Best Selling Books by J.T. Ellison

The follow-up to her critically acclaimed Lie to Me, J.T. Ellison’s Tear Me Apart is the powerful story of a mother willing to do anything to protect her daughter even as their carefully constructed world unravels around them. One moment will change their lives forever… Competitive skier Mindy Wright is a superstar in the making until a spectacular downhill crash threatens not just her racing career but her life. During surgery, doctors discover she’s suffering from a severe form of leukemia, and a stem cell transplant is her only hope. But when her parents are tested, a frightening truth emerges. Mindy is not their daughter. Who knows the answers? The race to save Mindy’s life means unraveling years of lies. Was she accidentally switched at birth or is there something more sinister at play? The search for the truth will tear a family apart…and someone is going to deadly extremes to protect the family’s deepest secrets. With vivid movement through time, Tear Me Apart examines the impact layer after layer of lies and betrayal has on two families, the secrets they guard, and the desperate fight to hide the darkness within. Don’t miss It''s One of Us, the next page-turning thriller from New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison!

A detective on the brink. An assassin out for revenge. A desperate mother racing against the clock. While the high-profile murder of a young country singer turns Nashville inside out, danger lurks in the woods beyond the city’s border. There was a witness to the terrible crime, a college student who stumbled onto the scene. When the girl goes missing, the police don’t know if she’s run for cover or been taken…or if something more sinister is happening. The truth will shatter Taylor’s career and bring her face to face with a deadly assassin who wants nothing more than to finish what they started. Taylor Jackson is back. And you’ve never seen her quite like this. "Powered by unexpected twists, intriguing characters, a high-stakes plot, and the ultimate enemies-to-friends story, THE WOLVES COME AT NIGHT is a true thrill ride. I loved it." —Jayne Ann Krentz, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Taylor Jackson is back! Join the fearless Nashville Homicide Lieutenant and familiar faces in these two novellas as Taylor tackles two of the most intriguing cases of her career. WHITEOUT Metro Nashville Homicide Lieutenant Taylor Jackson has reluctantly agreed to take the place of her fiancé, FBI profiler John Baldwin, as a presenter at the annual Freedom Conference, a foreign intelligence initiative attended by the best in the business of "clandestine services." Then a blizzard effectively isolates their hotel on Chesapeake Bay: no power, no generators, and no possibility of outside help. When two guests go missing, and one of them is found dead in his room, Taylor discovers an assassin amongst the spies—one with a deadly score to settle. "Whiteout" was previously published in the three-part novella STORM SEASON with Erica Spindler and Alex Kava. It is the prequel to the Taylor Jackson novel THE WOLVES COME AT NIGHT. BLOOD SUGAR BABY Metro Nashville Homicide Lieutenant Taylor Jackson is none too happy when the body of a high-profile Nashvillian turns up after a protest. But when her detectives find another body with the same, mysterious wounds, it’s clear she has a psychopath on her hands—and records show he’s been on the move, leaving chaos in his wake. Will this killer slip through Taylor’s grasp, as he has slipped through grasps of so many, for so long? "Blood Sugar Baby" was previously published in the three-part novella SLICES OF NIGHT with Erica Spindler and Alex Kava.

Discover where it all began in book one of J.T. Ellison’s heart-racing Sam Owens series… As a medical examiner, Samantha Owens knows her job is to make sense of death. But since the day the Tennessee floods took her husband and children, she has been pulled into a suffocating grief no amount of workaholic ardor can penetrate—until she receives a peculiar call from Washington, D.C. On the other end of the line is an old boyfriend’s mother, asking Sam to do a second autopsy on her son. Eddie Donovan is officially the victim of a vicious carjacking, but under Sam’s sharp eye the forensics tell a darker story. The ex-Ranger was murdered, though not for his car. Forced to confront the burning memories and feelings about yet another loved one killed brutally, Sam loses herself in the mystery contained within Donovan’s old notes. The tale told between the lines makes it clear that nobody’s hands are clean, and that making sense of murder sometimes means putting yourself in the crosshairs of death. Originally published in 2012 Don''t miss Her Dark Lies, the next page-turning thriller from New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison!

This box set of three terrifying thrillers will keep you up far into the night! ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS by J.T. Ellison The Southern Strangler is slaughtering his way through the Southeast, leaving a gruesome memento at each crime scene—the prior victim’s severed hand. Nashville Homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson finds herself in a joint investigation with her lover, FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin, as they pursue the vicious murderer. Battling an old injury and her own demons, Taylor is desperate to quell the rising tide of bodies. But as the killer spirals out of control, everyone involved must face a horrible truth—the purest evil is born of private lies. A PERFECT EVIL by Alex Kava Three months after the execution of serial killer Ronald Jeffreys, another body is found killed in the same style as Jeffreys’ victims. Sheriff Nick Morelli knows he isn’t equipped to handle the killer who is terrorizing his small Nebraska community. He’s grateful when the FBI sends one of their best criminal profilers, special agent Maggie O’Dell. Maggie quickly recognizes this is someone who has killed before. When another victim is found dead and a third kidnapped, Nick and Maggie know they’re running out of time. And the terrible truth becomes clear: Jeffreys may have been convicted of crimes he didn’t commit. BONE COLD by Erika Spindler Twenty-three years ago, a madman kidnapped Anna North, cut off her pinkie, then vanished. She survived, and now lives as a writer in New Orleans. But then letters start to arrive from a disturbed fan. Anna is followed, her apartment broken into. Then a close friend disappears. Anna turns to homicide detective Quentin Malone, but Malone’s more concerned with the recent murders of two women in the French Quarter. After a third victim is found—a redhead like Anna, her pinkie severed—Malone is forced to acknowledge that Anna is his link to the killer…and could be the next target. Now Anna must face the horrifying truth—her nightmare has begun again.

Revisit book two in JT Ellison''s heart-racing, fan-favorite Taylor Jackson series! Ten victims, each with pale skin and long dark hair. All have been slashed across the throat, the same red lipstick smeared across their lips. In the mid-1980s the Snow White Killer terrorized the streets of Nashville, Tennessee. Then suddenly the murders stopped. A letter from the killer to the police stated that his work was done. Now four more bodies are found, marked with his fatal signature. The residents of Nashville fear a madman has returned, decades later, to finish his sick fairy tale. Homicide Lieutenant Taylor Jackson believes the killings are the work of a copycat killer who''s even more terrifying. For this monster is meticulously honing his craft as he mimics famous serial murders…proving that the past is not to be forgotten.

Ein totes Mädchen. Drapiert wie auf einem alten Gemälde. Dazu spielt klassische Musik. Schnell ist klar, dies ist das Werk des Dirigenten. Eines Psychopathen, der sich junge Frauen greift und sie in einem gläsernen Sarg verhungern lässt, bevor er sich an ihnen vergeht. Und der sein Unwesen offensichtlich nicht nur in Nashville treibt. Bald werden in Italien ganz ähnlich hergerichtete Opfer gefunden. Handelt es sich wirklich um einen international agierenden Serienmörder? Oder liegen hier zwei Künstler im Wettstreit um das ultimative Meisterstück? Gemeinsam mit FBI-Profiler John Baldwin und einem Kollegen von Scotland Yard wird Taylor Jackson nicht eher ruhen, bis sie den Mörder gefasst hat ...

Blutige kleine Fußspuren weisen den Weg. Erschlagen liegt die schwangere Corinne Wolff in ihrem eigenen Haus. Neben ihr sitzt ihre kleine Tochter. Taylor Jackson ist entsetzt. Wer tut so etwas? Der Hauptverdächtige ist der Ehemann – bis bekannt wird, dass hinter der adretten Fassade der Familie der Abgrund eines weit verzweigten Pornorings lauert. Stecken dessen Mitglieder hinter dem Mord? Und hinter den heimlich gedrehten Videos von Taylor, die den Medien zugespielt werden und drohen, ihre Karriere zu zerstören? Taylor ahnt nicht, mit wem sie es wirklich zu tun hat – und das könnte sie das Leben kosten ...

It lives in the attics of a remote Scottish Castle. It needs the blood of a bride. And there''s a wedding scheduled today."Gray Lady, Lady Gray" is a short story by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison. It first appeared in SURREAL SOUTH ''11, edited by Laura Benedict and Pinckney Benedict (Press 53, 2011).