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Kendra Elliot

    Cette auteure est célébrée pour ses thrillers captivants qui plongent dans des secrets sombres et les profondeurs psychologiques de ses personnages. Son écriture est reconnue pour son rythme soutenu, la tension croissante et une capacité remarquable à tenir les lecteurs en haleine. Elle explore les complexités de la nature humaine et les dynamiques complexes des relations sous une pression extrême. Ses récits se distinguent par des protagonistes féminines résilientes et des intrigues méticuleusement élaborées.

    Kendra Elliot
    A Merciful Secret
    A Merciful Silence
    Echo Road
    At the River
    The First Death
    A Merciful Promise
    • A Merciful Promise

      • 336pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      "The job: infiltrate a militia amassing illegal firearms in an isolated forest community. FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick is the ideal candidate. She knows Oregon. She's near the compound. And having been raised among survivalists, Mercy understands the mind-set of fanatics. Lie low, follow rules, do nothing to sound an alarm, and relinquish all contact with the outside world. She's ready to blend in. As Mercy disappears into the winter hills, something just as foreboding emerges"--Back cover.

      A Merciful Promise
      4,4
    • The First Death

      • 318pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      A Wall Street Journal bestselling series. For a search and rescue expert, the buried remains of her past are a dangerous obsession in a twisting novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author. Rowan Wolff was five years old when she, her brother, and their babysitter were kidnapped by a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest. The babysitter was murdered. Rowan was saved. Her brother was killed and buried in the forest, his remains never found. The convicted killer refuses to say where he buried the boy. Twenty-five years later, Rowan is committed to search and rescue with her faithful canine and is obsessed with finding her brother's grave--and closure. Detective Evan Bolton thrives on unraveling tough cases, but his latest is disturbing. There's another serial killer hunting in Deschutes County, Oregon, and the crimes are identical to those committed by the sociopath languishing in prison. Each victim is linked to Rowan. When skeletal remains of several bodies are exhumed in the forest, Rowan's connection becomes more entwined and impossible to ignore. Rowan and Evan are determined to solve the case before someone else dies. And someone else will, as the truth about the past is unearthed.

      The First Death
      4,5
    • At the River

      • 368pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      A Wall Street Journal bestselling series.The mystery of three missing teens and a traumatizing murder unearths decades of buried secrets in a shocking novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Twenty years ago, five teenage campers disappeared. Two eventually turned up, bound and left for dead on the Columbia River’s rocky shore. Only Devin Bonner miraculously survived, but with no memories of what happened in the Oregon forest.After decades, the cold case generates heat for FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick and her husband, Police Chief Truman Daly. They’re investigating the murder of a true-crime podcaster found at the river’s edge in the same location, and with the exact same manner of death. With the discovery, Devin’s nightmares return. His only real friend is Ollie Smith, Truman’s orphaned ward, whose own search for the truth sucks Ollie into a mystery far greater and more dangerous than anyone imagined.Following a trail of fresh blood and an escalating series of murders, Mercy and Truman must work fast to unlock whatever traumas are buried in Devin’s memories before the secrets of the past claim another victim.

      At the River
      4,4
    • Echo Road

      • 322pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      When two cross-country cases collide, Bree Taggert and Mercy Kilpatrick join forces to catch a serial killer in an addictive novel of suspense by bestselling authors Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot. During a vicious heat wave, a county maintenance worker stumbles upon two suspicious suitcases abandoned by the side of the road. Sheriff Bree Taggert responds to find two bodies stuffed inside the luggage. The press demands action. The community is on edge. Suddenly, Bree is at the center of a media firestorm. In Oregon, a senator's daughter goes missing. FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick agrees to keep the politically sensitive case on the down-low. When she finds a link between the disappearance and a double homicide three thousand miles away, Mercy takes the next plane out--and lands right in the middle of Bree's double homicide investigation. To save the missing girl, Bree and Mercy must work together to stop a killer who's playing deadly games with the press and stirring up public rage. Hungry for notoriety, he dares Bree and Mercy to catch him before he kills again.

      Echo Road
      4,4
    • A Merciful Silence

      • 337pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      Series information from author list in front of book; series numeration from goodreads.com.

      A Merciful Silence
      4,3
    • A Merciful Secret

      • 322pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      In this Wall Street Journal bestseller, a pair of ritual murders could expose Mercy Kilpatrick to something terrifying: her own past... Raised off the grid by survivalists, Mercy Kilpatrick believed in no greater safeguard than the backwoods of Oregon. Unforgiven by her father for abandoning the fold for the FBI, Mercy still holds to her past convictions. They're in her blood. They're her secrets--as guarded as her private survival retreat hidden away in the foothills. In a cabin near her hideaway, Mercy encounters a young girl whose grandmother is dying from multiple knife wounds. Hundreds of miles away, a body is discovered slashed to death in a similar way. The victims--a city judge and an old woman living in the woods--couldn't be more different. With the help of police chief Truman Daly, Mercy must find the killer before the body count rises. Mercy knows that the past has an edge on her. So does her family. How can she keep her secrets now...when they're the only things that can save her?

      A Merciful Secret
      4,3
    • In the Pines

      • 333pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      "A national treasure hunt with a $2 million prize has driven obsessed fortune seekers to overrun the small town of Eagle's Nest, Oregon. The hunt's cryptic clues and the lure of wealth have exposed the desperate side of human greed: theft, fights, trespassing--and even the motive to kill. Police chief Truman Daly craves peace in his town but has a murder on his hands instead. Now the big prize isn't the only thing hiding in the pines. So is a killer. When a young boy walks into the local café and claims his mother and baby sister have been missing for weeks, FBI special agent Mercy Kilpatrick investigates and exposes a disturbing twist in his story. Deep family secrets and lies that started sixty years ago have burst into the present, bringing with them deadly consequences. Mercy's and Truman's investigations lead down a path of murder, revenge, and buried secrets to uncover two intertwined mysteries as dark as an Oregon forest."-- Back cover

      In the Pines
      4,2
    • A Wall Street Journal bestseller. A dead conspiracy theorist. A mass murderer. Two cases collide for Callahan and McLane in a pulse-pounding thriller by Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author Kendra Elliot. A man is savagely murdered outside Portland, and Detective Mason Callahan finds blood-spatter evidence that tells a troubling story. Files reveal the murder victim, Reuben Braswell, was a radical conspiracist. In his home, investigators find pages of diatribes against law enforcement as well as ties to Mason's fiancée, FBI special agent Ava McLane. The victim was her informant--and had strong reasons to be paranoid. To Ava, Braswell's rants were those of a wearying and harmless man...until they collide with her investigation into the murders of police officers and finding the connection becomes urgent. Meanwhile, Braswell's brother and Ava's twin sister both disappear, and disturbing acts of sabotage target Ava's personal life. For Mason and Ava, the brutal crimes and escalating mysteries create a perfect storm for a terrorist conspiracy that becomes dangerously personal--one that has yet to claim its last victim.

      The Silence
      4,2
    • Chilled

      • 362pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      Brynn Nealey, a forensic nurse on a search and rescue team, faces a dangerous blizzard to find survivors of a plane crash in the Cascade Mountains. She is joined by Alex Kinton, a former US Marshal, who wishes to find the man who killed his brother, and then return the favor. What will happen to Alex's savage instincts when he finally has the opportunity to confront his brother's killer?

      Chilled
      4,0
    • Spiraled

      • 294pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      A Wall Street Journal bestseller and Daphne du Maurier Award winner. FBI Special Agent Ava McLane solves crimes; she doesn't witness them. When she's trapped in a mall without her weapon as a shooter picks off victims, she hides with a wounded teen and prays for her survival. But that's only the beginning... An epidemic of mass shootings has has swept across Oregon. The young shooters terrify the public, committing random murders before taking their own lives. The task force assembled to solve the case--which includes Ava's boyfriend, detective Mason Callahan--remains stumped. And on top of this chaos, Ava's troubled twin sister reappears, throwing Ava's already-tumultuous life into a tailspin. An old-fashioned cop with a strong sense of duty, Mason struggles to find the cause of the shootings as workaholic Ava spins ever closer to breaking down. But can one detective save the lives of countless innocents--and prevent the woman he loves from going over the edge?

      Spiraled
      4,1
    • Bridged

      • 292pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      A Wall Street Journal bestseller After a congressman's tortured body is found dangling from a Portland bridge, the FBI joins the Oregon State Police to investigate the case--and FBI Special Agent Ava McLane, still recovering from a bullet wound, hunts the twisted killer alongside the man who captured her heart, police detective Mason Callahan. But once a third body appears and all evidence points to a serial killer, the public furiously clamors for answers--and the couple's relationship grows fractured under the pressure. Ava and Mason search in the past for clues that predict the future. And when Ava's mentally ill twin spins out of control, the FBI agent who battles monsters every day wonders if she shares her sister's self-destructive streak... In the latest thrilling romantic suspense novel from award-winning author Kendra Elliot, the past and the present violently collide...and the fallout can be deadly.

      Bridged
      4,1
    • A Merciful Death

      • 351pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      Soon to be a TV series by Warner Brothers Television and Ellen Degeneres's A Very Good Production. FBI special agent Mercy Kilpatrick has been waiting her whole life for disaster to strike. A prepper since childhood, Mercy grew up living off the land--and off the grid--in rural Eagle's Nest, Oregon. Until a shocking tragedy tore her family apart and forced her to leave home. Now a predator known as the cave man is targeting the survivalists in her hometown, murdering them in their homes, stealing huge numbers of weapons, and creating federal suspicion of a possible domestic terrorism event. But the crime scene details are eerily familiar to an unsolved mystery from Mercy's past. Sent by the FBI to assist local law enforcement, Mercy returns to Eagle's Nest to face the family who shunned her while maintaining the facade of a law-abiding citizen. There, she meets police chief Truman Daly, whose uncle was the cave man's latest victim. He sees the survivalist side of her that she desperately tries to hide, but if she lets him get close enough to learn her secret, she might not survive the fallout...

      A Merciful Death
      4,1
    • The Last Sister

      • 309pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      Three sisters' secrets collide in a shocking novel of suspense by the Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author of the Mercy Kilpatrick series. Twenty years ago Emily Mills's father was murdered, and she found his body hanging in the backyard. Her younger sister, Madison, claims she was asleep in her room. Her older sister, Tara, claims she was out with friends. The tragedy drove their mother to suicide and Tara to leave town forever. The killer was caught. The case closed. Ever since, Emily and Madison have tried to forget what happened that night-until an eerily similar murder brings it all back. It also brings FBI special agent Zander Wells to the Oregon logging town. As eager as he is to solve the brutal double slaying, he is just as intrigued with the mystery of Emily's and her sisters' past. When more blood is shed, Zander suspects there's a secret buried in this town no one wants unearthed. Is it something Emily and Madison don't know? Or aren't telling? And Tara? Maybe Emily can't bear to find her. Because when Tara disappeared, she took a secret of her own with her

      The Last Sister
      4,0
    • Verdeckt

      • 380pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      Vor elf Jahren ermordete der College-Girl-Killer neun Studentinnen der Oregon State University - dabei verlor Dr. Lacey Campbell, Forensikerin für das gerichtsmedizinische Institut, ihre beste Freundin. Die Leiche wurde nie gefunden ... bis jetzt. Das Grundstück, auf dem die sterblichen Überreste entdeckt werden, gehört dem Ex- Cop Jack Harper. Zwischen Lacey und ihm knistert es gewaltig. Der Skelettfund ist der Auftakt einer neuen Mordwelle. Die Morde weisen erschreckende Ähnlichkeiten mit den Taten des College-Girl-Killers auf - doch der ist im Gefängnis gestorben. Wer ist der neue Killer? Und warum ist Lacey die Nächste auf seiner Liste?

      Verdeckt
      3,9
    • Silencio fatal

      • 332pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      Un hombre muere asesinado brutalmente en las afueras de Portland. La víctima, Reuben Braswell, es un conspiranoico radical. El detective Mason Callahan halla en su casa varios documentos inquietantes que atacan a las fuerzas de la ley e incluyen una inesperada mención de su prometida, la agente especial del FBI Ava McLane. El fallecido era su confidente y tenía motivos de peso para ser paranoico

      Silencio fatal
      4,0
    • Die verhängnisvolle Stille

      • 334pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      Der neue Thriller von Kendra Elliot handelt von einem brutalen Mord in der Nähe von Portland. Detective Mason Callahan und sein Team entdecken verstörende Spuren beim Opfer, einem Informanten von FBI-Agentin Ava MacLane. Während sie den Mörder suchen, verschwindet Avas Schwester aus einer Entzugsklinik.

      Die verhängnisvolle Stille
      3,7
    • La hermana ausente

      • 381pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      "Hace veinte años, el padre de Emily Mills fue asesinado y ella encontró su cuerpo colgando en el patio trasero. Su hermana menor, Madison, afirma que estaba dormida en su habitación. Su hermana mayor, Tara, afirma que salió con amigos. La tragedia llevó a su madre al suicidio ya Tara a dejar la ciudad para siempre. El asesino fue capturado. El caso cerrado. Desde entonces, Emily y Madison han tratado de olvidar lo que sucedió esa noche, hasta que un asesinato inquietantemente similar lo devuelve todo. También trae al agente especial del FBI Zander Wells a la ciudad maderera de Oregon. Tan ansioso como está por resolver el brutal doble asesinato, está igualmente intrigado con el misterio del pasado de Emily y sus hermanas..."--Page [4] of cover

      La hermana ausente
      3,7
    • Pohřbení

      • 304pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      Je tomu už osmnáct let, co se z lesa vynořil Chris Jacobs. Jediný ze školního autobusu plného dětí, které byly uneseny neznámo kam. Vyhublý, zmrzačený, bez vzpomínek na to, co se stalo. Když se nyní najde masový hrob jeho spolužáků, jeden mezi nimi chybí – bratr reportéra Michaela Brodyho. Zoufalý novinář má jedinou možnost, jak odhalit pravdu: nalézt Chrise Jacobse, o němž ale nikdo netuší, kde by mohl být. Neví to ani Chrisova sestra Jamie, která se rozhodne Brodymu v pátrání pomoci. Po Chrisových stopách se však nevydávají jen oni – odhalení pohřbených těl přiměje vraha, aby se i po tolika letech zbavil posledního žijícího svědka svého hrůzného činu… Dokážou Michael a Jamie nalézt Chrise a přiznat jeden druhému, co k sobě cítí, dřív než bude pozdě?

      Pohřbení
      3,7
    • Verscharrt

      • 430pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      In "Verscharrt" von Kendra Elliot kehrt Chris Jacobs, der als einziger Überlebender einer Gruppe von Schulkindern aus dem Wald kommt, nach fast zwei Jahrzehnten zurück. Michael Brody, ein Journalist, sucht nach seinem vermissten Bruder und hofft, dass Chris ihm helfen kann. Doch Chris lebt versteckt aus Angst vor seinem Kidnapper.

      Verscharrt
    • Die verzweifelte Suche

      • 379pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      Ein unheimlicher Killer, ein mutiger Junge und eine düstere Familiengeschichte prägen den neuen Thriller von Kendra Elliot. Polizeichef Truman Daly und FBI-Agentin Mercy Kilpatrick ermitteln in einem Mordfall und stoßen dabei auf die gefährlichen Verstrickungen eines alten Verbrechens, das auch die Kinder bedroht.

      Die verzweifelte Suche
    • Verbrannt

      • 365pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      Das fünfte Buch der Bone-Secrets-Serie – Kendra Elliots Wallstreet-Journal-Bestseller um zwei Menschen zwischen Feuer und Eis, mörderischer Vergangenheit und ungelösten Rätseln. Nach einem heftigen Schneesturm macht der Aussteiger Chris Jacobs in den Bergen eine schreckliche Entdeckung: eine ausgebrannte Hütte und ein Geländewagen, in dem die Gerichtsmedizinerin Gianna Trask und ihre sechzehnjährige Tochter ausharren. Die beiden sind dem Feuer in dem rustikalen kleinen Ferienhaus nur knapp entkommen. Doch warum riecht es in der Ruine nach verbrannter Leiche? Der Geruch ruft in Chris sofort Erinnerungen wach. Und wessen Fußstapfen sind es, die Chris am Morgen im Schnee entdeckt? Als ein Toter gefunden und ein Ranger erschossen wird, sitzen Gianna und Chris in der Falle. Sie müssen sich ihren Geheimnissen stellen und vor der Gewalt, die draußen lauert, aus den verschneiten Bergen fliehen. Alle Bücher der Reihe sind in sich abgeschlossen und können unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.

      Verbrannt
    • Verraten

      • 368pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      In einer regnerischen Nacht wird Dr. Victoria Peres zu einem gespenstischen Tatort in einem Waldgebiet bei Portland gerufen. Dort wurden sechs schöne junge Mädchen in weißen Kleidern zum Sterben zu einem perfekten Kreis gelegt. Nur eines von ihnen konnte gerettet werden und kämpft im Krankenhaus um sein Leben. Noch rätselhafter wird der Fall, als Victoria und die Polizei entdecken, dass die verstörende Anordnung der Körper, ein ebenso sorgfältig inszeniertes wie mysteriöses Totenrad, einem viele Jahrzehnte zurückliegenden ungeklärten Mordfall nachempfunden ist. Victorias Spezialwissen ist gefragt. Sie untersucht die Knochen aus dem alten Fall auf Spuren und muss herausfinden, welche Verbindung zwischen den beiden Verbrechen besteht, die fast fünfzig Jahre trennen. Im Zuge der Ermittlungen kommt es zu einem überraschenden Wiedersehen mit ihrer ersten Liebe, dem Gerichtsmediziner Seth Rutledge, das Victoria alles andere als kaltlässt.

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