”.It contains stories about four of my cats. Three have passed away and Merlot Henry Lawrence is still with Mary Lou. He will turn 14 in October. Fluffy was a Maine Coon and lived 21 years. Mandee was a beautiful calico cat. She had diabetes and lived to 13. Toulouse Thomas Lawrence Roy had kidney problems and died earlier this year. Toulouse and Merlot are brothers and are Ragdoll cats.While I worked in the field of Medical Libraries and Computer Science, my heart has always been in working with very young children. This was my impetuous in writing a children’s book. I hope you enjoy reading it to and with your children, grandchildren or even among cat lovers. I have always believed that READING is FUNdamental!

Fire can destroy the past. It can also uncover secrets in this novel of searing suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. Ten years ago as an undergrad, Joan Mason escaped an arsonist's fire. Shaken, she fled the small collegiate Montana town, leaving behind friends and not looking back. Now a Philadelphia homicide detective, Joan's trying to put her traumas to rest. It's not easy. Elijah Weston, the classmate who torched her house, is out of prison and returning to Missoula. Gut instinct tells Joan he'll strike again. To stop him, she must return to the past as well. To face not only the man she fears but Detective Gideon Bailey, too. The man she loved and left behind. When a local woman dies tragically in another fire, it can't be a coincidence. Can it be Elijah? He has a solid alibi for the night of the blaze. Reunited by the tragedy, Joan and Gideon have their doubts. So does Gideon's sister, Ann--Joan's old college roommate. The investigation draws Joan and Gideon together, but it also sends them down a dangerous path--into a troubling history that Joan, Elijah, and Ann all share. As more lives go up in flames in Missoula, this town's secrets are just beginning to rise from the ashes.

She's hunting. He's watching. Special Agent Macy Crow is a survivor. After a vicious hit-and-run nearly kills her, she gets right back to work, and now she's gunning for a spot on the FBI's elite profiling team. As an audition, she offers to investigate the recently discovered bones of Tobi Turner, a high school girl who disappeared fifteen years ago. While investigating with local sheriff Mike Nevada, a former colleague and onetime lover, Macy discovers a link between Tobi's case and several others that occurred around the same time as her disappearance. As Macy interviews victims and examines old cases, she uncovers a sinister picture of a stalker who graduated to sexual assault--and then murder. Macy and Nevada race to put this monster behind bars before he can come out of hiding. But the murderer's had years to hone his skills, and soon Macy herself becomes a target. She's no stranger to pain and terror, but will Macy's first profiling case be her last?

Medical examiner Faith McIntyre is called in on the case of an unconscious woman clinging to life after a hit and run. The woman is FBI agent Macy Crow is Faith's mirror image -- the twin sister she never knew she had. Faith knew that she was adopted, but now she and Texas Ranger Mitchell Hayden are following a trail of clues Macy left behind. They make a shocking discovery on an isolated country ranch: a burial ground for three women who disappeared thirty years before. Will Faith be able to save her sister and herself from the past? -- adapted from back cover.

Now in mass market for the first time for fans of Lisa Jackson, Iris Johansen, Karen Rose, and Allison Brennan, the final, heart-pounding case in New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton’s Forgotten Files Trilogy… A cop who followed her father into law enforcement becomes obsessed with the case that broke him more than twenty years earlier – a sexually sadistic serial killer known as the Hangman… Julia Vargas is a cop with a mission. When she’s not chasing down bad guys, Julia dedicates her time to investigating the Hangman serial killer . . . the same unsolved case that her father, Jim Vargas, was working on when he supposedly shot and killed himself three decades before. While rumors continue to swirl around her father’s death, Julia attempts to hunt down the truth. The case once again hits dangerously close, however, when a woman’s bones are discovered in a historic downtown home, together with a photograph of Jim and Julia as a young girl. As horrifying as this discovery is, it may just be the break Julia has waited for. Working alongside Tobias Novak, a homicide detective with whom she shares a complicated―and steamy―history, she’s forced to confront her own past even as the Hangman looms in the shadows. But as the mysterious killer circles closer, Julia can feel her own noose begin to tighten . . .

An urgent call brings FBI agent Kate Hayden back to San Antonio, the scene of her violent past. A brutal new murder shows hallmarks of a serial killer nicknamed the Samaritan. Tricky part is, Kate already caught him. Did she make an error, or is it a copycat? Paired with homicide detective Theo Mazur, Kate faces an enemy who knows her intimately. When a second body is found, the mode of death is identical to a different case that Kate had worked on. The closer they come to the killer there is only one rule: don't believe everything you see.

For five years, no trace has been found of two high-school friends who went hiking in the woods near Nashville. The third teen, Amber Ryder, was discovered at the bottom of a ravine with a broken arm, head trauma--and zero memory of the horror that put her there. What started as a cold case has become a fresh hell for forensic technician Georgia Morgan. Another woman's body is found in the woods, and it leads to the missing teens' remains. But while Georgia works with Amber to try and reawaken her memories, her gut tells her the worst is yet to come. Homicide Detective Jake Bishop can't be sure whether Amber is an expert manipulator or the killer's next target. Either way, he's determined to protect Georgia. Because the deeper she digs into the past, the deadlier the secrets that emerge, and a nightmare years in the making is about to come to a bloody, terrifying end.

Now in mass market for the first time, USA Today bestselling author Mary Burton presents the heart-stopping next installment in her Forgotten Files Trilogy, where forensic pathologist Dr. Tessa McGowan and agent Dakota Sharp must work together to unravel the mysteries behind the macabre doll-like killings before Tessa becomes the next victim. Dr. Tessa McGowan had never seen anything quite like it. But the mutilated bodies on her exam table tell a stunningly macabre tale. Someone with a twisted mind is kidnapping women and altering their faces to resemble real, life-size dolls. As a forensic pathologist, it’s her job to aid the agent leading the case—even if that agent is her estranged husband. Twelve years ago, an unspeakable tragedy destroyed Dakota Sharp's world. Haunted by the ghosts of his past, he’s devoted himself to capturing killers. His only regret is that it cost him Tessa. Now, as the Dollmaker case brings them together—and raises his suspicions that he's crossed paths with this deranged psychopath before— they may just have their second chance. But it seems Dakota’s not the only one who wants to make Tessa his own . . . She may be the Dollmaker’s next target, but Tessa has no intention of winding up as another toy on his shelf. Can she and Dakota stop this ghastly killer before his next deadly playdate?

A state trooper’s teenage runaway past comes back to haunt her in the first of USA Today bestselling author Mary Burton’s heart-stopping Forgotten Files Trilogy. Now in mass market paperback! At the grisly murder scene of a teen prostitute, Virginia state trooper Riley Tatum’s past roars back to haunt her. When she was a teenage runaway, she was kidnapped, drugged, and left unconscious on the streets. She has no memories of what happened, only strange recurring dreams of two men playing cards. Former FBI agent Clay Bowman, Riley’s old flame, is Shield Security’s newest member. He’s plagued by the unsolved case of a serial killer nicknamed the Shark who murdered girls as part of a sadistic poker game. Only one girl survived. With the Shark now bent on settling that score, Clay has a chilling suspicion: Riley is the girl who escaped the Shark’s deadly amusement—and she is his next prey. As the Shark gets ready to play his hand, can Riley and Clay stop him―or will this killer finally claim the one who got away?

LEBENDIG BEGRABEN Die Psychologin Jolene Granger wird an das Sterbebett des Serienkillers Harvey Lee Smith gerufen. Smith, der bereits seit einigen Jahren hinter Gittern sitzt, will seine letzten Geheimnisse mit Jolene teilen: Leichen, die niemals gefunden wurden, und einem Schützling, der das grausame Werk vollenden soll. Da tauchen tatsächlich neue Opfer auf - und so wie einst wurden auch diese lebendig begraben. Ohne es zu bemerken wird Jolene immer tiefer in Smiths abscheuliche Pläne verwickelt. Ihr Leben steht auf dem Spiel, und Jolenes einzige Hoffnung ist Brody Winchester: Der Mann, der vor vielen Jahren ihr Herz gebrochen hat, aber Smith schon einmal das Handwerk legen konnte.

Exploring the depths of human anxiety, this gripping narrative delves into the psychological turmoil faced by its characters. As they confront their fears, the story intertwines personal struggles with broader themes of courage and resilience. The haunting atmosphere amplifies the tension, making readers question the nature of fear itself. Through vivid imagery and compelling character development, the book offers a profound examination of how fear shapes lives and relationships, ultimately leading to a journey of self-discovery and empowerment.

This is the story of a remarkable organization of white South African women who carved out a unique role for themselves in opposing the injustices of apartheid and working towards a free and democratic country. It is written by Mary Burton, herself national president of the Black Sash for many years and, later, one of the Truth and Reconciliation commissioners. What brought the Black Sash into being? What kept it alive for so many decades? How did an organization of mainly white, middle-class, privileged women create and sustain a viable body that eventually made its contribution to the collapse of apartheid? What was it like to be involved in it? And what can we learn from its history that will teach us to be activists again?

Now stunningly repackaged and reissued, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mary Burton unleashes her trademark hard-edged suspense in the first Morgans of Nashville book, as a public defender must seek justice for a murder from the past to prevent new killings in the horrifying present... DON'T LOOK At first, they struggle to escape. Then a torrent of blows rains down upon their bodies until their eyes cloud over in final agony. The killer shows no remorse--just a twisted need to witness each victim's last terrified moments. DON'T SPEAK Public defender Rachel Wainwright is struggling to reopen a decades-old case, convinced that the wrong man is in prison. Homicide detective Deke Morgan doesn't want to agree. But if Rachel's hunch is correct, whoever fatally bludgeoned young, beautiful Annie Dawson thirty years ago could be the source of a new string of brutal slayings. JUST PREPARE TO DIE Rachel's investigation is about to reveal answers--but at a price she never thought to pay. Now she's become the target of a rage honed by years of jealousy and madness. And a murderer is ready to show her just how vicious the truth can be...

A murderous husband just won’t let go in Mary Burton's page-turning serial killer thriller I’ll Never Let You Go, now beautifully repackaged and republished. LOVE HURTS He promised to kill her. One night four years ago, Leah Carson’s husband almost succeeded. Philip stabbed her twenty-three times before fleeing. The police are sure he’s dead. But fear won’t let Leah believe it. AND SOMETIMES It starts with little things. Missing keys. A flat tire. Mysterious flowers. All easily explained away if the pattern wasn’t so terrifyingly familiar. Leah has a new veterinary practice and a new life with no ties to her nightmare. But Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent Alex Morgan suspects something. And when another woman’s body is found, stabbed twenty-three times, Leah knows her past has found her. IT KILLS As Leah and Alex untangle the horrifying truth, he watches her, ready for the perfect moment. Until death—that was the vow they made. And a killer always keeps his word…

He Will Never ForgetThe broken body hanging from a tree in Texas Hill Country. . .the frozen figure huddled in a meat locker. . .only at second glance does the truth become apparent. What seems like suicide is far more sinister, and the terror is only beginning...Never ForgiveOne devastating moment changed Greer Templeton's life and ended two others. Now, with a body found on her property and Texas Ranger Tec Bragg on her doorstep, Greer's nightmare has returned. With each new victim, her link to Tec's case grows, and soon it will be too late to run.And Never Let Them Live. . .Greer hoped the past was behind her, but an obsessed killer has never forgotten the bond that unites them. One by one, he will track down his victims, finish what was started--and make Greer's dying wish come true. . .

Under the mistletoe: "Megan Johnson's marriage is over--or so she thinks. When her husband Chris lands in the hospital, she remembers the unexpected joy of their first Christmas together ..."--Page 4 of cover

In einer Jagdhütte wird die nackte Leiche einer jungen Frau gefunden. Holzpflöcke wurden durch ihre Hände und Füße in den Boden getrieben und auf ihrer Stirn prangt frisch tätowiert das Wort „Hexe“. Als weitere Morde geschehen, beginnt für Detective Daniel Rokov ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Der Hexenjäger hat es auf die Schausteller eines Jahrmarkts abgesehen, und er will seine blutige Mission zu Ende bringen, koste es, was es wolle. „Nach diesem Thriller lässt man beim Schlafen lieber das Licht an!“ Publishers Weekly New-York-Times-Bestseller-Autorin

Sieben Jahre ist es her, seit ein gefährlicher Serienmörder Seattle terrorisierte. Seine Opfer waren junge, hübsche Frauen. Ihre Leichen wurden stets in handgenähten weißen Kleidern aufgefunden. Doch ein Opfer überlebte, kurz bevor der Mörder spurlos verschwand. Lara Church versucht, ihre Vergangenheit zu vergessen und ein normales Leben zu führen. Doch dann steht Ranger James Beck mit einer schrecklichen Botschaft vor ihrer Tür: Der Mann, der sie vor Jahren versucht hat zu töten, ist zurückgekehrt und will seinen Fehler von damals korrigieren.

NICHTS WIRD AN DICH ERINNERN. Nur einen Haufen blank polierter Knochen - mehr lässt ein Serienkiller nicht von seinen Opfern übrig. Detective Malcolm Kier hat den sadistischen Arzt Dr. James Dixon im Verdacht, der dank seiner Anwältin Angie Carlson jedoch bisher immer freigesprochen wurde. Aber dann gerät auch Angie ins Visier des Killers - und Kier steht mit seinen Ermittlungen wieder ganz am Anfang. Und immer mehr Knochenvon jungen Frauen werden in Virginia gefunden. "Bei diesem Thriller läuft es dem Leser eiskalt den Rücken hinunter! (Library Journal) New-York-Times-Bestseller-Autorin DEUTSCHE ERSTAUSGABE

Eva Rayburn verbrachte zehn Jahre im Gefängnis - verurteilt für ein Verbrechen, das sie nicht begangen hat. Als sie schließlich in ihre Heimatstadt zurückkehrt, beginnt dort ein Serienmörder sein Unwesen zu treiben, der Evas Vergangenheit zu kennen scheint. Zusammen mit Detective Deacon Garrison will Eva dem Mörder auf die Spur kommen. Denn auch ihr eigenes Leben ist in großer Gefahr.

Eine Reihe von Leichen werden gefunden, die eine überraschende Ähnlichkeit mit der Fernsehreporterin Kendall Shaw aufweisen. Trotz der Warnungen von Detective Jacob Warwick versucht Kendall auf eigene Faust herauszufinden, wer hinter den Morden steckt. Denn das nächste Opfer könnte sie selbst sein!

In ihrer Kindheit litt Lindsay O'Neil unter einem gewalttätigen Vater. Nun versucht sie selbst, zerrütteten Familien zu helfen. Eines Tages wird jedoch in der Nähe der Sozialeinrichtung, die sie leitet, eine Leiche gefunden. Und ausgerechnet ihr Ex-Mann, Mordkommissar Zach Kier, übernimmt die Ermittlungen in dem Fall. Als weitere Leichen auftauchen, wird deutlich, dass der Mörder eine besondere Verbindung zu Lindsay hat. Er verfolgt sie und schickt ihr grauenhafte Botschaften. Lindsay und Zach müssen alles daran setzen, den Schuldigen zu finden, bevor er erneut zuschlägt.

Wenn der letzte Schrei verstummt . . . Drei Frauen verschwinden innerhalb weniger Jahre auf mysteriöse Weise: die Schülerin Jill, die Stripperin Kelly Jo und die Kunststudentin Rhonda. Nichts verbindet die drei– bis auf ihre Bekanntschaft mit einem angesehenen, vermögenden jungen Mann, Craig Thornton. Angeblich soll er zu allen dreien eine Liebesbeziehung gehabt haben. Detective Gage Hudson ist überzeugt, das der Mann mit der Mordserie zu tun hat. Allerdings ist Craig seit einem Jahr tot …

Diana Palmer (Otec zakladatel) - John Jacobs se rozhodne ze svého malého ranče vybudovat prosperující farmu. K tomu však potřebuje, aby k jeho pozemkům vedla železnice. Jak ale přesvědčit bohatého podnikatele, který železnici do jeho kraje zavádí, aby mu vyhověl? Nejlepší bude dvořit se jeho dceři… Judith Stacy (Obchodní záležitost) - Rebeka je úspěšnou majitelkou čajovny a v obchodních věcech dokáže poradit i nejednomu muži. Bude úspěšná i ve své touze po dítěti? Mary Burton (Sněžná panna) - Sophia je zchudlá ruská šlechtična a ze všech sil se snaží získat peníze na návrat do rodné země. V Denveru má možnost vydělat si dost peněz, aby se jí její sen splnil; to by ale nesměla narazit na Adama Richmonda!

The Son He Never Knew... Cole McGuire needed a good reason to return to White Stone, Colorado – and when he learned that he had fathered a son, it was time to return and claim what was rightfully his. But the town was hiding something, and he had a feeling he knew who was behind whatever was going on. The Widow's Secret... Rebecca's heart stopped when Cole McGuire walked back into town, his green eyes blazing with passion. And the longer he stayed, the more she wished for the love she'd never had. But would Cole ever forgive her for hiding the truth – that the son she claimed for her own was the child he'd been searching for?