Chelsea Cain

Detective Archie Sheridan just has to get through the next few days, then his birthday and Halloween will be over. But with serial killer Gretchen Lowell on the loose, an investigation demanding his attention, and journalist Susan Ward needing a favor, it's going to be a long weekend. Soon Archie is crashing a masked ball on the private island of a drug kingpin. By morning, Archie is on painkillers, a guest is dead, and it's clear that Gretchen is...

"Kick Lannigan has taught herself to be dangerous. She can pick any lock, fire any weapon, throw any knife, and aim a punch at her opponent's trachea. She has also taught herself to be safe. So when enigmatic John Bishop shows up asking her to help him rescue missing kids, Kick has every reason to be wary. He appears to have access to limitless money, high-level contacts, and details of Kick's background long kept sealed by the court. Yet everything...

Portland detective Archie Sheridan hunted Gretchen Lowell for a decade, and after his last ploy to catch her went spectacularly wrong, remains hospitalized months later. When they last spoke, they entered a detente of sorts--Archie agreed not to kill himself if she agreed not to kill anyone else. But when a new body is found accompanied by Gretchen's trademark heart, all bets are off and Archie is forced back into action. Has the Beauty Killer returned...

River levels are high in Portland when a woman walking her dog comes across the skeleton of a young black man, murdered over fifty years ago. Journalist, Susan Ward investigates. Meanwhile, Detective Archie Sheridan and his team have turned their attention to child-killer Ryan Motley, trained by the notorious Gretchen Lowell. The task force must pursue a series of mysterious clues from Gretchen, one of which leads to a Vanport flood survivor, who...

"With a scientific mind and a lethal mastery of martial arts, Bobbi Morse has always been one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s best agents, but now she's going solo! When someone close to her is murdered, Bobbi discovers some strange goings-on in the peacekeeping organization's own medical-and-recovery network. But when Lance Hunter's undercover gig at the London Hellfire Club goes south, Mockingbird sets off, battle staves at the ready, to save Hunter--and the...

"A top secret mission on behalf of an old friend, a tropical cruise. What could go wrong? Turns out it's a theme cruise -super-hero themed, naturally -a floating comic con. Now Bobbi is trapped on a boat with a thousand cosplayers, caped colleagues she was trying to avoid, an ex-boyfriend who keeps showing up at inopportune times and a rampaging herd of corgis. When a passenger is murdered, Bobbi must play Hercule Poirot to find the killer and confront...

"Josie Schuller is a picture-perfect homemaker, wife, and mother-but she's also a ruthless killer! She balances cheerful domestic bliss with coldly efficient assassinations. From the World's Fair in Seattle to the beaches of Florida, Josie tries to keep her perfect family alive in a bloodstained new vision of the American Dream. Joëlle Jones became an overnight sensation with this gory midcentury series, leading to successful runs on DC's Catwoman...