A GUIDE TO ALICE'S BOOKS

STAND-ALONE MYSTERY THRILLERS:

DARKNESS PEERING

  • A female detective suspects her brother might be a cold-blooded killer.

  • "True Detective” meets Karin Slaughter.

  • Forbidden love, atmospheric and twisty, you won’t see the ending coming.

  • “Deeply scary.” — The New York Times

  • “Sexy, sensual… gives you a serious case of the shivers.” — Mademoiselle

THE BREATHTAKER

  • “Twister” meets “Silence of the Lambs.”

  • An Oklahoma police chief suspects that a killer tornado may in fact be harboring a human monster hidden within.

  • “Brilliant.” — New York Daily News

  • Winner of the New York Times Notable Books

  • Official Selection of the NBC Today Book Club

  • “Blanchard delivers a knockout blow.” — San Jose Mercury News

  • “She writes so well that she rattles the rafters.” ― Marilyn Stasio, NYT

A BREATH AFTER DROWNING

  • A dark psychological thriller about a child psychiatrist whose carefully crafted world comes crashing down as she is hunted by a sinister presence.

  • “One of the most memorable villains since Hannibal Lecter.” — WSJ

  • "For readers of Patricia Cornwell’s Dr. Kay Scarpetta novels." ― Booklist

  • “As close to perfect as it can be in the thriller genre.” ― Cemetery Dance

LIFE SENTENCES

  • A medical mystery thriller ― are genetics and fate intertwined?

  • If Michael Crichton wrote a serial killer novel.

  • A female scientist teams up with a Los Angeles detective to find her missing sister, who she fears is pregnant with a serial killer’s child.

  • "Action-packed drama.” Publisher's Weekly

  • “A creepy and intense thriller.” — Romantic Times

  • “You’ll love Detective Jack Makowski who weeps when he hears Roy Orbison sing Pretty Woman.” — The Guardian Unlimited

DETECTIVE NATALIE LOCKHART MYSTERY SERIES:

  • "The Killing" meets Riley Sager

  • This atmospheric mystery thriller series involves black magic and a string of bizarre murders deep in the woods of an idyllic small town, where rookie detective Natalie risks everything to save the ones she loves.

  • Amazon Best Mysteries selection, Indie Next Pick, LoanStars Top Pick

  • Friends to lovers, & a love triangle

  • “A twisty and terrifying thriller.” ― Criminal Element

  • "Blanchard is a superb storyteller." ― Mystery & Suspense Magazine

  • "Witchcraft, a brutal murder, and secrets buried in a sleepy town’s past… a tense, nail-biter of a thriller!" ― J.D. Barker, international bestselling author

  • Warning: Some swearing and violence.

Read in the following order:

  • Trace of Evil

  • The Wicked Hour

  • The Witching Tree

  • The Shadow Girls