Obsession: The Faces of Evil Series: Book 1 [Kindle Edition]

Debra Webb (Author)

Book Description

She thought she'd left the murders-and his obsession-behind . . .

Special Agent Jess Harris has spent more than a decade studying the many faces of evil. In her determination to stop a serial killer, she broke the rules, and it cost her everything. With her career in need of resuscitation and her love life dead and buried, Jess jumps at a chance to advise on a case that has the top detectives of Birmingham, Alabama, stumped. But the case forces her to confront all the reasons she put her hometown-and her first love-in her rearview mirror.

Four young women have gone missing, and Police Chief Dan Burnett will do anything to find them before it's too late-even if it means asking for help from the woman who has spent a decade avoiding him. Jess agrees to lend a hand and welcomes the diversion of a new case, a new life to save to make up for the victims she's lost. But then the unthinkable happens: the crazed serial killer from her past follows Jess to Birmingham. The situation is becoming increasingly desperate-and time is swiftly running out . . .



"Compelling main characters and chilling villains elevate Debra Webb's Faces of Evil series into the realm of high-intensity thrillers that readers won't be able to resist." -- New York Times bestselling author CJ Lyons



"Just when you think Debra Webb can't get any better, she does. OBSESSION is her best work yet. This gritty, edge of your seat, white knuckle thriller is peopled with tough, credible characters and a brilliant plot that will keep you guessing until the very end. Move over Jack Reacher - Jess Harris is comin' to town." -- Cindy Gerard, New York Times best-selling author, award winning author of the Black Ops, Inc. series



"Debra Webb's name says it all..." -- Karen Rose

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Debra Webb's name says it all...' -- Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Rose 'Debra Webb is a master storyteller' -- New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan 'Compelling main characters and chilling villains elevate Debra Webb's Faces of Evil series into the realm of high-intensity thrillers that readers won't be able to resist' -- New York Times bestselling author CJ Lyons 'OBSESSION is her best work yet. This gritty, edge of your seat, white knuckle thriller is peopled with tough, credible characters and a brilliant plot that will keep you guessing until the very end. Move over Jack Reacher - Jess Harris is comin' to town' -- New York Times bestselling author Cindy Gerard

From the Author

The Faces of Evil series is one I've wanted to write for a very long time. OBSESSION, the debut, has received critical acclaim and spent numerous weeks on Amazon's top 100 bestselling romantic suspense list! Be sure to look for book two in the series, IMPULSE, and book three, POWER! Follow former special agent Jess Harris and chief of police Dan Burnett through the entire twelve-book series!

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Product Details

• File Size: 558 KB
• Print Length: 347 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0615565875
• Publisher: Forever Yours (August 7, 2012)
• Sold by: Hachette Book Group
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0089EHNEA
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,428 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #55 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Romance > Mystery & Suspense > Mystery
  • #72 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals
  • #76 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Police Procedurals

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 60 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Things Are Heating Up in Birmingham October 24, 2011

By Caren C. Helms

Format:Kindle Edition

Agent Jess Harris is laying low while on a forced leave from the FBI. Police Chief Dan Burnett enlists the help of his old friend Jess, now a famous FBI profiler, to help him track down the person - or persons - responsible for the disappearance of several local young women. Dan isn't sure the disappearances are all connected, but the girls are more or less of a type: attractive, intelligent and from morally upstanding homes. Although she hasn't been back to Birmingham in years, Jess leaps at the chance to leave the accusations that she botched the nabbing of a serial killer behind her and heads south to help her friend. Except Dan isn't just a friend, he's an ex-lover she left with no explanation. Dan is conflicted about contacting Jess, but his connection to one of the missing girls pushes him to corral the most talent he can to hopefully find her and the other girls alive.

This taut new thriller from Debra Webb combines several story elements she handles exceptionally well: suspense, well-developed characters, romantic tension and the South. Webb writes about the South as only a native can and I appreciated her use of Birmingham, AL - not an oft-used location - as the setting for 'Obsession.' The main story is a study of the dark side of seemingly "normal" people and lives and Webb paints a chillingly detailed portrait of just where love and grief can take otherwise decent people. But the real treat is the story of the serial killer percolating under the surface. The romantic element of the story is nicely handled and does not intrude on the suspense plot. There is also a romance brewing between some great secondary characters, who I hope we'll see again.

The main story is tied up in a most satisfactory way, but the ending will leave you breathless and hungry for more. The seeds of the next book have been firmly planted and I can't wait to see what happens next. I just hope we won't have to wait too long!

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Put It Down! October 24, 2011

By Kimberly Hope

Format:Kindle Edition

Do not start this book if you have anywhere you need to go in the next 24 hours! Obsession takes the reader on a wild ride in Birmingham, with just the right level of suspense to keep you turning the pages, but not so much that you want to keep the lights on all night. I intended to read this over the course of a week. Good thing I started it on a Friday because I finished it at 2am!! Obsession introduces us to Dan and Jess, the protagonists of Webb's new 12 book series. They remind me of Rick Castle and Kate Beckett, so if you love the emotional tug of war you see on Castle, you'll enjoy Dan and Jess' relationship. I can't wait to read the next installment in the series!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm OBSESSED With This Faces of Evil Series! December 8, 2011

By J. Legacy

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Wow, wow, wow...what a bargain basement price for an unexpectedly great surprise read and all for the low, low price of .99 cents. I got waaaaay more than I bargained for with this offering from Debra Webb. I would have paid 10x times that amount.

Obsession reminds me of the works from some authors who are auto-buy authors for me: Karen Rose, Lisa Gardner and Tess Gerritsen. If you enjoy the suspense/thriller genre with edge-of-your-seat action then you won't want to miss out on Obsession. I've already purchased the second book in the series Impulse and after checking the author's website - color me excited to learn she has a total of 12 books planned in this Faces of Evil series. I can only hope each and every book is as good as Obsession was.

FBI profiler Agent Jess Harris is at a bit of a crossroads in her career. After a stellar record for 12 years at the FBI, her record as a behavioural analyst is perfect except for her latest case involving the maniacal killer The Player. She played right into the hands of a cunning sociopath who set her up and now thanks to Jess`s work on the case, he is about to go free.

Answering the call from an old friend and lover, Police Chief Dan Burnett, Jess who's on administrative leave from the FBI heads home to Birmingham to assist in a particularly troubling case involving missing, young girls. A case in which Dan has a personal stake as one of the missing girls is actually his teenage step-daughter Andrea.

I liked that Dan and Jess were more mature characters (both are in their forties), well established in their careers and yet they have some pretty serious history dating back to when they were teenagers and college lovers. They both still obviously have strong feelings for each other, but solving this case is their top priority and for the most part they try desperately to ignore the lingering feelings between them. Obviously with more books in this series, I expect their relationship will grow over time.

In Obsession the race is on discover a link between the missing girls and find them before it's too late. We are treated to the POV from the kidnapped girls and can you say...creeeeeeepy!

To further complicate and muddy the waters is the release of Eric Spears aka The Player, a sadistic serial killer. Jess knows beyond all doubt that he is the man who committed numerous, heinous crimes - she just wasn't able to prove it and now her career is in ruins because of it. Eric has become fascinated with Jess...in fact Obsessed if you will. And he is far from done with playing games with Agent Harris. I'm sure Eric will be a "Player" in a number of upcoming books - I can't see Webb making him go away any time soon. With so many possibilities and 12 books in the making, I expect him to be around torturing Jess for some time. Masterminds like The Player know how to commit crimes and get away without leaving a trace.

Fair WARNING: You are going to want to have book two in this series Impulse ready and waiting for when you are finished. The ending...O.M.G. I started Impulse immediately upon finishing Obsessive even though it was late and past my bedtime. Don't say I didn't warn you!

More About the Author

DEBRA WEBB, born in Alabama, wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen. It wasn't until she spent three years working for the military behind the Iron Curtain--and a five-year stint with NASA--that she realized her true calling. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Since then she has penned nearly 100 novels including her internationally bestselling Colby Agency series. Her debut romantic thriller series, the Faces of Evil, propelled Debra to the top of the bestselling charts for an unparalleled twenty-four weeks and garnered critical acclaim from reviewers and readers alike. Don't miss a single installment of this fascinating and chilling twelve-book series!

Visit Debra at www.thefacesofevil.com or at www.debrawebb.com. You can write to Debra at PO Box 12485, Huntsville, AL, 35815.

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#20 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Police Procedurals

#34 in Books > Romance > Romantic Suspense

#40 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Suspense

#66 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals

#94 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Thrillers

#20 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Police Procedurals

#34 in Books > Romance > Romantic Suspense

#40 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Suspense

#66 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals

#94 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Thrillers