Bücher von Kate Watterson

What secrets hide behind these crumbling walls?Ivy Manor is every realtor's nightmare. A derelict old pile out in rural Tennessee - with a past even darker than the woods that surround it.New owner Cal Nolte gets the shock of his life when he finds a bloody handprint smeared across the doorstep.Detective Chris Bailey arrives to check it out. But his search of the house turns up no body, no weapon - only a terrified young woman and her daughter.They say they've been hiding out in the empty rooms, waiting for the woman's husband to return. But what are they afraid of?To add to his frustration, Bailey finds himself on the receiving end of a string of anonymous calls. 'What if I told you I knew where his body was buried?' taunts the voice at the end of the line.Bailey can't shake the feeling that it's all connected with the goings-on at Ivy Manor.Then Bailey uncovers a body - hidden away in a forgotten corner of the house. But this man's been dead way too long to have left the fresh red handprint.So where's the second victim?The clock is ticking to unravel the secrets of Ivy Manor before the killer strikes again . . .Discover a completely unputdownable crime thriller from an international bestselling author. Filled with enough twists and turns to keep you turning the pages late into the night.Perfect for fans of Melinda Leigh, Rita Herron, Mary Burton, Debra Webb, Biba Pearce, Lisa Regan, Angela Marsons, D.K. Hood and Rachel Caine.

Blending mystery and romance, Kate Watterson's Fractured finds Detective Ellie MacIntosh racing to stop a serial killer.Milwaukee homicide detective Ellie MacIntosh's bizarre case takes gruesome to a new level-and is eerily and frustratingly familiar. She has seen the signature work of the killer before, but cannot connect the victims. There isn't a single suspect in sight, but at least the case gives Ellie something to focus on instead of her chaotic personal life.Ellie's partner, Jason Santiago, is glad to be back on the job, even on a disturbing case like this one. Working with Ellie has evolved into a tangled relationship that is no longer platonic, at least to him. The trouble is, she has no idea how he feels. Jason's chance to make a move is now, but he's paralyzed by the fear he will ruin both his career and a partnership he values more than any he has ever had.Therapist Dr. Georgia Lukens is fascinated by the complicated relationship between Ellie and Jason, but she has other, non-detective patients with deeper problems. When a timid woman named Rachel reveals that she suspects her promiscuous and charismatic roommate Lea has been involved in the grisly murders, Georgia is put into the untenable position of deciding if this privileged information is just the ramblings of a delusional patient or something more. And little does she know that Lea has become focused on Jason Santiago.As Ellie pieces together a macabre puzzle of past and present sins, it becomes clear that madness takes many forms and...it may be too late to stop her partner from becoming the next victim.