Series: FBI: Strange Crimes Unit

The Garden Girls

On a remote Outer Banks island, a serial killer collects his prized specimens. And to stop him, an FBI agent must confront his own twisted past.

FBI agent Tiberius Granger has seen his share of darkness. But a new case sets him on edge. It’s not just the macabre way both victims—found posed in front of lighthouses—are tattooed with flowers that match their names. There’s also the unsettling connection to the woman Ty once loved and to the shadowy cult they both risked everything to escape.  

Bexley Hemmingway’s sister has gone missing, and she’ll do anything to find her—including teaming up with Ty. That may prove a mistake, and not just because Ty doesn’t know he’s the father of her teenaged son. It seems the killer is taunting Ty, drawing everyone close to him into deeper danger.

As the slashing winds and rain of a deadly hurricane approach the coast of North Carolina, the search leads Ty and Bex to an island that hides a grisly secret. But in his quest for the truth, Ty has ignored the fact that this time, he’s not just the hunter. Every move has been orchestrated by a killer into a perfect storm of terror, and they will need all their skills to survive…

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Acclaim for The Garden Girls

 
“The Garden Girls by Jessica R. Patch is a hold-your-breath-and-pray novel full of suspense and unexpected twists. This gritty and compelling story is outstanding in every way and the characters aren’t easily forgotten. Highly recommended!” ~Colleen Coble, USAToday bestselling author and author of the Annie Pederson Series and the Pelican Harbor series
 
“In a word, WOW! The story caught me up and didn’t let go to the final page. Tight action, beautiful pacing. **Highly Recommended**” ~Carrie Stuart Parks, best-selling, award-winning author
 
 “Riveting!” Jessica R. Patch has created an immaculate psychological thriller that will leave the reader racing through the pages. Well-written characters and a plot that sizzles and crackles with danger made this story impossible for me to put down, and yet I didn’t want it to end. . .it’s that good. The Garden Girls will leave you breathless from the non-stop suspense filling the pages and wanting more from this amazing author. ~USA Today Bestselling Author Mary Alford, author of Among the Innocent.
 
“Buckle your seatbelt! Jessica R. Patch is about to blow you off the road with The Garden Girls. The story will grab you on the first page and won’t let go until The End! ~ Patricia Bradley, USA Today Best-Selling romantic suspense author of Counter Attack Book 1 in the Pearl River Series

“Jessica R. Patch weaves a story that is full of creepy twists and turns and fully fleshed characters. Her atmospheric tale spans the suspense, thriller and romance genres in a way that will satisfy lovers of all three. Buy yourself a copy, but don’t read it before bed! ~Dana Mentink, USA Today & Publishers Weekly bestselling author

“Chilling! The Garden Girls is a story I won’t be forgetting anytime soon. Jessica R. Patch knows how to deliver a gripping plot with dynamic characters that left me unable to sleep until that final page!” –Natalie Walters, bestselling and award-winning author of the Harbored Secrets series

“Jessica R. Patch has presented a story of truth that overcomes horror, grace that is born out of love, and redemption that is forged in sacrifice. Terrifying yet beautiful, The Garden Girls is everything you expect from Patch and so much more.” –Jodie Bailey, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author

Is whiplash-due-to-intense-scenes a thing? Because…wow. The Garden Girls hit me with all.the.feels. On any given page, I experienced fear, joy, anger, delight, revulsion, and happiness, and then I would turn the page and go through it all again. When I approached the end of the story, I experienced the literary equivalent of a roller coaster corkscrew as I tried to figure out who the villain was. (Spoiler Alert: I was completely wrong.) Amazingly, after all the emotional upheaval The Garden Girls put me through, it isn’t the depravity of the world, but the beauty of the hope we have in Christ that lingers in my mind. Jessica R. Patch explores the darkness, but leaves us fully in the light. —Lynn H. Blackburn, best-selling author of the Defend and Protect series

 

 

Her Darkest Secret

When a cold-case serial killer returns, FBI special agent Fiona Kelly has one last chance to stop him before he claims the prize he’s always wanted—her.

The sight of a goose feather at a murder scene modeled after a children’s poem is enough to make FBI special agent Fiona Kelly’s blood turn to ice. Almost two decades ago, a feather was left with her sister’s body—and with every subsequent victim of the Nursery Rhyme Killer. Now he’s back. Only this time, his latest gruesome murder is a message to the only one who ever got away: Fiona.

Finding “Rhyme” is an obsession that’s fueled Fiona’s career—and destroyed her marriage to fellow FBI agent Asa Kodiak. Now Fiona and Asa have to put their past tensions aside and work together one last time. But Rhyme is watching, and catching this killer may force Fiona to reveal her biggest, darkest secret…the one only he knows.

 

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Acclaim for Her Darkest Secret:

“Her Darkest Secret by Jessica R. Patch grabbed me in the first scene of this edge-of-your-seat suspense and didn’t let go until the end!” –Patricia Bradley, author of the Memphis Cold Case novels

“Read Her Darkest Secret with all the lights on! This novel from Jessica R. Patch has everything I want in romantic suspense. The hero and heroine clearly belong together but are kept apart by a brutal combination of their own issues and outside forces that seem insurmountable. The supporting characters are well-drawn, crucial to the story, and bring humor and tension in equal measure. And the villain? Well, let’s just say I’m glad I read the entire story in daylight. The suspense increases with every page until it twists into a deadly spiral that had me racing through the final scenes to the satisfying and redemptive conclusion.” —Lynn H. Blackburn, author of the award-winning Dive Team Investigations series

“Her Darkest Secret keeps you on edge until the very end! Patch knows how to masterfully weave a suspenseful tale. This is one book you won’t want to miss.”~ Christy Barritt, USA Today Bestselling Author

“Her Darkest Secret takes the reader on an intense experience with a superbly deviant serial killer. For readers who love all things Criminal Minds and behavioral science, this story will play with your senses and toy with your mind! If you value your manicure, put on some gloves, ‘cause this is a nail biter to the very end!” ~ Jaime Jo Wright, Author of On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor and Christy-Award winning The House on Foster Hill

“Jessica R. Patch’s latest, Her Darkest Secret, is a spellbinding thriller bursting with dynamic walk-off-the page characters, mind-bending plot twists, and a swoon-worthy unforgettable reunion romance. Hold onto the edge of your seats, readers!” ~Elizabeth Goddard, bestselling author of Present Danger.

“Beautifully flawed characters face off against a deadly serial killer with a complex criminal psychology. This gritty thriller is one you won’t want to miss!” ~ USA Today’s and Publishers Weekly bestselling author, Lisa Phillips

“Her Darkest Secret by Jessica R. Patch is a taut, psychological thriller with deeply relatable characters. Patch’s brilliantly created plot will keep readers turning pages until they reach the shocking conclusion. I highly recommend it! ~Nancy Mehl Author of the Quantico Files Series

“Gritty and terrifying, Her Darkest Secret pulled me into a pulse-spiking story and I will never be able to look at nursery rhymes the same way again. Ms. Patch masterfully weaves a chilling plot with authentic characters and a villain that won’t let readers sleep until they find out what happens next.” ~Natalie Walters, author and Carol Award Finalist of Living Lies and the Harbored Secrets series.

“Her Darkest Secret is a gripping story of loss and redemption with many twists and turns that kept me guessing until the very end.”  ~Terri Reed~Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author

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