*Winner - Gloria B.. from Iowa City, IA

*2nd Winner - Robin H. from Chestnut Hill, MA

Cover of ‘Todesakt’ by Robert Ellis, 2nd German edition of ‘Murder Season’ features a dramatic silhouette of Lena Gamble on a freeway facing downtown Los Angeles symbolize the suspense in this bestselling novel.

Cover of 'Leichen Gift' by Robert Ellis, 2nd German edition of 'The Lost Witness' with Lena Gamble on Venice Beach at sunset and the Santa Monica Pier in the background.

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06/15/25 Contest Book Pick: 'The Girl Buried in the Woods'

Cover of 'City of Stones' by Robert Ellis, featuring a dark, moody cityscape with Matt Jones silhouette symbolizing the intense and gripping nature of this crime thriller.

The latest thriller featuring Matt Jones from Robert Ellis, bestselling author of City of Echoes and The Love Killings!

“Riveting. A moody, white-knuckle murder tale.” – Kirkus Reviews

In the dim glow of a majestic beach house, Detective Matt Jones stands amidst the chaos of a crime scene that whispers of a story untold. A secret so potent it claimed the lives of an entire family. With each stone he overturns, the web of mystery tightens, drawing him closer to a truth that’s as elusive as the killer he hunts...

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The Matt Jones Series

Cover of 'City of Echoes' by Robert Ellis, featuring the sun rising over a dark moody mirror image of a cityscape, suggesting suspense and intrigue.

Cover of 'The Love Killings' by Robert Ellis, featuring a haunting image of a gate and mansion suggesting suspense and danger.

Cover of 'The Girl Buried in the Woods' by Robert Ellis, featuring a mysterious forest scene with a shadowy figure and a police cruiser at night, symbolizing the suspense and intrigue of the novel.

"Stunning emotional force."

Booklist, Starred Review, City of Echoes

"A gleefully tense sequel."

Kirkus Reviews, The Love Killings

The Lena Gamble Series

Cover of 'City of Fire' by Robert Ellis, featuring a dramatic cityscape engulfed in flames, with a silhouette of a detective in the foreground, symbolizing the intense and gripping nature of the crime thriller.

Cover of 'The Lost Witness' by Robert Ellis, featuring a silhouette of Lena Gamble over an eerie image of a girl in an alley standing before a dumpster, symbolizing the intense and gripping nature of the novel.

Cover of 'Murder Season' by Robert Ellis, featuring a dark and intense image of Los Angeles, with a silhouette of detective Lena Gamble and a crime scene, symbolizing the suspense and danger in the novel.

"Scorching. Deliciously twisted."

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, The Lost Witness

"Gripping. Spooky."

The New York Times, Hot List, City of Fire

"My kind of crime novel."

Michael Connelly, City of Fire

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