Girl, Alone (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1)
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4.3 • 6.8K Ratings
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Publisher Description
FBI Agent Ella Dark has studied serial killers from the time she could read, devastated by the murder of her own father. With her photographic memory, she has obtained an encyclopedic knowledge of every serial killer, every victim and every case. But when a serial killer strikes in the swamps of Louisiana, Ella soon comes to learn that the real thing is like nothing she ever expected.
“A MASTERPIECE OF THRILLER AND MYSTERY. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.”
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)
GIRL, ALONE (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1) is the debut novel in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 1,000 five star reviews.
FBI Agent Ella Dark, 29, is given her big chance to achieve her life’s dream: to join the Behavioral Crimes Unit. Ella’s hidden obsession of gaining an encyclopedic knowledge of serial killers has led to her being singled out for her brilliant mind, and invited to join the big leagues.
But face to face with a real murder, a real killer, and a real ticking clock, Ella realizes she can’t rely on her knowledge. She must learn to trust her instinct, and allow herself to enter the dark canals of a real killer’s mind.
If she gets it wrong, her career is at stake.
And so is the next victim’s life.
Will Ella’s talent be an asset?
Or the source of her downfall?
A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the ELLA DARK series is a riveting mystery, packed with suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night.
Books #2 -#11 are also available!
Customer Reviews
Great book!
This is a great book with suspense and comedy!
The only thing i didn’t like was the spelling errors but besides that great story! Look forward to read the next book!
Great Mystery
I really liked Girl, Alone and thoroughly enjoyed the mystery aspect of the book. The plot was intriguing and I loved following along with the investigation, piecing together clues, and wondering where it would lead. There was plenty of suspense and at the end of each chapter I was anxious to read just one more. The only thing that let me down about this book was how/when the killer was revealed. The killer isn’t introduced until after he is caught. As a reader you don’t know who this person is until it’s too late. For me, part of the fun of reading a mystery novel is getting to know different characters, growing suspicious of them, and trying to figure out whodunit before they’re revealed. I love that feeling of when someone you suspect -or someone you never suspected- is unveiled.
Since the killer was essentially a stranger to me, I didn’t get that same thrill when he was caught. Instead of thinking, “I knew there was something off about him!” or “What?! NO!!!! He’s been there the whole time?! ?” it was more along the lines of, “Oh…oh yeah. It’s this guy I’ve never seen before.”
Even though that part was kind of a let down for me, I still really liked the book. The mystery was great, the investigation was fascinating, and I’m curious enough about the story/characters to want to read more. I’m just hoping that when more books come out in the series, they introduce us to the killer somewhere before the end. That way I can try and solve the crime alongside the investigators.
LOVED IT !
great book ! it had me glued to my seat :)