Carolyn Arnold

She’d never been this terrified but she refused to let it show, to give her captors more power. As she was led out of the van with her parents, she stifled a cry. Ahead of her was an old farm, surrounded by fields.

It’s been five years since Detective Amanda Steele’s life was derailed by the tragic death of her young daughter. The small community of Dumfries, Virginia, may have moved on, but Amanda cannot. When the man who killed Lindsey is found murdered, she can’t keep away from the case....

The girl looked so peaceful; she could have been asleep. Except her eyes were open, blankly reflecting the flickering flames spreading toward her.... When firefighters discover the body of a teenage girl at an abandoned house, Detective Amanda Steele hurries to the scene. Dumfries, Virginia, is...

It’s four a.m. when her mom shakes her awake. “Get up baby, we’re going to play hide and seek.” The little girl presses back into the dark space, holding her breath as she hears the shots ring out. She knows she’s next.... When the bodies of a local family are discovered on a quiet...

From international bestselling author Carolyn Arnold comes a chilling FBI thriller that will have Special Agent Brandon Fisher hunting a vigilante serial killer who believes every victim deserves to die.

A totally addictive and nail-biting crime thriller The girl in the ballerina dress lies still on the carousel with her face toward the blue sky. In her tutu and slippers, she’s ready for her next performance. But as the morning sun shines down upon her, she no longer feels its warmth on her...

The moon shines through the open window, bathing the woman in pale light. Blood-red wine from a shattered glass soaks into the cream blanket beside her, and her dull eyes stare vacantly at the framed photograph in her hand. When beautiful wife and mother Alicia Gordon is found dead in a remote...

The first rays of sun filter through the tall trees, casting a faint light on the girl, lying at the water’s edge. Her tears have frozen on her pale face; a black orchid resting against her cold white skin. When hikers find the body of a beautiful, young girl, on the banks of the Potomac River...

The woman lies so still as her blood soaks into the soft bedcovers beneath her. A tear runs down her face as she looks at the wedding band on her finger. She had loved her husband so much.... When Detective Amanda Steele unexpectedly reconnects with an old boyfriend, the last thing she expects...

From international bestselling author Carolyn Arnold comes a twist-filled FBI thriller that will have Special Agent Brandon Fisher hunting a serial killer who dresses his victims in wedding gowns. A bride in a bathtub. A cold case reopened. A killer who isn’t finished. One year ago, Cheryl...

From international bestselling author Carolyn Arnold comes a gripping FBI thriller that will have rookie Special Agent Brandon Fisher hunting a ritualistic serial killer whose killing spree is far from over. Eleven Rooms. Ten Bodies. One Empty Grave. When Brandon Fisher joins the FBI’s...

A woman is found strangled in her own bed—killed with a man’s necktie. No forced entry. No witnesses. One detail that doesn’t belong. Detective Madison Knight knows the crime scene is staged.

Special Agent Brandon Fisher and the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit are called in when Amy Rogers, the wife of an influential media mogul, disappears from her home in Woodbridge, Virginia.

Music from the busy dancefloor echoes into the deserted room where the prom queen lies deadly still. A tiara rests on her soft blonde curls, but her face is frozen with fear, and her painted red lips are forever sealed shut in a silenced scream.... When Detective Amanda Steele’s niece, Ava...

Everyone has something to hide. Someone was willing to kill to protect their secret. On Christmas Eve, wealthy entrepreneur Claire Reeves is found brutally murdered in her own kitchen. The crime scene is intimate. Personal. But Detective Madison Knight quickly realizes it was carefully staged to...

During a winter thaw, a young man’s body is pulled from a riverbank. His name is Chris Randall—and someone is determined to keep the truth about his death hidden. When Detective Madison Knight arrives on the scene, she quickly realizes this isn’t a simple homicide.

From international bestselling author Carolyn Arnold comes a riveting FBI thriller that will have Special Agent Brandon Fisher hunting a serial killer while one of his own stands accused of murder. A brutal murder. A federal agent accused. A killer still at large. Ferris Hall is found mutilated...

Faint sunlight dapples the two figures lying on the ground. The mother cradles her daughter close to her side, a stuffed toy elephant next to them. Leaves from the tall trees fall onto their faces, but neither moves to brush them off. When a dog walker in a local Virginia park finds the bodies...

On the day she’s supposed to get married, Detective Madison Knight’s life shatters. Her wedding is stormed by detectives from a neighboring city. Her fiancé, Troy Matthews, is arrested—charged with the murder of his childhood friend. According to police, Dylan Graham was about to expose...

As the wall is peeled back, everyone falls silent. Then they see her. The near-perfect remains of a young female, two jelly bangles and a neon necklace being the only clues to how long she had been hidden there. But who was she? And who could have possibly wanted to take such an innocent life?...