There is no way out but to find him before he kills again… Book #1 in the bestselling Blake Pierce mystery/thriller series, with over 400 five star reviews! In the cornfields of Nebraska a woman is found murdered, strung up on a pole, the victim of a deranged killer. It doesn’t take long for the police to realize a serial killer is on the loose—and that his spree has just begun. Detective … spree has just begun.
Detective Mackenzie White, young, tough, smarter than the aging, chauvinistic men on her local force, finds herself called in grudgingly to help solve it. As much as the other officers hate to admit it, they need her young, brilliant mind, which has already helped crack cold cases that had left them stumped. Yet even for Mackenzie this new case proves an impossible riddle, something the likes of which she—and the local force—have ever seen.
With the FBI called in, together, an intense manhunt ensues. Mackenzie, reeling from her own dark past, her failed relationships, and her undeniable attraction to the new FBI agent, finds herself battling her own demons as her hunt for the killer takes her to the darkest places of her mind. As she delves into the killer’s mind, obsessing over his twisted psychology, she finds that evil truly does exist. She only hopes it will not be too late to extricate herself from it, as her entire life collapses around her.
As more bodies turn up dead and a frantic race against time ensues, there is no way out but to find him before he kills again.
A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, BEFORE HE KILLS marks the debut of a riveting new series—and a beloved new character—that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
Books #2–#8 in the Mackenzie White Mystery series is also now available!
Also available by Blake Pierce is ONCE GONE (A Riley Paige mystery—Book #1), a #1 bestseller with over 1,000 five star reviews on Amazon—and a free download!
Read what people are saying about Blake Pierce’s novels
“A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn’t let go.”
–Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone)
“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery! The author did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side that is so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. The plot is very intelligent and will keep you entertained throughout the book. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.”
–Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)
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Loved this!
Good read.
I hated for this book to end.
I love reading any and all of Blake Pierce – never read a bad book.
Thought it had just enough mystery to it to hold my interest and I wanted to keep reading.
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Good story, interesting characters and entertaining read.
Book was good from the start and just kept getting better.
Book was worth reading. There are some time line issues, a bit unrealistic (age of detective) and it needs to be edited for grammar and spelling.
I love this author!!!
Fantastic . Edge of my seT from the first page!
This book was hard to put down…..
I liked the strong female character who followed intuition even when the male bosses said don’t. She ended up solving the crime.
I enjoy this author, though sometimes it feels like his books are a following a pattern. but I get invested in the characters and this book was no different.
It got strangely repetitive but it was a nice read.
Love the Mackenzie White series. Am currently reading book 6, they are fun, fast paced and easy to read. Not complicated or drowning in descriptive overload, just enough to give you a feel for the characters and storyline. I love them.
This book was absolutely a joy to read and I could not put it down. Wonderful!
I found it difficult to put the books down…
Good book, will read the next
Enjoyed this series following this book. Waiting for the last book to be released.