Before he Kills (A Mackenzie White Mystery—Book 1)

Blake Pierce

Oct 2018 · A Mackenzie White Mystery Book 1 · Blake Pierce

About this audiobook

From #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce comes a heart-pounding new mystery series.

In the cornfields of Nebraska a woman is found murdered, strung up on a pole, the victim of a deranged killer. It doesn’t take long for the police to realize a serial killer is on the loose—and that his spree has just begun.

Detective Mackenzie White, young, tough, smarter than the aging, chauvinistic men on her local force, finds herself called in grudgingly to help solve it. As much as the other officers hate to admit it, they need her young, brilliant mind, which has already helped crack cold cases that had left them stumped. Yet even for Mackenzie this new case proves an impossible riddle, something the likes of which she—and the local force—have ever seen.

With the FBI called in, together, an intense manhunt ensues. Mackenzie, reeling from her own dark past, her failed relationships, and her undeniable attraction to the new FBI agent, finds herself battling her own demons as her hunt for the killer takes her to the darkest places of her mind. As she delves into the killer’s mind, obsessing over his twisted psychology, she finds that evil truly does exist. She only hopes it will not be too late to extricate herself from it, as her entire life collapses around her.

As more bodies turn up dead and a frantic race against time ensues, there is no way out but to find him before he kills again.

A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, BEFORE HE KILLS 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 Mackenzie White Mystery series is also available!

Also available by Blake Pierce is ONCE GONE (A Riley Paige mystery—Book #1), a #1 bestseller!

Ratings and reviews

First and foremost, this story was a dark, thrilling, captivating adventure-- I greatly enjoyed the ride and am excited for the rest of the series. My only two (minor) issues were: 1. the VERY thick accent of the reader (which I've read is Cockney) didn't fit the Nebraskan bac

Get rid of this god damned awful narrator! Fed up of listening to the whiney dreary voice put on for the protagonist. The fake TERRIBLE and completely out of place cockney accents are cringe worthy. For some reason she seems to think that in order to read a man's part it needs to be done in a London accent?! Why!!? She adds no depth to the characters. Either pathetic, weak drawl or shrill shrieking whine that just makes me feel embarrassed for her! Story has potential. Narrator does not.

So this is an interesting story. Only a few gripes. I dont get why narrarator used (which is in Nebraska, USA) is British. Distracting at first then you kind of get into story. Which is actually pretty good, albeit strange. Still engrossed tho until close to the end & then Mackenzie goes from smart detective to incompetant. What in the world happened there? Also, various inconsistant parts of the story. Not a big deal if you arent into details but if you are - maddening. Still worth a listen tho