Claire Morgan Series by Linda Ladd
Claire Morgan #2
Dark Places
Linda Ladd
A Killer's Tracks. . .Missouri detective Claire Morgan is eager to get back to work after recuperating from injuries sustained on her last job. But the missing persons case that welcomes her home in the dead of winter soon turns more twisted and treacherous than Lake of the Ozarks' icy mountain roads. . .Can Only Lead. . .The woman's body is found suspended from a tree overlooking a local school. She is bleeding from the head, still alive--but not for long. Someone wanted Professor Simone Classon to suffer as much as possible before she died, making sure the victim had a perfect view of her colleagues and students on the campus below as she succumbed to the slow-working poison in her veins. . .To Dark Places. . .Frigid temperatures and punishing snows only make the investigation more difficult. And then the death threats begin--unnerving incidents orchestrated to send Claire a deadly message. Now, as she edges closer to the truth, Claire risks becoming entangled in a maniac's web--and the stuff of her own worst nightmares. . .About the AuthorLinda Ladd is the bestselling author of over a dozen novels. Head to Head marked her exciting return to publishing with a debut thriller after almost a decade's hiatus. Linda makes her home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, where she is at work on her next novel featuring Claire Morgan.
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Claire Morgan #3
Die Smiling
Linda Ladd
A woman's nude body hangs spread eagled, riddled with bullet holes. Someone has used her for target practice--a twisted killer brazen enough to leave their calling card smack in the middle of the sheriff's shooting range. For Missouri homicide detective Claire Morgan, it's a wake-up call unlike any she's ever faced. Mere hours into the investigation, Claire and her partner, Bud, find themselves face-to-face--and gun-to-gun--with a fleet of Feds who have been following a trail of bodies across the country. The only thing the victims had in common is the fact that they all purchased handguns at the same sporting-goods chain. Then Claire discovers two sisters who bring new meaning to strange relationships. They couldn't be more different: the pampered princess and the misfit who always falls short of her "perfect" sibling. Now, one of them has snapped, dominating her sister and taking sadistic pleasure from the terror she can evoke in the eyes of innocent strangers. But which sister is the bad seed? The wrong guess could cost Claire everything.
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Claire Morgan #5
Remember Murder
Linda Ladd
She 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. Recovering 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?If 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.
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Claire Morgan #6
Mostly Murder
Linda Ladd
"A tough, no-nonsense detective...edgy, clever!" -Beverly Barton Mostly 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
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