Cause to Kill (An Avery Black Mystery—Book 1) Cause to Kill (An Avery Black Mystery—Book 1)
An Avery Black Mystery

Cause to Kill (An Avery Black Mystery—Book 1‪)‬

    • 4.3 • 646 Ratings

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“A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn't let go.” 

--Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone) 


From #1 bestselling mystery author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense.


Homicide Detective Avery Black has been through hell. Once a top criminal defense attorney, she fell from grace when she managed to get a brilliant Harvard professor off—only to watch him kill again. She lost her husband and her daughter, and her life fell apart around her.


Trying to redeem herself, Avery has turned to the other side of the law. Working her way up the ranks, she has reached Homicide Detective, to the scorn of her fellow officers, who still remember what she did, and who will always hate her.


Yet even they cannot deny Avery’s brilliant mind, and when a disturbing serial killer strikes fear into the heart of Boston, killing girls from elite colleges, it is Avery that they turn to. It is Avery’s chance to prove herself, to finally find the redemption she craves. And yet, as she is soon to find out, Avery has come up against a killer as brilliant and daring as she.


In this game of psychological cat and mouse, women are dying with mysterious clues, and the stakes could not be higher. A frantic race against time leads Avery through a series of shocking and unexpected twists—culminating in climax that even Avery could not imagine. 


A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, CAUSE TO KILL marks the debut of a riveting new series—and a beloved new character—that will leave you turning pages late into the night. 


Book #2 in the Avery Black series is also available!


“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery. 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. The plot is very intelligent and will keep you entertained throughout the book. 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) 

GENRE
Crime & Thrillers
RELEASED
2016
27 July
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
250
Pages
PUBLISHER
Blake Pierce
SIZE
938.6
KB

Customer Reviews

Sueb2514 ,

Excellent

Really enjoyed this book. First one I have read, look forward to reading more in the series.

Cooky Mama Bear ,

Good plot but so many typos…

I enjoyed reading this book, however the reason why I am rating it 3 stars is due to so many, many typos and mistakes. I will continue to read Blake Pierce’s books as I found this one very twisted and easy to read. Could not put it down and when I did, just wanted to go back an read a bit more but the typos and mistakes really hurt my eyes. Get rid of them and you have a better rating.

deedeebridge ,

Plot is getting tired …

Tales of Gruesome Serial murders of women are getting a bit tired.

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