"Ellison clearly belongs in the top echelon of thriller writers."
-Booklist, starred review, on What Lies Behind
"Thriller fanatics craving an action-packed novel of intrigue will be abundantly rewarded!"
-Library Journal on What Lies Behind
"Fans of forensic mysteries, such as those by Patricia Cornwell, should immediately add this series to their A-lists."
-Booklist, starred review, on When Shadows Fall
"A genuine page-turner... Ellison clearly belongs in the top echelon of thriller writers. Don't leave this one behind."
-Booklist, starred review, on What Lies Behind
"Thriller fanatics craving an action-packed novel of intrigue will be abundantly rewarded!"
-Library Journal on What Lies Behind
"Exceptional character development distinguishes Thriller Award–winner Ellison's third Samantha Owens novel (after Edge of Black), the best yet in the series."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review, on When Shadows Fall
"Full of carefully mastered clues...a true thrillfest that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end."
-Suspense Magazine on When Shadows Fall
"A gripping page-turner...essential for suspense junkies."
-Library Journal on When Shadows Fall
"Bestseller Coulter (Bombshell) teams with Ellison (Edge of Black) on a thriller that manages to be both intricate and full of jaw-dropping action sequences."
-Publishers Weekly on The Final Cut
"Shocking suspense, compelling characters and fascinating forensic details."
-Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on A Deeper Darkness
★ 04/25/2016
Well-developed, multidimensional characters and an exceptionally strong plot power bestseller Ellison’s eighth Taylor Jackson novel, a prequel to 2007’s All the Pretty Girls, the series opener. When Vanderbilt University students appear to be the target of a serial killer, Nashville cop Taylor teams with FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin to discover the killer’s identity. The killer’s victims, beautiful college students, are posed in death with herbs sprinkled across their bodies. Meanwhile, Taylor is battling her own demons as she faces a grand jury investigation into a justifiable homicide in which she killed another officer in self-defense. And John, who struggles with depression, holds himself responsible for the deaths of three of his fellow agents. The suspense remains high throughout as the police work round the clock to find the killer before he claims another victim. The characters’ humanity and the gut-wrenching problems they face in life-and-death situations put Ellison in the top rank of romantic suspense novelists. Agent: Scott Miller, Trident Media Group. (June)
04/01/2016
A serial killer is on the loose in Nashville and young Vanderbilt University coeds are in danger. Lt. Taylor Jackson and Dr. Samantha Owens, the medical examiner and Jackson's best friend, face a huge public relations nightmare as worried parents and the general public clamor for results. Worse, one victim is Jordan Blake, the daughter of a Texas oilman and a major university benefactor. As Jackson works with her team to hunt down the culprit, her boss asks her to partner with a troubled FBI profiler. Dr. John Baldwin—a genius at profiling when he's sober—has moved back to Tennessee from DC after an investigation went horribly awry. So now Taylor has to solve a crime and babysit a wounded colleague. VERDICT Followers of this series (Where All the Dead Lie) will relish the revelations of how Ellison's protagonists first connected. New readers of this page-turning, suspenseful thriller, will want to catch up on the author's other books.—Robin Nesbitt, Columbus Metropolitan Lib., OH