Description: The first victim is found in a snow-covered Philadelphia field. Detective Vito Ciccotelli enlists the aid of archaeologist Sophie Johannsen to determine exactly what lies beneath the frozen ground. Despite years of unearthing things long buried, nothing can prepare Sophie for the matrix of graves dug with chilling precision. The victims buried there haunt her. But the killer isn't done yet. He is cold and calculating, the master of a twisted game. Even with Vito and Sophie hot on his trail, he will not stop. One more empty grave must be filled, and one last scream must be heard, the scream of an archaeologist who is too close for comfort and too near to resist.

Description: Schrei um dein Leben - keiner wird dich hören! Er hat eine Vorliebe für mittelalterliche Folterinstrumente und für seine "Kunst" überschreitet er jede menschliche Grenze. Doch nun hat sich Detective Vito Ciccotelli an seine Fersen geheftet. Aber um den Serienkiller wirklich in die Falle zu locken, braucht er die Hilfe der jungen Archäologin Sophie Johannsen, die Vito bald nicht nur beruflich sehr interessant findet. Auf einem verwilderten Grundstück vermutet die Polizei die Opfer des Wahnsinnigen zu finden. Die Ahnung wird zur grausigen Gewissheit, der Killer hat dort einen "Privatfriedhof" angelegt. Als mehrere leere Gräber gefunden werden, ist für Ciccotelli klar: Die Zeit läuft, der Killer hat schon die nächsten Opfer im Visier. "Gänsehaut pur!" Tess Gerritsen "Todesschrei von Karen Rose garantiert atemlose Spannung."

Description: Five teenage girls have been murdered. One survived, and only she can reveal the secrets of a disturbing ring of people who kidnap and sell teenage girls on the black market. But those responsible for the crimes will do whatever it takes to maintain her silence. Susannah Vartanian and Luke Papadopoulos have both sworn to stop the murderers for their own reasons. Susannah suffers from a mysterious past that is connected to the sinister black market. Luke is an investigative agent and a computer expert who refuses to let another child predator get away. Susannah and Luke are instantly attracted to each other, but their troubled pasts prevent them from immediately acting upon their feelings. The case will lead them to the shady realm of Internet chat rooms, where anyone can mask their identity. As Susannah and Luke draw closer to the criminals, they discover a chain of deception so intricate they don't know who to trust. Susannah and Luke find comfort in one another's arms, but the killers are ruthless and determined, and will take extreme measures to insure their anonymity and keep their business intact.

Description: Not long after his brother, Simon, was revealed to be a ruthless serial killer and met his demise, Special Agent Daniel Vartanian is drawn back into Simon's dark past. A series of recent killings are mimicking an unsolved murder from 13 years ago which is somehow linked to a collection of photographs that belonged to Simon. With a handful of images as his only lead, Daniel is determined to bring the current murderer to justice and solve the mysterious crime from years ago. His search will lead him back through the dark past of his own family and into the realm of a mind more sinister than he could ever imagine. But his quest will also draw him to Alex Fallon, a beautiful nurse whose troubled past reflects his own - and who is now the object of a murderer's dark obsession. His race to discover the criminal's identity may also be his only chance to save the woman he loves.

Description: In einem Bunker stößt die Polizei auf fünf bestialisch zugerichtete Mädchenleichen. Von ihren Peinigern keine Spur. Zwei Mädchen haben schwerverletzt überlebt. Ihre Aussagen führen die Ermittler auf die Spur eines international operierenden Mädchenhändlerrings. Ein dramatischer Wettlauf beginnt, als Agent Papadopoulos und die smarte Staatsanwältin Susannah Vartanian die Ermittlungen aufnehmen. Beide haben ihre ureigenen Motive, die skrupellosen Killer zu stoppen. Doch als Susannah eine überraschende Entdeckung macht, gerät sie selbst in Lebensgefahr...