BOOKS IN ORDER

City of Stones

In the dim glow of a majestic beach house shrouded in the fog, 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 a promising young journalist, his wife and infant daughter. The Los Angeles Times will mourn one of its own, and the City of Angels will buzz with rumors and fear. And for Matt Jones, it's more than just another murder case.

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

—Kirkus Reviews

The Girl Buried in the Woods

In a remote park overlooking Los Angeles, Detective Matt Jones is called back to the labyrinth of crime by a chilling discovery. A teenager has been brutally murdered; her body buried under the trees. Driven by the horror of the crime, Jones and his partner burn through the evidence and make an even more gruesome discovery. There’s another dead body out there, and the murders point to a turf war between an infamous mob figure and the powers of Wall Street.

“More thriller than mystery. The author works this to great effect. An impressive amount of suspense. A swift pace. Solid entertainment.”

—Kirkus Reviews

The Love Killings

Silence of the Lambs meets True Romance when Detective Matt Jones flies into Philadelphia to investigate the gruesome killing of an entire family in their lavish mansion on the Mainline. Is it the notorious Dr. Baylor, a former Beverly Hills plastic surgeon turned serial killer, who escaped capture just weeks ago in L.A.? Or is it a second serial killer, someone young and homegrown—someone even more erratic and terrifying?

“Gleefully tense. A persistently gripping thriller.”

—Kirkus Reviews

City of Echoes

In the parking lot behind a landmark grille on Hollywood Boulevard, Detective Matt Jones’s first night working homicide plunges him into a nightmare. A man has been brutally gunned down; his bullet-riddled body thought to be the work of a serial robber haunting Sunset Strip for months. But as Jones digs deeper, he uncovers a chilling link to a ritualized murder from the past and finds himself swept into a labyrinth of corruption and deceit that leads directly back to the LAPD, the city’s elite, and a serial killer of unprecedented savagery.

“Awesome. Stunning emotional force. Ellis keeps everything in focus while building a staggering momentum.”

—Booklist Starred Review

Murder Season

In the glittering world of Hollywood—Detective Lena Gamble finds herself thrust into the chaos of a late-night crime scene. A gruesome double murder at Club 3 AM, a hotspot for the rich and famous. Johnny Bosco, the influential club owner went down first. But the real heat comes when Lena turns over the second body: twenty-five-year-old Jacob Gant, acquitted just weeks ago of murdering his sixteen-year-old neighbor, Lily Hight, in L.A.'s latest trial-of-the-century. Who killed Lily Hight and why? And who’s still out there ready to kill again?

“A tale of wonderful characters, mind-boggling corruption—a terrific sick-soul-of-LA thriller.”

—Connecticut Post

The Lost Witness

Lena Gamble’s trusted supervisor warns her straight out that she might be walking into a trap. The dismembered body of a young female has been found in a dumpster in Hollywood. She has no name, and there are no clues. Just a mysterious courier who delivers a driver’s license and a flash drive documenting the woman’s horrific kidnapping.

“Finding the missing witness before the killer finds her may be Gamble's only hope of solving this deliciously twisted crime novel in which nothing is what it appears to be.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

City of Fire

In a quiet neighborhood in LA overlooking the Pacific Ocean—James Brant returns from a late night at work to find his wife, Nikki, savagely murdered in their bed. For Detective Lena Gamble, thrust into the limelight as she tackles her first major case, it’s only a beginning into a dark, twisted journey and a series of ritualized killings that point to a serial killer like no other. Dubbed ‘Romeo’ by an insatiable media, the killer’s pattern draws Lena into a treacherous web of deceit that may be linked to her own past.

“City of Fire is my kind of crime novel. Gritty, tight and assured. Riding with Detective Lena Gamble through the hills of Los Angeles is something I could get used to. She’s tough, smart, and most of all, she’s real.”

—Michael Connelly, New York Times Bestselling Author

The Dead Room

In a gleaming home in Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill, a teenage girl has been brutally murdered. The atrocity kicks off an investigation by police who connect the teen’s murder to a bizarre string of increasingly disturbing murders. As the city’s panic rises, Teddy Mack, a civil attorney just out of law school, is forced by a partner at his new firm to defend the undefendable. But soon after, another girl goes missing. A girl who might still be alive. There’s a serial killer out there, and Teddy's discovered his secret. He’s collecting something horrific and vile. To end the madman’s reign, Teddy must enter his maze—a place of unimaginable terror where human demons emerge with a vengeance.

Access to Power

With all the makings of a lost season for the TV series 24, and in the bestselling tradition of Vince Flynn, Frank Miles finds himself thrust into a web of deceit with the fate of the nation at stake. And the clock is ticking. Three weeks before a crucial senatorial election, Frank’s business partner is gunned down execution-style in their D.C. office. Police are quick to call it a case of robbery gone bad, but Frank Miles, known for his ruthless manipulation of the media, suspects something far more sinister...

“Robert Ellis spins a potent political thriller.”

—Publishers Weekly