W.L. Knightly

From USA Today Best Selling Authors Lexy Timms and Ali Parker comes a new thriller pen name - WL Knightly. Detective Darek Blake thought the secrets of his past were long buried, but when a young girl is murdered in a familiar way, finding the killer will not only bring back memories he’s repressed, but give him a golden opportunity to impress the FBI. So, when his partner, Special Agent Lizzy McNamara digs up evidence that’s a little too close to home, he’s shaken to the core. The worst sin he’s ever committed bubbles up, threatening to destroy his future. Are the Zodiac killings a coincidence or is someone toying with him, and if so… who?

Being a suspect in a murder case never happens at a good time, but for Capricorn, Tad Halston, a recovering addict and former male escort who is on the verge of reclaiming his place as an in-demand male model, the timing couldn’t be worse.With bodies piling up and more evidence pointing to him for the murders, the last thing he needs is a series of anonymous messages demanding he make the next kill for vengeance. Can he murder the uncle who abused him and sent his life hurtling down this dark path, or will his sister become the real killer’s next victim? For Tad, time is running out.Now that Darek Blake has hired Bay “The Slayer” Collins as his divorce attorney, he realizes the man’s help will come at a much higher price. Becoming an informant was never part of the deal, but with new evidence hitting too close to home, Darek is left with no other choice. With the killer targeting Darek’s old friends, he has to decide which side is most important, his role as a detective, or his past as part of the Zodiac Society.

With the suspicious death of Tad Halston, Detective Darek Blake findswalking the line between NYPD detective and Zodiac member a more daunting taskthan ever. Hannah Halston, Tad's sister, refuses to believe the official storythat her brother went on a vengeful killing spree. She's doing her best toclear his name, which brings Darek's partner, Special Agent Lizzy McNamara,even closer to his criminal past. Meanwhile, whoever is targeting the Zodiacs has their sights on LoganMiller. His life is complicated enough already, with his struggling career andbitter relationship with an older woman, but when he meets Hannah Halston ather brother's funeral, lending a sympathetic shoulder turns into so much more.He's determined to end things with the older woman until she tells him she'sdying. Stuck between a rock and hard place, does he continue his relationship,or go where his heart tells him? Will the killer choose for him?

Silent Crime This world is evil. My mother used to tell me that evil only comes to those who are looking for it, and maybe she was right. Corruption and death walk hand and hand in this town. I refuse to give in, but giving up seems to be my only option. As a detective, I’ve seen enough killing for ten lifetimes, and now, leaving is the only way to keep my sanity. I never thought that my last case while training my replacement would have a stranglehold on me personally. It’s like the Hangman is placing the noose around my neck, and the rope is only getting tighter. Guilty Crime With new victims in his sights, the Hangman will stop at nothing to get his revenge, even if it means dragging Detective Jake Thomas down with him. After making it personal, Jake is even more hellbent on solving the case, even if it means delaying his early retirement. But when his only informant skips town and Jake finds most of the truth has been buried, not only with missing case files but in his own mind, can he and Detective Jo Calloway unlock the clues they need to bring the Hangman to justice before Chief O’Connor becomes the next victim? Hidden Crime Now that Detective Jake Thomas knows the Hangman’s true identity, he’s on the path to wrapping up the case, but when a revelation about Jo’s family makes waves between them, will they be able to see eye to eye and make it happen, or will the truth put obstacles in their way? When Kyle Young comes to town with an agenda of his own, it puts him straight in the Hangman’s sights. Will the Hangman’s revenge plot go as planned, or will he find himself with some unhealthy competition?

After an ugly breakup, Kinsey Ellerman moves to Adenridge to make a new start, but it's not the quaint little town she was promised. Women have been going missing—women who look like Kinsey—and now the police are finding bodies. When a mysterious girl appears in her bedroom, Kinsey has no choice but to investigate. Now that Officer Nolan Ricks has qualified to be a detective, he's desperate to work on the case of a lifetime. Adenridge has its very own serial killer, and they're just getting started. As bodies old and new are uncovered, Ricks will do whatever it takes to stop another woman from getting hurt.