Authors: Linda Ladd
Gone Black (36 page)
Linda Ladd
is the bestselling author of over a dozen novels, including the Claire Morgan thrillers. Linda makes her home in Missouri, where she lives with her husband. She has two adult children and two grandsons. In addition to writing, Linda works with preschoolers, administering diagnostic developmental tests, and is an avid reader and tennis player. She is currently at work on her next novel featuring Claire Morgan.
is the bestselling author of over a dozen novels, including the Claire Morgan thrillers. Linda makes her home in Missouri, where she lives with her husband. She has two adult children and two grandsons. In addition to writing, Linda works with preschoolers, administering diagnostic developmental tests, and is an avid reader and tennis player. She is currently at work on her next novel featuring Claire Morgan.
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Mostly Fear
She suffered a terrifying coma. She survived a serial killer's
obsession. Now homicide detective Claire Morgan hopes to forget
the nightmare of her Missouri past in the city of New Orleans.
But when a body is discovered near her home,
her darkest fears come rushing back . . .
obsession. Now homicide detective Claire Morgan hopes to forget
the nightmare of her Missouri past in the city of New Orleans.
But when a body is discovered near her home,
her darkest fears come rushing back . . .
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Mostly Superstition
Surrounded by candles and skulls, the victim is bound to
an altar like a human sacrifice. More disturbing to Claire is
the voodoo doll in the woman's hands. A doll pierced with pins
and wearing a picture on its face. A picture of Claire Morgan . . .
an altar like a human sacrifice. More disturbing to Claire is
the voodoo doll in the woman's hands. A doll pierced with pins
and wearing a picture on its face. A picture of Claire Morgan . . .
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Mostly Murder
Claire doesn't believe in voodoo. But she does believe in
the power of superstition to warp a person's mind and
feed a killer's madness. It is here, in the muddy bayous
where it festers, that Claire must face her fear head-onâ
and meet the man who's marked her for death . . .
the power of superstition to warp a person's mind and
feed a killer's madness. It is here, in the muddy bayous
where it festers, that Claire must face her fear head-onâ
and meet the man who's marked her for death . . .
Remember the Darkness
She can't remember why he chose herâor what he did to her.
But Detective Claire Morgan knows that something terrible
happened to her the night a deranged serial killer
escaped from the mental ward. Looking for pleasure.
Looking for pain. Looking for her . . .
But Detective Claire Morgan knows that something terrible
happened to her the night a deranged serial killer
escaped from the mental ward. Looking for pleasure.
Looking for pain. Looking for her . . .
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Remember the Terror
Recovering in a lakeside resort, Claire hopes to sort through her
broken memories. But after suffering a temporary coma she can
barely remember her own lover, psychiatrist Nicholas Black.
Would she be able to recognize her abductor if she saw him again?
If he came back for more . . . ?
broken memories. But after suffering a temporary coma she can
barely remember her own lover, psychiatrist Nicholas Black.
Would she be able to recognize her abductor if she saw him again?
If he came back for more . . . ?
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Remember Murder
If only she could remember his face or his voice . . .
if only she could comprehend the evil in his mind
or the depths of his cruelty . . . if only she knew
just how close he isâto her and everyone she loves . . .
if only she could comprehend the evil in his mind
or the depths of his cruelty . . . if only she knew
just how close he isâto her and everyone she loves . . .
When the Mind . . .
His doctors are the best in the world, his father one of the most
powerful men in the state. But they couldn't stop Mikey from
succumbing to his darkest demonsâthe ones inside his head.
The ones who told him it was time to end it all.
powerful men in the state. But they couldn't stop Mikey from
succumbing to his darkest demonsâthe ones inside his head.
The ones who told him it was time to end it all.
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Plays a Deadly Game . . .
It should have been an open-and-shut case, especially since
detective Claire Morgan's lover, Dr. Nicholas Black, recognized
Mikey as a troubled former patient. Then Claire finds another
body in Mikey's home. Curled inside an oven, charred beyond
recognition, the method of murder mind-boggling . . .
detective Claire Morgan's lover, Dr. Nicholas Black, recognized
Mikey as a troubled former patient. Then Claire finds another
body in Mikey's home. Curled inside an oven, charred beyond
recognition, the method of murder mind-boggling . . .
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of Murder
Claire's only lead is a beaded bracelet, believed to ward off
the “evil eye,” around each victim's wrist. But by the time she
discovers what the dead were afraid of, she's trapped in a mind
game of her ownâwith a brilliant sadistic killer. And this time,
there's a method to the madness . . .
the “evil eye,” around each victim's wrist. But by the time she
discovers what the dead were afraid of, she's trapped in a mind
game of her ownâwith a brilliant sadistic killer. And this time,
there's a method to the madness . . .
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First electronic edition: January 2016
ISBN: 978-1-6018-3388-4
First trade paperback edition: January 2016
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ISBN-13: 978-1-60183-389-1
ISBN-10: 1-60183-389-X
ISBN-10: 1-60183-389-X
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