National Bestselling Author Alan Jacobson
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"Karen Vail is as compelling a character as any created by Patricia Cornwell, or yours truly."
—James Patterson New York Times bestselling author
Velocity snags Starred Review from Publishers Weekly!
Velocity "
sizzles with nonstop action and startling details. Refreshingly real, Karen doesn’t let her tough ‘take no prisoners’ attitude stand in the way of following her heart. [Velocity is a] dizzy nail-biter.”FBI Profiler Karen Vail returns in Velocity, the explosive follow-up to Crush and The 7th Victim. According to Michael Connelly, "From the first page, Velocity is as relentless as a bullet."
Read an excerpt from Velocity.
Watch the Crush book trailer


Read an excerpt from Crush
Watch The 7th Victim book trailer


Read an excerpt from The 7th Victim

Writer’s Toolkit I continue to receive a great many questions not only about the art of writing, but about the process of getting published. More

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Praise for Crush

"Plenty of bark and bite, sizzle
and emotion...a tangled tale of delightful intrigue. Well done."
Steve Berry
New York Times
bestselling author

"Crush rocks from the opening
page to the jarring conclusion.”
–Steve Martini
New York Times
bestselling author

"Karen Vail is one tough character. Crush will keep you reading
late into the night."
–Kathy Reichs
New York Times
bestselling author
& creator of TV's "Bones"

"A smart, stylish whodunnit
with lots of surprises, and a
finish with all the punch of a blockbuster Cabernet."

–Andrew Gross
New York Times bestselling author