From Blake Pierce, bestselling author of ONCE GONE (a #1 bestseller with over 600 five star reviews), comes book #2 in a heart-pounding new mystery series. In BEFORE HE SEES (A Mackenzie White Mystery—Book 2), FBI agent-in-training Mackenzie White struggles to make her mark in the FBI Academy in Quantico, trying to prove herself as a woman and as a transplant from Nebraska. Hoping she has what … has what it takes to become an FBI agent and leave her life in the Midwest behind for good, Mackenzie just wants to keep a low profile and impress her superiors.
But all that changes when the body of a woman is found in a garbage dump. The murder bears shocking similarities to the Scarecrow Killer—the case that made Mackenzie famous in Nebraska—and in the frantic race against time to stop a new serial killer, the FBI decides to break protocol and give Mackenzie a chance on the case.
It is Mackenzie’s big break, her chance to impress the FBI—but the stakes have never been higher. Not everyone wants her on the case, and everything she touches seems to go wrong. As the pressure mounts and the killer strikes again, Mackenzie finds herself as a lone voice in a sea of experienced agents, and she soon realizes she is in way over heard. Her entire future with the FBI is in jeopardy.
As tough and determined as Mackenzie is, as brilliant as she is in hunting down killers, this new case proves an impossible riddle, something just beyond her reach. She may not even have time to crack it as her own life falls apart around her.
A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, BEFORE HE SEES is book #2 in a riveting new series—with a beloved new character—that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
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Enjoyed this book
Poorly written – needs a good editor.
enjoyd
Love Avery Black and Mackenzie White! Blake Pierce is great writer, keeps it interesting from beginning to end!
A bit predictable and not terribly original. Main character needs to figure out her love life.
I will probably read more from this author. Very good read. I don’t like to give away plots just know that I had to keep reading.
Good book! Kept me reading past my bed time!
Loved the characters and the story line…
Way too predictable
The author is fantastic. I have read all of his series and he does an excellent job with character development and believability.
I enjoyed the suspense in this book a lot. And I like that Mackenzie is still discovering herself as she develops her career. I thought that some of her choices seemed too black or white (follow orders or move back to Nebraska … why couldn’t she get a job there as a police officer? Or move to NY or Texas). I kept asking myself these questions when these situations arose.
It’s fairly good.
This is an excellent story about murder, mystery and persistence. The characters are interesting , believable and well developed. The ending is exciting.
I liked all his book series but especially this series!
Kept you wanting to read to the end.
Read it in a weekend. Recommend.
This was a good suspenseful ‘story. Fast and easy to read. I didn’t want to put it down.
Great follow-up to the first book. Believable characters and story line, with twists and turns. Highly recommend.
She is torn between following the rules and trying to find a killer. She has good instincts, but gets in so much trouble when she attempts to work on her own. I used to work for the government and could relate to her frustrations in wanting to do what feels right in order to accomplish a goal, especially when the ending will make a difference.
Daniel Arenson does it again. He never disappoints, and Kings of Ruin is a phenomenal example of his excellent skill.