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A murderer the tabloids call The Skinner stalks Great Plains farmland, a twisted killer the authorities can't capture. The bones of the victims are buried behind his house in a shallow mass grave. He won't stop killing until he's caught. When Agent Scarlett Bell arrives in Kansas to hunt fugitive Logan Wolf, she stumbles upon The Skinner. Why is Logan Wolf stalking the same village as The Skinner? Are the serial killers working together?

One killer. Three dead. Now you're in the cross-hairs. A college shooting sends the campus into a panic. A sniper hunts a small town. Now Special Agent Scarlett Bell must find the shooter before more innocent lives are lost. Is the sniper a member of a fringe white supremacist group? Scarlett gets off on the wrong foot with a local detective when she questions who the killer is. Scarlett's boss doesn't trust her methodologies, the detective undermines the investigation, and Scarlett's partner wants her out of harm's way. Good thing Scarlett never plays by the rules.

How far would you go to save a child in need? Jadyn is a promising inner-city student. But his community is terrorized by gangs and a series of grisly unsolved murders. When the boy stops coming to school. his teacher, Annelise, determines to find out why. Now she is trapped on the wrong side of town, and something evil is stalking her.

Becca is homeless, but she sleeps in the finest neighborhood houses. She knows when you're home and when you're away. She might even be sleeping in your bed now. Danger, however, is closing in on Becca. New York's most-feared murderer, the Midnight Killer, is butchering victims on his way across the state. He's getting closer to Becca every day. When Becca and her friend, Steve, flee from a deranged man in Barton Falls, they take shelter inside an abandoned farmhouse on the edge of town.

He's cheating on her. Marissa tracks Tristan's lovers to their addresses, trying to catch them in the act. But Tristan's women are ghosts who don't seem to exist, and now someone is stalking her. After a series of bloody murders follow in Marissa's wake, she doesn't know who to trust. Marissa must stay ahead of a bloodthirsty killer if she is discover the horrible truth of her marriage. If she fails, she dies.

Somebody is watching them. Jerry moves into Kelli's decrepit apartment complex, where a series of bloody murders occurred years ago. Soon Jerry discovers a hidden entrance into the attic, a crawlspace through which he can secretly enter his neighbor's apartment. But he isn't the only person aware of the secret entrance. And now his friend has gone missing. Is someone hiding in the crawlspace? Grab this dark horror novel now, because everyone loves a good scare.

An escaped murderer hunts the wilderness, and a killer storm is thundering toward Wolf Lake. When a dangerous criminal escapes police custody, the sheriff's department rushes to catch him. The unhinged convict is leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. At the same time, Thomas Shepherd and Chelsey plan a long overdue vacation on Laurel Mountain. But the worst storm in decades is dead set on striking the mountain, and the snow threatens to strand them. 

Small town sheriff Thomas Shepherd is recovering from a traumatic encounter with a vicious killer. His psychiatrist urges him to avoid kidnapping and murder cases, until his mind processes the nightmarish battle. But when another girl disappears, Thomas has no choice but to lead the investigation. Challenged by Asperger's syndrome, the sheriff must balance his duty and mental wellbeing.

The Thriller Author's Mindset is perfect for readers who love chills and writers searching for motivation, passion, direction, and an entrepreneurial mindset. In this podcast, bestselling thriller author Dan Padavona discusses thriller books and movies, and helps authors develop the skills to write gripping novels.