Böcker av Linda Ladd

In The Dark A pristine white beach near Sanibel Island, Florida, is an unlikely place for a murder, but that's where Will Novak finds himself, knee-deep in salt water trying to save a life. Maybe the frantic woman is the client he's supposed to meet. But there's no question she's got plenty of powerful enemies. And now they're after Novak too. In The Details When he meets her again, her story opens a world of nightmares: captured women, stolen children, and ?adoptions? forged in blood and death. The network that tore apart her family stretches across continents and corrupts the forces that should fight against it. And its leaders will do anything to silence her. In The Last Place You Look From the alligator-infested waters of the Everglades to the Central American jungle, the fight to stop a ruthless conspiracy?and to find one mother's child?will take Novak to the edge of hell itself... Praise For Linda Ladd's Claire Morgan Thrillers ?One of the most creepy, crawly, and compelling psychological thrillers ever.? ?Fresh Fiction ?Chilling, compelling suspense...be prepared to lose sleep!? ?Eileen Dryer ?Exciting, thrill-a-minute!? ?Midwest Book Review ?Plenty of suspense and surprises.? ?Publishers Weekly

NO FRIENDS Mardi Gras whips New Orleans' French Quarter into a whirlpool of excess, color, booze, noise, motion. So the woman in the sights of Will Novak's binoculars stands out. She's bruised, barefoot, wearing a man's raincoat. And she's looking right at him. NO FAITH In a moment she's fleeing into the crowd, but Novak knows she's not gone for good. When she comes back, it's with a gun to his head-and a story about crony politics, a crooked judge, a kidnapped whistleblower, and children in deadly danger. Novak can't let this one slide. NO FURY Through the grit of Houston's underbelly to the grime below Beverly Hills' glamor, a trickle of rot connects the powerful to the desperate and corrupts the men and women who are supposed to stand against it. Deceit is everywhere. If he's going to do right, Novak is going to have to do it alone . . . Praise for Linda Ladd's Claire Morgan Thrillers "One of the most creepy, crawly, and compelling psychological thrillers ever." -Fresh Fiction "Chilling, compelling suspense…be prepared to lose sleep!" -Eileen Dryer "Exciting, thrill-a-minute!" -Midwest Book Review "Plenty of suspense and surprises." -Publishers Weekly

"A lazy cruise up the Atlantic Coast is all ex-Navy SEAL turned private investigator Will Novak has in mind until thugs ambush him. Novak is kidnapped, drugged, and hauled out of town. Taken to a horse farm deep in Virginia, Novak finds himself at the center of the most dangerous kind of family affair. Irina Blackwood, pregnant and desperate, begs for Novak's help to escape. All that stands in their way is her adoptive father-retired Senator Charles Blackwood, one of the most ruthless power brokers in the nation. Given his tastes for espionage, drug trafficking, and corruption, Blackwood's not interested in a fair fight. And with the police on the payroll and a private gang ready to set Novak up for murder, the odds of justice prevailing-or Novak surviving-are getting slimmer by the minute."--Back cover.

ONE WRONG MOVE Private detective Claire Morgan has come home from her honeymoon just in time for Christmas at Lake of the Ozarks. And for the sheriff''s department, laid low with flu, to hand her a case guaranteed to chill her to the bone.   ONE CHANCE TO DIE One of the homes in the local Christmas On the Lake House tour—the mansion of an aging rock star trying to turn his life around—has been "decorated" with the body of a young woman, arranged as a bloody angel on the balcony above his Christmas tree. There''s a piece from a board game, gift wrapped and left under the tree, a hint that connects this murder to other deaths. With evidence of a gruesome pattern appearing, Claire suspects she''s on the hunt for a serial killer.   IN A GAME WITH NO RULES But the closer she comes, the more certain she is that the killer is playing his game with her, just waiting his turn. The next move might be on Claire herself—or worse, the people she loves . . .   Praise for Linda Ladd’s Claire Morgan Thrillers   “One of the most creepy, crawly, and compelling psychological thrillers ever.” —Fresh Fiction   “Chilling, compelling suspense . . . be prepared to lose sleep!” —Eileen Dryer   “Exciting, thrill-a-minute!” —Midwest Book Review   “Plenty of suspense and surprises.” —Publishers Weekly

Say You're DreamingWhen a scream wakes Will Novak in the middle of the night, at first he puts it down to the nightmares. He's alone on a sailboat in the Caribbean, miles from land. And his demons never leave him. Say Your Prayers The screams are real, though, coming from another boat just a rifle's night scope away. It only takes seconds for Novak to witness one murder and stop another. But with the killer on the run and a beautiful stranger dripping on his deck, Novak has gotten himself into a new kind of deep water. But Don't Say Your Name The young woman he saved says she doesn't know who she is. But someone does, and they're burning fuel and cash to chase Novak and his new acquaintance from one island to the next, across dangerous seas and right into the wilds of the Yucatan jungle. If either of them is going to live, Novak is going to need answers, fast-and he's guessing he won't like what he finds out . . . Praise For Linda Ladd's Claire Morgan Thrillers "One of the most creepy, crawly, and compelling psychological thrillers ever." -Fresh Fiction "Chilling, compelling suspense...be prepared to lose sleep!" -Eileen Dryer on Head to Head "Exciting, thrill-a-minute!" -Midwest Book Review on Dark Places "Plenty of suspense and surprises." -Publishers Weekly on Dark Places

Includes an excerpt from Devil dead, by Linda Ladd.

"A tough, no-nonsense detective. . .edgy, clever!" --Beverly BartonRemember The DarknessShe can't remember why he chose her--or what he did to her. But Detective Claire Morgan knows that something terrible happened to her the night a deranged serial killer escaped from the mental ward. Looking for pleasure. Looking for pain. Looking for her. . .Remember The TerrorRecovering in a lakeside resort, Claire hopes to sort through her broken memories. But after suffering a temporary coma, she can barely remember her own lover, psychiatrist Nicholas Black. Would she be able to recognize her abductor if she saw him again? If he came back for more. . .?Remember MurderIf only she could remember his face or his voice. . .if only she could comprehend the evil in his mind or the depths of his cruelty. . .if only she knew just how close he is--to her and everyone she loves. . .Praise For Linda Ladd's Claire Morgan Thrillers"One of the most creepy, crawly, and compelling psychological thrillers ever." --Fresh Fiction "Chilling, compelling suspense. . .be prepared to lose sleep!" --Eileen Dryer"Exciting, thrill-a-minute!" --Midwest Book Review"Plenty of suspense and surprises." --Publishers Weekly

"A tough, no-nonsense detective...edgy, clever!" -Beverly BartonMostly FearShe suffered a terrifying coma. She survived a serial killer's obsession. Now homicide detective Claire Morgan hopes to forget the nightmare of her Missouri past in the city of New Orleans. But when a body is discovered near her home, her darkest fears come rushing back...Mostly SuperstitionSurrounded by candles and skulls, the victim is bound to an altar like a human sacrifice. More disturbing to Claire is the voodoo doll in the woman's hands. A doll pierced with pins and wearing a picture on its face. A picture of Claire Morgan...Mostly MurderClaire doesn't believe in voodoo. But she does believe in the power of superstition to warp a person's mind and feed a killer's madness. It is here, in the muddy bayous where it festers, that Claire must face her fear head on-and meet the man who's marked her for death...Praise For Linda Ladd's Claire Morgan Thrillers"One of the most creepy, crawly, and compelling psychological thrillers ever." -Fresh Fiction "Chilling, compelling suspense...be prepared to lose sleep!" -Eileen Dryer "Exciting, thrill-a-minute!" -Midwest Book Review"Plenty of suspense and surprises." -Publishers Weekly

A battle of wills between an 18th-century pirate and her captor stirs up the high seas in this historical Caribbean romance from the award-winning author. Beneath the fiery gaze of her captor, Caitlin finds herself bound by the only enemy she could not defeather passionate nature. Caitlin, the renegade female pirate plundering Spanish galleons on the high seas, initially despised Trey Cameron, the man commissioned by the queen to tame her. As he forces her to conform to an appropriately feminine role, wearing gowns and performing the tasks of housekeeper, Caitlin vows to avenge herself. She will rule the waves again . . . free of the restraining hand of any man. As the lush green of the Caribbean brings them to tumult, Trey and Caitlin find themselves locked in a fiery battle of wills. Will they surrender to the refuge of each others armsor tear each other apart in the frustration of unrequited love?

BAD OMENHomicide detective Claire Morgan has a bad feeling when a man's body is found in a Missouri State Park. The crime scene is buried in snow. The corpse is frozen in ice. And nearly every bone has been broken, shattered, or crushed...BAD BLOODClaire's suspicions only get worse when the body is thawed and identified. The victim was an ultimate fighter on the cage-match circuit. His wife blames her ex-husband, a Russian mafioso. But Claire knows this is no mob-style execution. This is something worse. Something evil...BAD BONESRaised from childhood to inflict pain, the killer uses rage as a weapon. Punishing without mercy. Killing without conscience. Upholding a dark family tradition that is so twisted, so powerful, it destroys everything in its path. And Claire is about to meet the family...Praise for Linda Ladd's Claire Morgan Thrillers "One of the most creepy, crawly, and compelling psychological thrillers ever." -Fresh Fiction "Chilling, compelling suspense...be prepared to lose sleep!" -Eileen Dryer"Exciting, thrill-a-minute!" -Midwest Book Review "Plenty of suspense and surprises." -Publishers Weekly