SKIN DEEP
Star LAPD homicide detective Marcy Kendrick is infamous for killing three serial killers before they could be brought to trial.
Marcy knows her actions were in self-defense, but her co-workers wonder if she has a vendetta because Marcy’s mother was brutally murdered by a serial killer.
When a series of murders rocks the city, Marcy discovers the killer has the same MO as the man who murdered her mother.
Marcy is assigned to the case and the killer immediately taunts Marcy, telling her that they are very much alike. They’re both murderers.
Can Marcy catch the killer before another victim meets a grisly end?
BLOOD LINE
Det. Marcy Kendrick is feeling the heat from her ex-husband, now her boss.
He’s piling on the pressure and she needs a win.
Then heiress Audrina Dixon is killed with only her twin sons as witnesses. But the traumatized boys seem to have developed a form of mutism.
Or perhaps there’s another reason they won’t speak? Because there’s mounting evidence that the boys may be the killers.
As Marcy investigates, she realizes the murder is just one part of a much bigger picture. Behind it, lies a horrifying web of depravity and revenge….
DARK DUTY
Panic grips LA as a cop killer stalks the streets. So far, three officers have been murdered and there are no clues.
Det. Marcy Kendrick and her partner Angel are assigned the case but the dead cops’ partners insist they have no idea why the victims were targeted.
But Marcy discovers they are lying, that the officers were connected to an unimaginable crime against an innocent girl.
As public outrage grows, Marcy and Angel are caught in the middle. Can they find the killer before the city blows up?
KILL COUNT
Det. Marcy Kendrick and her partner are called to investigate the murder of a young starlet.
They soon discover this was the work of El Gato, an infamous drug lord who has evaded police for years.
Marcy soon learns El Gato has secrets. But drug lords don’t want their secrets to become public.
Especially not these secrets…
PAY BACK
When an affluent woman is murdered, Marcy Kendrick and Angel Reyes are sent to investigate.
They soon discover that the victim is no ordinary housewife. She’s connected to an organized shoplifting ring.
Now, someone is killing off these women in a series of home invasions.
It’s a race against time. Can they stop the killer before it’s too late?
LOST SOULS
When Det. Marcy Kendrick and her partner investigate the death of a drug dealer, they discover he was waterboarded – with baptismal water.
Then the killer strikes again. This time the victim is a young woman with baptismal water in her wounds.
As the death toll rises, it becomes clear the killer is on a religious mission.
Marcy has no idea where he’ll strike next. Can she stop him before he kills again?
END GAME
Marcy Kendrick is struggling to get her life back to normal when a series of murders thrust her back into the limelight.
A serial killer is on the prowl. He calls himself Killer Cache because he posts the geocaching coordinates of the site where he’s left the body of his latest female victim.
Leaving no stone unturned in the search for the sadistic killer, Marcy must choose between her own safety and stopping a psychopath before he can kill again.
Theo Baxter loves writing psychological suspense thrillers. It’s all about that last reveal that he loves shocking readers with.
He grew up in New York, where there was crime all around. He decided to turn that into something positive with his fiction.
His stories will have you reading through the night—they are very addictive!
My thoughts: This boxset was so, so good, gripping, intelligent and shocking. Marcy and Angel (her best friend and partner) track down serial killers in LA. Each case is fiendish and horrifying, but Marcy keeps her cool and the duo dive into the cases, digging into the victim’s lives to find the killer.
They also juggle their personal lives and relationships, which suffer from their all-consuming jobs, the strange hours they work and the danger they put themselves in during the course of their jobs. Unfortunately some of the criminals they come up against take it personally and target Marcy and Angel, making it harder to do their jobs.
They also go after bad cops, the kind that take advantage of the vulnerable and exploit their positions. It might not make them popular in or out of the precinct, but they stand for justice and the victims.
Marcy’s brother Stephen is the most important person in her life, and he has his own demons, but she sticks by him through thick and thin, and he uses his computer skills to help her out from time to time. She also has an ex-husband, who is now her lieutenant and can’t stop losing his temper, he becomes a huge problem that Captain Robinson (their supportive boss) has to deal with.
The crimes are shocking, the interpersonal relationships fascinating, the characters realistic and empathetic, the writing gripping.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
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Thank you so much for being a part of the tour x
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