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From #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Blake Pierce comes book #3 in a gripping new series: the FBI’s elite new unit targeting criminally-insane killers is summoned when a series of murders occurs that bears the signature of a psychotic killer. But something bothers FBI Special Agent Valerie Law about this case: this killer, she fears, may just be more normal than anyone suspects.

Faced with an unpredictable killer and a lack of information, Valerie must use her brilliant mind to connect the dots—and fast. Her only hope of catching him is to work backwards, and to delve into his past.

Will she crack the killer’s code in time to save the next victim?

Or will she be too late?

A page-turning crime thriller featuring a brilliant and haunted new female protagonist, the VALERIE LAW mystery series is packed with suspense and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you turning pages late into the night.

221 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 27, 2022

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Blake Pierce

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Blake Pierce is author of the bestselling RILEY PAGE mystery series, which includes seven books (and counting). Blake Pierce is also the author of the MACKENZIE WHITE mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); of the AVERY BLACK mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); and of the new KERI LOCKE mystery series.

An avid reader and lifelong fan of the mystery and thriller genres, Blake loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.blakepierceauthor.com to learn more and stay in touch.

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271 reviews2 followers
January 27, 2026
Another serial killer FBI book in the series- predictable but still very entertaining
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134 reviews
March 9, 2023
The pace in this book drastically improved from the last one! Very fun read and I LOVE the insight we get into Charlie's life :) I love the progress in Valerie's mental state too. She finally trying T^T You go, agent Law!
Profile Image for Claudete Takahashi.
2,703 reviews37 followers
July 21, 2022
Valerie is not at her best and is meeting Tom's family at their home, she is anxious about her family situation, anxious to find information regarding her father, and worried about her psychological well-being. When she receives a phone call from Charlie she does not hesitate to join the team in a new case and leave her personal life in second place. This is a very difficult case to break and they follow many leads that end up solving other crimes but not the one they are working on. After a lot of effort and some bruises and almost broken bones, they finally reach the culprit and close the case. Valerie, however, has a lot of work to do in her personal life. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest opinion.
129 reviews3 followers
July 15, 2022
Valerie & Tom go to visit Tom's parents. While eating dinner Valerie is asked about her family. She feels a panic attack is coming so she rushes outside for air and Tom brings her phone. Charlie is asking for help on an investigation near Tom's family home. Things seem to point to the killer being possibly one of the patients that a nearby Psychiatric hospital that closed its doors released too soon.
There is a list of 103 patients to check out. Things heat up fast as other victims appear. This is a really great book that keeps your interest until the final page. Can't wait for #4, "No Sleep"!
435 reviews
August 8, 2022
The story in this book is quite good and keeps you reading. The FBI team in the book are written less as superheroes and more like actual fallible hi!an beings which is refreshing. Here are sever grammatical errors and the spacing gets winky in places. While this breaks the rhythm of reading, it does not interfere with the story.
Profile Image for Hannah Shattock.
215 reviews
November 29, 2023
This was a short book done right.

I enjoyed the representation of mental health/mental psychosis as it wasn't filled with misinformation or drivel spun to make out the individual is 'crazy' or spin it in a 'light-hearted' or 'overly negative' way.

I can be smug that several of my theories from book 2 were proved correct in book 3.

I still find Tom irrelevant.
Profile Image for Kerr Howell.
273 reviews1 follower
March 12, 2024
This book is gripping and exciting at the same time. Like Lois Lane, Agent Law continues to put herself in danger. However, there is no Superman in this world. Self defense and friends Law successfully figures out the villain. This villain is a mixture of psychosis and trauma with pain and rage. Good book Blake. On to the next one.
Profile Image for Stephanie DeSimini.
21 reviews
June 9, 2024
I’m giving this one two stars. This book series has all sorts of identity issues. It’s set in the United States, but has a British English narrator. Not a problem necessarily, but they use all kinds of English language like “mum”, “boot of car”, but the narrator is supposed to have been born and raised in the US. Many other little details like this just make this book very confusing.
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667 reviews
January 13, 2023
Third very good book in this amazing series! Keep getting better and better and the plots are very intense! The way the authors is playing with the characters keep us in the edge u til the very end! Thanks to the author for sharing his talent with us!
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150 reviews2 followers
May 29, 2024
I can’t get enough

I can’t stop reading this series. Every night I say just one more chapter and read another 3. I love all the twists and how Val gets inside of the killers head to solve the case.
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680 reviews6 followers
December 15, 2024
What motivates a serial killer

Case three for our trio Val Charlie and will. Good characters and dialogue and a good story from start to finish.

Addictive series, could be a TV show. Loved it.
35 reviews
October 16, 2022
no fear by Blake pierce book 3

Great story but I need to know about valorie law. You have me hanging on for those answers in your stories
5 reviews
October 18, 2022
twists and turns

Teases you into one theory, then switches and then again. A good read that also deals with mental illness head-on.
9 reviews1 follower
November 2, 2022
double whammy

great tension between the top FBI agent finding psychotic killers while dealing with her own psycho family. will her psyche remain unfractured?
147 reviews
May 1, 2024
Bellissimo , veramente pieno di suspense
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58 reviews1 follower
July 20, 2024
Great book again

I loved the characters and the story line. Well done. Great read. You have a talent to make us feel inserted in the story. Very clever.
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21 reviews2 followers
September 16, 2022
needs a good editor

Full of errors a proofreader should have caught. Author uses every cliche available. Characters have the depth of a saucer— an apt cliché. Author tells the reader everything instead of showing. I read three books in the series and I’m done with the series now.
Profile Image for Jennifer Wagner.
587 reviews2 followers
May 1, 2024
Fast read. The side story of Valerie, her mom and sister is sometimes annoying and overshadows the case, I still enjoyed it though.
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