Kate Kessler

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As a child Kate Kessler was known for a strange addiction to soap operas and for making ludicrous demands of Santa Claus. A former delinquent, Kate now prefers to write about trouble rather than cause it, and spends her day pondering human behavior with her four cats. She lives in New England with her husband, of whom she tries not to make ludicrous demands. She can be found on Twitter: @KessMeKate, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KateKesslerAuthor/ or at http://www.katekessler.com.

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Kate Kessler's 4-book set AUDREY HARTE Series -- It Takes One / Two Can Play / Three Strikes / Four of a Kind

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Zero Hour (An Audrey Harte Novel) Jul 24, 2018

by Kate Kessler

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A novella featuring criminal psychologist Audrey Harte. As a teenager, she went to jail for murder. Now, the son of a serial killer has been arrested, but he'll only speak with Audrey . . . and he's asking about her past.

Johnny Lee Aday is the most ruthless serial killer criminal psychologist Audrey Harte has ever encountered. When Johnny's son -- and suspected accomplice -- is arrested, police hope they have leverage over Johnny to get him to release his latest victim. Instead, they find themselves up against a mind almost as warped as his father's.

Neal Aday will give up his father's location on one condition: Audrey tell him every gruesome detail of her own dark past. If he doesn't contact his father within the next few hours, a young woman will die, and her murderer will escape. All Audrey has to do is finally reveal what happened that night -- and how it felt to make her first kill.

Two Can Play (An Audrey Harte Novel Book 2) Nov 8, 2016

by Kate Kessler

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When a copy-cat killer arrives in the small New England town of Edgeport, criminal psychologist Audrey Harte must use all her skill to solve the case.

Audrey has been hired by the prosecution to help prepare for the trial of 19-year-old serial killer Ian "Boy Scout" Monroe. His one surviving victim, Tori Scott, is the star witness, but when someone begins killing with Monroe's M.O., the authorities -- and Audrey -- begin to wonder if Monroe had a partner. Keeping Tori safe is the main concern, but Audrey has also attracted the copy-cat's attention.

Audrey is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse, and when someone close to her is abducted by the killer, she has no choice but to play. . .

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Call of Vultures (A Killian Delaney Novel Book 2) Dec 1, 2020

by Kate Kessler

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In this suspenseful and twisted thriller, a companion to Seven Crows, vigilante Killian Delaney returns to use her unique skill set to fight for the justice of those who can't defend themselves. Kate Kessler's novels are "impossible to put down" (Hollie Overton).

Killian Delaney has a skewed moral compass, a high threshold for pain, an unstoppable will, and she's just joined the Network: a group of well-funded individuals who help the weakest among us.
Two sisters have gone missing, and Killian has been hired to track them down.
The plan is straightforward: follow the trail, find the girls, and kill whoever stands in her way.
They're living in a commune in upstate New York, one that looks a lot like a cult. And while one sister wants out, the other adamantly refuses.
Breaking them free will push every skill in Killian's arsenal to its limit. But she's determined to get them home.
For more from Kate Kessler, check out:
The Killian Delaney Novels:Seven CrowsCall of Vultures
The Audrey Harte Novels:It Takes OneTwo Can PlayThree StrikesFour of a KindZero Hour (novella)
Dead Ringer

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Three Strikes (An Audrey Harte Novel Book 3) Oct 24, 2017

by Kate Kessler

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When a mysterious young girl arrives in the small New England town of Edgeport, it's up to criminal psychologist Audrey Harte to figure out where exactly she came from . . . but sometimes the past should stay in the past.

Thanksgiving is approaching, and Audrey Harte has a lot to be thankful for -- her mother has recovered from surgery, her relationship with Jake is solid, her father is relatively sober, and her career is evolving in an exciting direction. So when an 18-year-old girl turns up on her mother's doorstep, claiming to be the daughter Maggie Jones gave up for adoption, Audrey is amazed.

As Audrey helps the girl discover where she came from, people in the little town of Edgeport think she should leave the past alone, and they let her know through threatening messages and phone calls. Soon, Audrey realizes that it doesn't matter how well you think you know someone -- you don't know what they're capable of until their secrets are threatened. . .

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It Takes One (An Audrey Harte Novel Book 1) Apr 26, 2016

by Kate Kessler

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"Deliciously twisted . . . Kate Kessler's positively riveting It Takes One boasts a knockout concept and a thoroughly unique and exciting protagonist, a savvy criminal psychologist with murderous skeletons in her own closet." -- Sara Blaedel, #1 internationally bestselling author

Criminal psychologist Audrey Harte is returning home after seven years.

Less than 24 hours later, her best friend is murdered.

Now, Audrey is both the prime suspect and the only person who can solve the case. . .

It Takes One is the opening to a thriller series where a criminal psychologist uses her own dark past to help law enforcement catch dangerous killers.

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Seven Crows (A Killian Delaney Novel) Oct 8, 2019

by Kate Kessler

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An ex-con tracks down the men who have kidnapped her niece in this gritty and visceral thriller.
Killian Delaney has a skewed moral compass, a high threshold for pain, and has just been released from prison to discover that someone has taken her niece.
Killian does not hesitate. Loyalty is the most important thing in her life, and when she gets a call from her sister saying that her daughter is missing, Killian immediately begins hunting down the men responsible.
She quickly discovers her niece was involved with a notorious biker gang who are engaged in everything from drugs to human trafficking. And to make it worse, the man who sent Killian to jail, the one she nearly beat to death, is at the center of it all.
To save her niece, she'll need a plan. A smart, quick, and efficient one. Because she's going to do it right this time. She'll burn them to the ground.
For more from Kate Kessler, check out:
The Killian Delaney Novels:Seven CrowsCall of Vultures
The Audrey Harte Novels:It Takes OneTwo Can PlayThree StrikesFour of a KindZero Hour (novella)

Dead Ringer

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Four of a Kind (An Audrey Harte Novel Book 4) Mar 6, 2018

by Kate Kessler

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When a girl in the New England town of Ryme is found brutally murdered, the community seeks help from criminal psychologist Audrey Harte.

The media wants Audrey's insight into the mind of a killer, and the school and parents hope she can help the students properly process the crime.

But Audrey can't resist assisting Detective Neve Graham in the quest to find the killer. A killer who seems willing do anything to avoid going to jail, even killing a cop -- or a psychologist.

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Dead Ringer Oct 23, 2018

by Kate Kessler

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The Gemini Killer targets twins. He takes one. He leaves the other.

But one of the survivors has grown up.
Eighteen years ago, FBI Agent Rachel Ward's mirror twin was kidnapped.

Now, she's coming after the monster who stole her sister, because another twin has been abducted, and Rachel won't let Gemini escape again.

In this relentless, edge-of-your-seat thriller, Kate Kessler provides a harrowing look at how the past is never truly put to rest.

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