Karen Vail Series
Karen Vail is no ordinary FBI agent.
She’s a profiler, brought to life by Alan Jacobson’s seven years of unprecedented access to, and research with, the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit. The Karen Vail series has been raved about by reviewers, readers, law enforcement officers of all stripes, real FBI profilers…and even one of the legendary founding fathers of the Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico.
OPSIG Team Black Series Novels
America’s safety is on the line!
Missions the United States government cannot sanction–or acknowledge–fall under the purview of OPSIG, the Operations Support Intelligence Group, run out of a secret office in the basement of the Pentagon.
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Recent Books by Alan Jacobson
The Darkness of Evil (Karen Vail #7)
The latest jaw-dropping thriller from USA Today bestselling author Alan Jacobson, featuring esteemed FBI profiler Karen Vail, on the hunt for an escaped serial killer …
Spectrum (Karen Vail #6)
Authoritative, compelling and crisp, Spectrum moves with a velocity that seems to make the pages turn themselves.
The Lost Codex (OPSIG Team Black #3)
From the first page, you know you’re in the hands of a storyteller at the top of his game: The Lost Codex has nonstop action, living-breathing characters, rich detail …”
No Way Out (Karen Vail #5)
“Jacobson mixes rocket-paced suspense with fascinating history in this thrill ride of a book.”
Hard Target (OPSIG Team Black #2)
An enigmatic covert operative. A skilled FBI agent with a dark past. And a terror plot unlike any in history.
Inmate 1577 (Karen Vail #4)
“Inmate 1577 is another rippin’ good ‘Alan Jacobson read’! Jacobson researches his books like a good newspaper reporter, and then pushes the envelope …”
Stand alone thrillers and short stories
False Accusations
“Alan Jacobson has crafted a riveting story with a truly frightening villainess. This is a terrific book!”
– John Saul, New York Times bestselling author
Double Take
“Alan Jacobson writes with a sure hand, a strong voice, and a fine eye for detail.”
– Ridley Pearson, New York Times bestselling author
Fatal Twist
“Karen Vail is a knockout, tough and brilliant.”
– Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author & creator of Rizzolli & Isles TV series