Carolyn Arnold

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....

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.

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...

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...

When human remains are discovered behind a dumpster in Woodbridge, Virginia, Detective Amanda Steele rushes to the scene. Her heart drops when she arrives and is hit by the unmistakable stench of gasoline. Soon, her worst fear is confirmed: the victim was burned alive.

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.

She wakes surrounded by an inky black darkness and can barely breathe. A sack is covering her head, and her hands are tied behind her back. She desperately tries to struggle free as she hears footsteps walking toward her. She silently starts to cry as a chilling voice whispers “It’s time to...

Some crimes refuse to stay buried. Some truths demand everything. A pregnant young woman is found in a shallow grave in a quiet neighborhood. At first glance, how she died looks like suicide—but Detective Madison Knight knows better. The dead don’t bury themselves. The victim, Lacy Rose...

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...

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.

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...

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.

Preparing the empty house for another viewing, she knows she’s taking a risk showing it at night. She never told anyone she was here, but she desperately needs this sale. If she pulls it off, she can finally give her daughter the life she deserves. But as she climbs the stairs, goosebumps...

When Detective Amanda Steele is called to the brutal murder scene of successful local author Felicity Kelley, her blood runs cold....

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...

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...