Dianne McCartney

Assault survivor Alana Drake is living alone on her secluded ranch in Colorado when Detective Aidan Reese, a decorated veteran and homicide detective, appears on her doorstep. During his investigation of a gubernatorial candidate who is the suspect in several rapes--one of which led to murder--Aidan discovers photographs, which point to Alana being a target. When the candidate's obsessive behavior threatens Alana's future, she and Aidan must work...

Detective Elijah Black's enjoyment of his partner, Alvia Sanchez's, wedding is disrupted by murder. A young woman is found in the shadows of a church, dressed in a costume taken from a children's book. The victim is left unblemished as if the killer held her in some regard. Did he know her or have regrets? As the victims pile up and Sanchez returns from her honeymoon, they race to keep the body count to a minimum. Elijah's relationship with his girlfriend,...

A wealthy victim lays waiting, his privates sliced and diced in what appears to be a very personal vendetta slaying. The positively cheery way the female killer waves goodbye on security footage leaves little room for doubt that she is taunting the police. Cara Belton is a woman of many faces and pseudonyms. She has been carrying out crimes against abusive men for years and has now stumbled upon a worthy opponent in Detective Elijah Black, the media...