Новинки Д. К. Худ

Une maison recluse et totalement vide. Le corps d’un homme à l’intérieur. Un nouveau lien avec une vieille affaire de disparitions de jeunes filles refait surface. Après le corps d’Amos Price, c’est celui d’Ely Dorsey qui est retrouvé dans un lieu reculé et isolé de la petite ville tranquille de Black Rock Falls. Jenna Alton, shérif du comté, est affectée à l’enquête et tente de comprendre les indices en sa possession. Les deux cadavres sont liés à une ancienne affaire non résolue et Jenna croit pouvoir savoir qui sera la prochaine victime. Mais le tueur envoie soudainement des messages à son adjoint, David Kane. Le meurtrier veut-il être attrapé ou se joue-t-il simplement d’elle et de son équipe ? Une course contre la montre est alors lancée et Jenna doit tout faire pour découvrir qui se cache derrière ces mystérieux meurtres avant qu’un nouveau cadavre ne soit retrouvé. Un thriller absolument haletant avec de nombreux rebondissements, Pas un cri est parfait pour les fans de Robert Dugoni, Karin Slaughter et Rachel Abbott.

В пустом, выставленном на продажу доме находят труп мужчины. Ни следов взлома, ни улик нет — полиция Блэк-Рок-Фоллз в растерянности. Шериф Дженна Алтон начинает расследование и обнаруживает тревожную связь: несколько лет назад убитый, прикрываясь работой клоуна, был замешан в похищениях маленьких девочек… Вскоре в округе находят труп ещё одного причастного к тем мерзким преступлениям. Кажется, в городе объявился линчеватель, и он не остановится, пока не отомстит всем виновным.

В данный комплект входят два бестселлера автора Д.К. Худ "Кровавое ранчо" и "Мертвые цветы".
В "Кровавом ранчо" вы попадете в спокойное место Блэк-Рок-Фоллз, где все со всеми знакомы. Откуда там мог появиться искалеченный труп неизвестного?
Местный шериф Дженна Алтон и ее новый помощник Дэвид Кейн подозревают, что обнаруженное тело — человек, не так давно объявленный пропавшим.
Погружаясь в расследование, Дженна понимает, что преступление связано с историей идиллического городка. Теперь на поверхность всплывают таинственные исчезновения местных жителей многолетней давности.
И чем ближе Дженна подбирается к разгадке, тем больше рискует оказаться следующей жертвой.
Книга "Мертвые цветы" расскажет о школьнице Фелисити Паркер, которая любила гулять в лесу. Она знала все тропинки и не боялась заходить в самую чащу. Но она не подозревала, что кто-то за ней внимательно наблюдает.
Ее тело нашли на огромном камне. Волосы аккуратно разложены солнышком, а рядом с безжизненной Фелисити — свежий букет цветов. Дженна Алтон уже ловила маньяков, но такого она еще никогда не видела.
Детектив Алтон уверена, что убийца — гастролер. Кто же в Блэк-Рок-Фоллз мог пойти на такое чудовищное преступление?
Когда поступает информация о новой жертве с букетом в руках, Дженна понимает: откуда бы ни был этот маньяк, он не остановится ни перед чем.

Une maison recluse et totalement vide. Le corps d'un homme à l'intérieur. Un nouveau lien avec une vieille affaire de disparitions de jeunes filles refait surface. Après le corps d'Amos Price, c'est celui d'Ely Dorsey qui est retrouvé dans un lieu reculé et isolé de la petite ville tranquille de Black Rock Falls. Jenna Alton, shérif du comté, est affectée à l'enquête et tente de comprendre les indices en sa possession. Les deux cadavres sont liés à une ancienne affaire non résolue et Jenna croit pouvoir savoir qui sera la prochaine victime. Mais le tueur envoie soudainement des messages à son adjoint, David Kane. Le meurtrier veut-il être attrapé ou se joue-t-il simplement d'elle et de son équipe ? Une course contre la montre est alors lancée et Jenna doit tout faire pour découvrir qui se cache derrière ces mystérieux meurtres avant qu'un nouveau cadavre ne soit retrouvé. Si vous n'avez pas peur d'avoir peur et que vous avez un faible pour les thrillers absolument haletants avec de nombreux rebondissements, Pas un cri est sans l'ombre d'un doute le roman qu'il vous faut.

As she opens her eyes and takes in the dark, damp earth, her heart races. She tries to move but the rope binding her feet cuts tight-she's trapped underground. Heavy footsteps pace above. A tear falls down her cheek as she stifles a scream. He's walking away. He's left her for dead...

When a shallow grave is discovered in the dark pine forest surrounding Black Rock Falls, Sheriff Jenna Alton rushes to investigate. After unearthing the old bones, Jenna scours the area for clues: and her heart beats wildly when she bumps into a teenage girl, breathless and covered in dirt. Wanda Beauchamp tells Jenna she was kidnapped from her foster home and buried alive. Could the kidnapper be linked to the shallow grave?

Taking in Wanda's thin frame, Jenna knows the poor girl is close to death. She'll do everything she can to save her, but they're miles from anywhere and night is falling fast. When Wanda falls, the kidnapper makes his move and Jenna is powerless to stop him taking the young girl's life. Escaping the same fate, she is wracked with guilt and vows to catch the ruthless killer and bring him to justice.

When another girl is reported missing from a foster home, Jenna and her deputy David Kane know they must act fast to save her. Jenna believes the murderer lives off-grid, and a clue at a local supply store finally leads her to a remote cabin in the woods.

Still haunted by Wanda's last moments, can Jenna lay a trap to outsmart this twisted killer preying on young girls? Or did she just put herself in unthinkable danger?

This absolutely gripping crime thriller is perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot. From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author D.K. Hood, Where Hidden Souls Lie will have you gasping for breath!

As she scans the dark pine forest, the unmistakable sound of a twig snapping breaks the silent stillness. She isn’t alone. She begins to run but she hardly has time to scream before her world goes black…

On a secluded path near Black Rock Falls, three bodies lie bloodied and still—the arrows that killed them removed, and polished penny coins carefully placed on their frozen eyes. When Sheriff Jenna Alton and Deputy David Kane are called in, they are shocked to recognise the hallmarks of an infamous serial killer. But he’s been in prison for ten years.

Jenna is convinced that the attacker knew the trio and lured them into the forest. But who would want to harm three innocent teenagers? And how does a convicted murderer fit in? Jenna knows she must question James Earl Stafford—one of America’s most dangerous killers—if she’s to save more innocent young lives.

With Stafford refusing to give answers, Jenna is convinced that a copycat killer is stalking her small town. And her worst fears are realised when a local fisherman discovers another teenager’s lifeless body floating in the shallows of a local watering hole with the same penny coins covering her eyes.

As parents panic for their children’s lives, Jenna works around the clock to track down the murderer, but little does she know that one of her own team is now being watched. Can Jenna play the killer’s wicked game and prevent another life from being taken?

Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot, Their Wicked Games is a nail-biting crime thriller from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author D.K. Hood that will have you hooked from the very first page.

Маленький американский городок сотрясает громкое убийство: местные жители находят тело школьницы Фелисити Паркер в чаще леса. Рядом нет ничего — кроме букета свежесрезанных цветов. Все зацепки ведут к тому, что преступником стал проезжий турист… Но после нового зверского убийства детектив Алтон уже не может быть в этом уверена.

Shivering by her broken-down car at midnight, she’s relieved when a passer-by finally stops and offers her a ride. But her heart pounds as she hears the locks click shut. They’re going the wrong way. Rooted to the spot with fear, she looks into his dark eyes, as he laughs wildly…

When a car belonging to Black Rock Falls’ much-loved bartender Maisy Jones is found abandoned on an ice-covered road outside of town, Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy David Kane are called in. The exhaust has been tampered with, which can only mean one thing: someone wanted Maisy stranded on that isolated road…

Finding a red backpack on the same perilous stretch of highway, Jenna hopes it will contain clues to Maisy’s whereabouts. But the debit cards inside belong to local teaching assistant, Billy Stevens. He didn’t show up for work that day. Billy too has vanished into thin air.

Jenna needs to find Maisy and Billy fast, but her frantic search only throws up another missing person. Canvassing the small town festooned with Christmas lights, Jenna has the impossible task of tracking down a twisted murderer plucking victims from their everyday lives and leaving no trace.

Almost giving up hope, she makes a sickening discovery in the church at the center of town, one that sends shockwaves through the tight-knit community. Everyone is afraid to let their loved ones out of sight. But how many more innocent lives must be lost before Jenna can catch the killer among them?

Блэк-Рок-Фоллз — спокойное место, где все со всеми знакомы. Откуда там мог появиться искалеченный труп неизвестного? Местный шериф Дженна Алтон и ее новый помощник Дэвид Кейн подозревают, что обнаруженное тело — человек, не так давно объявленный пропавшим. Погружаясь в расследование, Дженна понимает что преступление связано с историей идиллического городка. Теперь на поверхность всплывают давние исчезновения местных жителей. И чем ближе Дженна подбирается к разгадке, тем больше рискует оказаться следующей жертвой.

Die Leiche von Amos Price liegt in einer Blutlache auf dem polierten Boden eines ansonsten leeren Hauses in der Kleinstadt Black Rock Falls. Da es keine Anzeichen für einen Einbruch gibt und keine Hinweise am Tatort hinterlassen wurden, ist Detective Jenna Alton ratlos.

Doch als das Team beginnt, das Leben des zurückgezogen lebenden Opfers zu entschlüsseln, entdecken sie eine beunruhigende Verbindung zwischen Amos und dem Verschwinden mehrerer junger Mädchen in der Gegend vor Jahren.

Tage später wird die Leiche von Ely Dorsey in einem abgelegenen Motel am Stadtrand gefunden. Jenna befürchtet nicht nur, dass die Morde mit den verschwundenen Mädchen in Verbindung stehen, sondern auch, dass der Mörder noch nicht fertig ist.

Während Jenna versucht, herauszufinden, wer der Nächste sein wird, schickt der Mörder ihrem Stellvertreter David Kane plötzlich Nachrichten. Wird sie verspottet? Oder will der Mörder gefasst werden? Und wird Jenna herausfinden, wer hinter den Morden steckt, bevor noch mehr Menschen sterben müssen?

Une maison recluse et totalement vide. Le corps d'un homme à l'intérieur. Un nouveau lien avec une vieille affaire de disparitions de jeunes filles refait surface. Après le corps d'Amos Price, c'est celui d'Ely Dorsey qui est retrouvé dans un lieu reculé et isolé de la petite ville tranquille de Black Rock Falls. Jenna Alton, shérif du comté, est affectée à l'enquête et tente de comprendre les indices en sa possession. Les deux cadavres sont liés à une ancienne affaire non résolue et Jenna croit pouvoir savoir qui sera la prochaine victime. Mais le tueur envoie soudainement des messages à son adjoint, David Kane. Le meurtrier veut-il être…

Une maison recluse et totalement vide. Le corps d'un homme à l'intérieur. Un nouveau lien avec une vieille affaire de disparitions de jeunes filles refait surface. Après le corps d'Amos Price, c'est celui d'Ely Dorsey qui est retrouvé dans un lieu reculé et isolé de la petite ville tranquille de Black Rock Falls. Jenna Alton, shérif du comté, est affectée à l'enquête et tente de comprendre les indices en sa possession. Les deux cadavres sont liés à une ancienne affaire non résolue et Jenna croit pouvoir savoir qui sera la prochaine victime. Mais le tueur envoie soudainement des messages à son adjoint, David Kane. Le meurtrier veut-il être attrapé ou se joue-t-il simplement d'elle et de son équipe ? Une course contre la montre est alors lancée et Jenna doit tout faire pour découvrir qui se cache derrière ces mystérieux meurtres avant qu'un nouveau cadavre ne soit retrouvé. Un thriller absolument haletant avec de nombreux rebondissements, Pas un cri est parfait pour les fans de Robert Dugoni, Karin Slaughter et Rachel Abbott.

Rain soaks her clothes as she runs from the large, isolated family home and hides behind the beaten-up pickup truck parked out front. Miles from safety, her heart thuds as footsteps draw closer. He’s found her…

The rain had been falling for weeks when Black Rock Falls Sheriff, Jenna Alton, receives a panicked phone call from a local forest ranger. The lifeless body of a woman has washed up on the banks of a swollen river.

Rushing to the scene, Jenna and her deputy, David Kane, find the young girl laying face up in the dirt, her long brown hair spilling out around her, her perfect pale skin showing no signs of struggle. Leaning in for a closer look, she finds a jack of hearts playing card tucked into the girl’s underwear. This was no accident—someone killed this innocent soul, and left a twisted calling card…

Days later, another young woman is found slumped in the back of car at a local truck stop on the outskirts of town, angry red marks around her neck. Jenna’s head spins when she finds a second playing card in her clothing. Is this killer escalating? And does he have a next victim already in his sights?

As a landslide shuts the town off from the outside world, Jenna and her team battle raging storms in their search for answers. Jenna is convinced the playing cards link these victims to a twisted serial killer the FBI have been hunting for over a decade. If she’s right, she’s chasing America’s most dangerous and elusive killer. Can she catch him before Black Rock Falls loses another innocent young life?

She glances around as she locks the café door behind her. It’s growing dark and the quiet street is deserted. Tired, she starts on her short walk home. She thinks she’ll be safe inside within minutes, but the person watching from the shadows has other plans for her tonight…

When the body of a young woman is discovered in a local playground in the center of Black Rock Falls, Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy David Kane rush to the scene. Jenna recoils with horror when she sees the body, dressed in a thin nightgown, her face covered by a terrifying Halloween mask.

When the body is examined, red puncture marks are uncovered along her spine. Jenna makes a connection with a cold case where the killer tortured young women for years and was never caught. If the murderer has started killing again, Jenna knows it’s only a matter of time before another body is found.

Days later, when another victim lays slumped against the fence of a local landfill site, with the same puncture wounds and macabre mask, Jenna’s fears are confirmed. A serial killer is back in town and they’re picking off women one by one.

Then, as a third body is found, Jenna finally gets the breakthrough she needs. Dirt found underneath the women’s fingernails leads to a dangerous cave network in the mountains outside town. And once Jenna ventures into the dark, winding underground tunnels, will she find the person responsible for the deaths and take them down, or has she just walked into the killer’s trap?

Fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot will be gripped by this crime thriller from USA Today bestselling author D.K. Hood. Prepare to stay up all night!

**Each Kane and Alton book can be read as part of the series or as a standalone**

Her heart races as a noise from downstairs wakes her. She takes the stairs slowly, noticing the cellar door is wide open. Closing it, she returns to the safety of her bedroom. Seeing a movement in the corner of the room, she screams. She’s not alone. But nobody can help her now…

Writing scrawled on the wall of Sheriff Jenna Alton’s office overnight leads her and her deputy David Kane to a small house on the outskirts of Black Rock Falls. Inside, Jenna is devastated to find devoted churchgoer Agnes Wagner lying in a pool of blood, stab wounds covering her lifeless body. What monster would attack a defenceless woman living alone on a quiet street?

With no witnesses and no trace of the killer at the scene, the deadly message written on Jenna’s door is her only clue. But as she races to interview a contractor who recently had access to Agnes’s home, she discovers the wreck of a car on a mountain road, Agnes’s best friend dead inside.

Jenna knows the victims were close friends and she thinks a twisted killer has been watching them, waiting for the perfect time to strike. But before she can make her next move, one of her own team is found unconscious and covered in the blood of a third female victim—a knife inches away from his hand.

Pulse racing, Jenna fires questions at her shaken deputy, who can’t explain why he was in the woman’s house. Could he really be a killer, or is someone playing an evil game with Jenna and her team? The clock is ticking to uncover a dark secret in the past that connects all three victims, but can she work out who is terrorizing her small town before another innocent life is taken?

An absolutely unputdownable crime thriller from a USA Today bestselling author. If you’re a fan of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot, you will love this gripping read.

From the Author:
**** PLEASE NOTE THIS STORY FOLLOWS ON AFTER BOOK 13 IN THE SERIES. IT SHOULD NOT BE READ AS A PREQUEL.

Jenna Alton is an FBI agent who will stop at nothing to put those who hurt the innocent behind bars. An addictive short-read origin story about how she became Black Rock Falls’ most loved Sheriff.

Jenna has been working undercover for four years and now she’s ready to take down the most dangerous man she’s ever met—her husband, Michael.

Pulling shopping bags out of the back of her car, Jenna scans the house for Michael but he’s nowhere to be seen. Stepping into the marble hallway, she sighs with relief at the thought of just one more night here. But first, she must survive the most high-stakes night of her career: Michael is planning something deadly behind closed doors, and Jenna must find a place to hide where she can listen to every word – then, she must run for her life.

But as night falls and the guests arrive, Jenna sees a distressed young girl being dragged into the house, and she knows she can’t leave an innocent soul behind.

Staying will risk the case Jenna’s already sacrificed so much for, but innocent lives will be lost if she doesn’t bring this twisted monster down. With the clock ticking, can Jenna save the girl and make it out alive?

An absolutely unputdownable short crime thriller from USA Today bestselling author D.K. Hood. If you’re a fan of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot, you will love this gripping read.

It’s Halloween in Black Rock Falls and Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy David Kane are called to a small lodge on the outskirts of town. Jenna is devastated to find the lifeless body of Willow Smith, a military widow whose husband went missing in action and has been presumed dead for years. Her breath catches in her throat when she notices the heart-shaped purple medal on Willow’s pale chest. Was Willow clinging to it when she died, or was it placed there after she took her last breath?

Desperately chasing down every lead, Jenna hears that Willow had been receiving silent phone calls in the dead of night. Witnesses say Willow thought her missing husband was trying to make contact. Wishful thinking of a lonely wife consumed with grief, or a heartless killer hoping to terrify her?

Days later, another woman’s body is found at the bottom of a perilous ravine. Jenna’s worst fear is confirmed the moment she spots a purple medal: a dangerous serial killer is preying on the wives of soldiers from the same platoon, and if she doesn’t act fast, more lives will be at risk.

The key lies in discovering what happened to the missing soldiers, and whether any of them made it back alive. But, separated from her team in a secluded forest, Jenna hears a branch snap behind her. She is not alone. Will she be the next victim of a twisted trained soldier on the loose? And how many more grieving widows will have their lives snatched before he’s caught?

Hurrying along the dark, snow-covered path, she knows she’s not alone when she hears the light tread of someone behind her. Panic rising in her chest, she picks up the pace. But she doesn’t even have a chance to scream before everything goes black.

When a beautiful young woman is reported missing from her hotel room on the outskirts of Black Rock Falls, Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy David Kane are devastated to discover her pale, lifeless body trapped beneath a frozen lake nearby. It’s Jenna who finds the single pearl earring buried in the frosted grass that gives them their first lead.

Just as Jenna has the remaining hotel guests safely back in their rooms, the killer strikes again, and another victim is found in one of the hotel’s lakeside cabins. Next to his bloodied body is a second pearl earring. What does it mean, and why is the killer leaving them for Jenna to find?

Interviewing witnesses, Jenna discovers that both victims were seen arguing with other residents hours before their deaths. Could the murderer be out for revenge, and how many more bodies will follow before they are truly satisfied?

As a blizzard cuts the hotel off from Black Rock Falls, Jenna and her team are trapped with the killer. Then she receives a terrifying call from a teenage girl who thinks the murderer was in her room as she slept. Can Jenna save her from becoming the next victim? And how many more innocent lives will be taken before the snow thaws?

Fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot will love this gripping and addictive thriller from USA Today bestselling author D.K. Hood. Prepare to stay up all night!

From the Author:
**** PLEASE NOTE THIS STORY FOLLOWS ON AFTER BOOK 12 IN THE SERIES. IT SHOULD NOT BE READ AS A PREQUEL.

David Kane’s completely gripping origin story. Find out how he went from Black Ops to Black Rock Falls in this short 150-page read you won’t be able to put down.

She pulls the door of her office closed and hurries over to her beaten-up old Toyota parked in a deserted alley. Slipping into the driver’s seat, she checks the rear-view mirror, and her heart stops. Staring back at her are the dark eyes of a stranger. She opens her mouth to scream, but it’s already too late…

When secretary Annie Parkes is snatched from the street outside of her workplace, David Kane is tasked with finding her. Strong, highly skilled, and secretive, he’s a loner and an outsider; the only man the military trust to find Annie before her kidnappers make good on their promise to kill her.

But as Kane pulls Annie from a derelict building, gunshots ringing through the deserted streets around them, he realizes rescuing her is just the beginning. He needs to keep her close to find out who is behind her capture, and to keep her safe.

Hiding out in a remote part of town, Kane feels the walls he put up around himself many years ago begin to slip in front of Annie. Could she be more than just a job? With an old enemy hot on his tail, showing any weakness could be fatal—but when Annie is dragged back into danger once again, could he already be too late?

She wakes to the sound of footsteps outside her secluded home. Moving toward the window, she scans the dark woods around her and freezes. A tall figure in a long dark coat holds a crossbow pointed right at her. She blinks as lightning cracks overhead. But when she opens her eyes, the figure has vanished…

When the body of a man is found in the dense forest surrounding Black Rock Falls, Sheriff Jenna Alton immediately sees disturbing similarities with a past case—the same murder weapon, the remote beauty spot, and the way the victim is perched against a tree with no sign of a struggle. But the killer in that case was jailed for life.

Jenna suspects a copycat killer and her fears are confirmed when, during the town’s Halloween festival, the bodies of two tourists are found further down the remote trail. They too had been hunted down and murdered in another picturesque spot and all Jenna can hope is that the man behind bars can help her catch the twisted monster behind these new deaths.

As she comes face to face with the vicious murderer who has haunted her dreams for years, she is sure he knows more than he’s telling her. Looking deep into Jenna’s eyes, as if they’re two old friends catching up, he promises to take his final revenge on her for locking him up. But before she can learn more, he is dragged away by prison guards.

When a sudden emergency call takes Jenna and her deputy David Kane deep into the woods, Jenna senses something is very wrong about the situation. As a strange calmness falls over the forest, a familiar face emerges from the shadows. Will this killer be the one who finally takes down Sheriff Alton, and can they make it out of the forest alive?