Autumn Trent

Armed with a slew of advanced degrees and powerful intuition, forensic psychologist Dr. Autumn Trent is ready to conquer the world and touch the lives of its seven billion inhabitants. She's prepared to fight for justice, right the wrongs...because she knows what it's like to be wronged. As a child, a single blow from her father left her changed forever. Her body survived the aftermath, but her brain was altered in ways that were both good and bad. Different from the world, she poured herself into her studies, accumulating all the knowledge she could, intent on whipping broken systems into shape. Take down criminals one by one, even if it means putting her own life on the line. When a brutal double homicide shocks the town of Sawmill, Oregon, the FBI needs Autumn's specialized assistance. The couple's daughter, just beginning a life of her own, disappears the same night as their murder. Was she kidnapped by a merciless killer, or is she his equally heartless accomplice? Or worse? Accompanied by a boss who undermines her instincts and patience at every turn, Autumn soon realizes that their killer has just begun his true mission of punishing parents who break their marital vows. As the body count rises, so do the stakes as the killer escalates quickly. What began as a hunt for a nineteen year old girl turns into Autumn's game of cat and mouse. Want more Winter? Then you're in luck! Autumn's Game, the first book in Mary Stone's Autumn Trent series, follows both Autumn and Winter into the dangerous territory of criminal masterminds. This spinoff of Mary's famous Winter Black series is a riveting psychological murder mystery that continues where Winter's End left off, and will make you watch what you say behind your closed doors.

Welcome to my bedroom, said the spider to her prey. Forensic and criminal psychologist Dr. Autumn Trent hasn't had time to unpack her bag before she's asked to join the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Team on another case. This time, she and the team head north, where a web of deceit and murder is being spun. Up the east coast, wealthy widowers make easy targets for a team of black widows wishing to feast on juicy bank accounts. But in Passavant Hills, Pennsylvania, money isn't the only thing one of their spiders desires. Humiliation, revenge, and human blood is on her menu. Armed with fleeting clues as the number of victims pile up, Autumn is sure of only one thing...unless she and the team can stop her, their spider will suck her sweethearts fatally dry. And this time, as the team goes undercover, it could be one of their own. Autumn's Break, the second book in Mary Stone's Autumn Trent Series, is a riveting psychological murder mystery that will leave you second-guessing every single person you meet.

Dr. Autumn Trent returns to Virginia after successfully assisting the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit yet again. Part of her heart remains in Florida with her long-lost sister whose trail has evaporated, but she moves forward to focus on her work as a forensic and criminal psychologist. Intent on doing just that, she heads to Virginia State Hospital, where the prodigy of The Preacher awaits her return. Justin Black becomes the least of her worries when a new case practically falls in Autumn's lap. Murder has its grip on the mental institution, and all signs point toward one suspect. Even though the case appears to solve itself, Autumn thinks the team is being led astray. Uncovering the truth is only half of Autumn's battle. She must first catch the killer before the killer catches her. Autumn's Rage, the fourth book in Mary Stone's Autumn Trent Series, is a topsy-turvy ride through twisted criminal minds that will take your breath away.

Dr. Autumn Trent returns to Virginia after successfully assisting the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit yet again. Part of her heart remains in Florida with her long-lost sister whose trail has evaporated, but she moves forward to focus on her work as a forensic and criminal psychologist. Intent on doing just that, she heads to Virginia State Hospital, where the prodigy of The Preacher awaits her return. Justin Black becomes the least of her worries when a new case practically falls in Autumn's lap. Murder has its grip on the mental institution, and all signs point toward one suspect. Even though the case appears to solve itself, Autumn thinks the team is being led astray. Uncovering the truth is only half of Autumn's battle. She must first catch the killer before the killer catches her. Autumn's Rage, the fourth book in Mary Stone's Autumn Trent Series, is a topsy-turvy ride through twisted criminal minds that will take your breath away.

Less than twenty-four hours after yet another near-death experience, forensic and criminal psychologist Dr. Autumn Trent should be resting and recovering, not back at work. But she has no choice. Her best friend, Special Agent Winter Black, is missing. So is Winter's baby brother, Justin...a brutal serial killer. To make matters worse, Autumn feels responsible for Winter's disappearance. Plagued by guilt and haunted by the memory of her little brother before he was kidnapped and groomed by The Preacher, Autumn knows that Winter would do anything for Justin. She should have stopped Winter from visiting her brother in the maximum-security treatment program for the criminally insane so soon after his capture. Could Winter have helped him escape? Or is she his next victim? Now, Autumn must put aside her guilt to focus on the only thing that matters. They have to find Winter...before it's too late. Autumn's Chaos, the bone-chilling fifth book in Mary Stone's Autumn Trent Series, is a breakneck race for survival, where forgiveness is deadly and timing is everything.

No risk, no reward . . . After five months of training at Quantico, Dr. Autumn Trent is ready for her first day on the job as an official special agent with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. She left for training with a heavy heart, feeling responsible for all that happened to her best friend and fellow agent, Winter Black. Now, her heart is just as heavy, but her spirit has grown stronger as she and Winter continue their fight against evil. She's only home a few days when a woman with a paralyzing fear of water jumps to her death from a waterfall. Was it suicide or was something much more sinister at play? Autumn's team is sent to small-town Beechum County to investigate what becomes a slew of suicides and the cult connected to it all. Desperate to prove she can still read people after misjudging Justin Black and putting Winter in danger, Autumn offers to go undercover. Isolated from her team, she soon discovers that under the guise of love, evil lurks under the cult's surface. An evil that threatens not only Autumn's mind but her life. Autumn's Risk, the sixth book in Mary Stone's Autumn Trent Series, is a spine-tingling thriller that will keep you guessing to the last heart-stopping page.

Dr. Autumn Trent hasn't even finished the paperwork from her first official case as a federal agent before she and the rest of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit are called to Washington, DC to investigate a series of home invasions. The six victims have very little in common other than they're all wealthy couples brutally slayed just hours before hosting a dinner party. Who targeted them, and why? Most importantly...who's next? As the team joins forces with DC's Violent Crimes Unit to decipher a pattern behind the murders, there's more on Autumn's mind than just the investigation. Aside from her personal life being in tatters, Autumn's best friend is still haunted by the trauma she suffered at the hands of her younger brother, and tension is mounting between Autumn and Chris Parker, a fellow agent with an ax to grind. Autumn can't think about any of that right now because a vicious predator is hungry for blood. She and her team are in a race against time. Can they stop the madness before the killer strikes again? Autumn's Strike, the seventh book in Mary Stone's Autumn Trent Series, is an adrenaline-laced psychological thriller that will make you think twice before opening your door.

The pieces of FBI Special Agent Autumn Trent's life are finally coming together. Her relationship with SSA Aiden Parrish is on solid footing, and she's finally filed suit against her prior boss for sexual harassment and assault. The only thing missing is her sister, the little girl who has haunted Autumn for so long. The siblings were forced apart in elementary school, but Autumn has never given up trying to find her. Never did she dream she'd discover her like this. Not only has Autumn's long-lost sister surfaced in Florida, but she's the primary suspect in a string of murders. Certain this may be her last chance to find her, Autumn rushes south, only to find that she's vanished again. But Sarah didn't flee. She's the bait in an elaborate trap, and Autumn is the prey. With her sister in danger, Autumn puts her trust in the one man who can destroy her...and the entire team. Autumn's Trap, the ninth book in Mary Stone's Autumn Trent Series, is an exhilarating roller-coaster ride of a thriller right to the shocking finish.