Short Stories

In a short story derived from the highly-praised national bestselling Karen Vail series of thrillers, Fatal Twist gives the reader a taste of the dynamic FBI profiler, who’s been called “My kind of hero” by Michael Connelly, “A hell of a lady: tough, smart, funny, and very believable” by Nelson DeMille, and “Compelling” by James Patterson.

The Park Rapist has murdered his first victim—and FBI profiler Karen Vail is on the case. As Vail races through the streets of Washington, D.C. to chase down a promising lead that may help her catch the killer, a military-trained sniper takes aim at his target, a wealthy businessman’s son. But what brings these two unrelated offenders together is something the nation’s capital has never before experienced.

NYPD Detective Ben Dyer awakens from cancer surgery to find his life turned upside down. His fiancé has disappeared, and Dyer, determined to find her, embarks on a journey mined with potholes and startling revelations— revelations that have the potential to forever change his life.