IT’S ME VIOLET
Twenty years after her little sister was kidnapped,
psychiatrist Annie Burton has a new patient…
someone claiming to be her dead sister.
IT’S ME, VIOLET
From the award-winning author of “Trace of Evil” and bestselling thriller “The Breathtaker” comes a terrifying new psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
This is the stuff of nightmares. Psychiatrist Annie Burton just saw her sister Violet lying on a morgue slab after four dead bodies were discovered on a remote beach—and police have identified six-year-old Violet and her abductor, The Toothless Man, among them.
Detective Noah Rochefort, a recent transfer from Boston to the New Haven police force, is tasked with reopening the Violet Burton cold case. He and Annie get off to a rocky start, until they discover they share a similarly anguished past.
When a traumatized young woman known only as “Jane Doe” is admitted to the psych hospital where Annie works, her world is suddenly upended when Jane Doe breaks her silence and tells Annie, “It’s me, Violet.”
How is that possible? Is Annie’s patient delusional? Or is this a con artist’s trick?
When the primary witness to the abduction is murdered, Annie is drawn deeper into her heart-wrenching past. Now she must use all her expertise to protect the innocent and fight a monster intent on exacting revenge. Danger is much closer than she ever thought possible.
Perfect for fans of psychological suspense, detective series, domestic thrillers and small town mysteries, this unputdownable novel delivers the kind of gripping twists that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
“Alice Blanchard is a terrific writer.” — Bookaholic
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic.” — Publisher’s Weekly
“A veteran storyteller at the peak of her powers.” — Jacquelyn Mitchard, NYT bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean
“Blanchard writes with a gifted pen.” — Bookreporter
LIFE SENTENCES
A twisty medical thriller with a noir bent, darkly atmospheric and creepy. A female scientist teams up with a Los Angeles cop to find her missing sister, who might be pregnant with a serial killer’s child.
“Blanchard ratchets up the suspense.” — Denver Post
“A creepy nad intense thriller.” — Romantic Times
“You’ll love Detective Jack Makowski who weeps when he hears Roy Orbison sing Pretty Woman.” — The Guardian Unlimited
“Action-packed drama and believable, believably conflicted characters.” — Publisher’s Weekly
DARKNESS PEERING
A rookie police detective suspects that her brother is a cold-blooded killer—or else an innocent victim of the grisly serial murders that have haunted the small town of Flowering Dogwood, Maine for decades.
“Deeply scary.” — The New York Times
“Sexy, sensual… gives you a serious case of the shivers.” — Mademoiselle
"A first-rate shocker." ― Wall Street Journal
"Heartrending suspense." ― People Magazine
"Mesmerizing." ― Los Angeles Times
THE BREATHTAKER
“Twister” meets “Silence of the Lambs.” When Police Chief Charlie Grover finds three mutilated corpses inside a tornado-ravaged farmhouse, he believes the victims were impaled by flying debris. But soon the evidence tells him that a far more dangerous game is being played. An action-packed thriller about a killer tornado... and the human monster hidden within.
Winner of the New York Times Notable Books
Official Selection of the NBC Today Book Club
“Brilliant.” — New York Daily News
“Blanchard delivers a knockout blow.” — San Jose Mercury News
“Nothing could have prepared us for the howling horrors of this gale-force thriller. She writes so well that she rattles the rafters.” ― Marilyn Stasio, NYT
“A heart-pounding, highly literary novel full of stunning art and science." ― Chicago Tribune
A BREATH AFTER DROWNING
A dark psychological thriller about a child psychiatrist who thinks she’s finally outrun her past. But when one of her troubled young patients reveals details about Kate’s life she couldn’t possibly know, her world comes crashing down as she is hunted by a sinister presence.
“Terrifying… one of the most memorable villains since Hannibal Lecter.” — Wall Street Journal
“For readers of Patricia Cornwell’s novels.” — Booklist
“As close to perfect as it can be in the thriller genre.” — Cemetery Dance
“Completely engrossing.” — The Crime Review
THE NATALIE LOCKHART MYSTERY SERIES
The town of Burning Lake, New York, holds a grim secret. In 1712, three innocent young women were executed as witches. Now the commercial district is full of New Age boutiques selling everything from crystals to Ouija boards, and the annual Halloween festival attracts tourists from around the world.
It also attracts evil.
Natalie Lockhart's childhood dream was to become a police officer like her father. Now she's a rookie detective, assigned to a cold case called the Missing Nine. She loves her job, she’s living with her boyfriend of three years, and her life is everything she'd ever hoped it would be.
Suddenly her life is flipped upside-down when she’s assigned a new case―the horrific homicide of her sister's best friend. Determined to follow the clues wherever they lead, Natalie uncovers one shocking event after another, until she comes face-to-face with the unimaginably dark forces at work behind these unrelated tragedies.
Don't miss this gritty, absorbing mystery series involving black magic, forbidden love, betrayal, and a string of twisted killings deep in the woods of Burning Lake, New York, where Natalie will risk everything to save the ones she loves.
Note: Language, violence, forensics, elements of horror.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
"These twisted and gripping mysteries in the town of Burning Lake will leave you breathless." ― Lisa Regan, USA Today and WSJ bestselling author
"Blanchard expertly weaves mystery and spine-tingling suspense into a tense, nail-biter of a thriller!" ― J.D. Barker, international bestselling author
"Blanchard is a superb storyteller." ― Mystery & Suspense Magazine
“A twisty and terrifying thriller.” ― Criminal Element
Amazon Best Mysteries, Indie Next Pick, Loanstars Top Pick
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