Emerald City Thrillers

From USA Today bestselling author Audrey J. Cole-the first five books in the Emerald City Thriller series.
"If you haven't discovered the Emerald City Thriller series yet, you're missing out on some fantastic stories! Audrey J Cole delivers satisfying mysteries that draw you in from the first page and keep you riveted until the end." - USA Today bestselling author Jenifer Ruff
The Recipient: Sergeant Wade McKinnon knows who killed Samantha the moment he arrives at her crime scene. Problem is, he watched her killer die a year ago.

A year after serial killer Michael Rhodes is executed and allowed to donate part of his brain as an organ transplant, Wade gets called to a murder scene that shares uncanny similarities to those of the late Michael Rhodes.

Elle is overjoyed when her husband, Brian, receives a lifesaving organ transplant. Their lives seem to return to normal, but Elle notices a disturbing change in Brian's behavior. When Elle learns that her husband's organ donor was Michael Rhodes, she fears that Brian now has the mind of a serial killer.

Inspired by Murder: He's a master of the human mind. But can he get away with murder? Dr. Eric Leroy hungers for literary fame. Exhausted after years of listening to his rich clients wallowing in their worries, the psychiatrist intends to pursue his true passion of writing murder mysteries. And with his most obnoxious patient in mind, he crafts a killer plot to write exactly what he knows...
The nation is shocked when a famous Seattle resident and his wife are found dead in their upscale Madison Park neighborhood. It looks like murder-suicide, but Detective Blake Stephenson isn't convinced. As the death toll rises, Stephenson struggles to find enough evidence to arrest the doctor-before he kills again.
The Summer Nanny: A Novella: It was the perfect summer job-until it turned into her worst nightmare.Bridgett is enjoying an idyllic summer as the nanny for Leo, the son of Paul and Emily Cooper-a famous actor and renowned charity founder. In addition to the financial perks of the job, Bridgett has fallen into a summer love affair with Chris, a landscaper who works at the property.
When a masked intruder breaks into the home and takes Leo hostage, Bridgett will do anything to save the boy's life. She complies with the burglar's demands to retrieve a multi-million-dollar heirloom necklace from the home, yet she quickly discovers that he hasn't come for the necklace at all...
Viable Hostage: Malorie's best friend is missing. But due to her friend's wild past, no one is worried-until another med student's partial remains wash ashore a Seattle beach...

When Malorie witnesses her best friend and roommate leave a campus bar with a mystery date driving a silver Mercedes, she suspects foul play, especially when Lani fails to return home the next day. When Malorie's fears for her roommate deepen, she turns to her Uncle Wade, a Sergeant at Seattle Homicide.

Within 48 hours after Lani goes missing, the partial remains of a brutally murdered young woman wash up on Alki Beach, and a human hand is found in a crab pot off Bainbridge Island. When one of the bodies is identified as a pregnant, fourth-year medical student, Wade believes there's a connection with Lani's disappearance. And, that they might be looking for a serial killer.

Fatal Deception: Still recovering from her brother's murder, Detective Tess Richards leaves Homicide...only to find herself in the center of a deadly undercover operation.When a young woman is found dead after a hit-and-run, all evidence points to Everchange, a high-profile self-help organization renowned for attracting rich and famous members.
After Tess takes a job within the Seattle Intelligence Unit, she is quickly sent undercover into the Everchange cas