Girl, Hunted (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 3)

Blake Pierce

Aug 2021 · An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller Book 3 · Blake Pierce

About this ebook

FBI Special Agent Ella Dark has studied serial killers from the time she could read, devastated by the murder of her own father. Her encyclopedic knowledge of killers, though, is put to the test when a woman barely escapes from the car of a serial killer, and Ella compares it to past cases. But this killer may just be determined to do the one thing Ella never anticipates: to stray from his predecessors.

“A MASTERPIECE OF THRILLER AND MYSTERY. Blake 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. 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)

GIRL, HUNTED (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #3 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 1,000 five star reviews.

FBI Agent Ella Dark, 29, is given her big chance to achieve her life’s dream: to join the Behavioral Crimes Unit. Ella’s hidden obsession of gaining an encyclopedic knowledge of serial killers has led to her being singled out for her brilliant mind, and invited to join the big leagues.

 

But this killer knows more than he should, and he’s determined to outsmart her.

 

The deadly game of cat and mouse that follows leaves Ella wondering: do her talents have a limit?

 

Has she finally met her match?

A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the ELLA DARK series is a riveting mystery, packed with suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night.

 

Future books in the series are also available!

Ratings and reviews

Ella Dark is an FBI agent with an eidetic memory for serial killers. She remembers the names of killers, their victims, and the details surrounding their cases. Ella uses this skill to help search for killers with her senior partner, the much respected Mia Ripley. In Girl Hunted, Ella makes the foolish decision to make an in-prison visit with Tobias Campbell, the one killer who nearly killed Ripley. He is a master of manipulation and is so dangerous he is kept in a separate wing of the prison in solitary confinement. Ella’s visit is short-lived, as Tobias dismisses her without answering any of her questions, but what he does say to her haunts her throughout the next case. (Their interaction reminded me a little of Riley Paige and Shane Hatcher from the Riley Paige series.) When Ella and Mia return to work they are on the hunt for a Zodiac copycat. Although Ella’s actions help close the copycat case, her visit with Tobias Campbell has long reaching consequences. The end of this book opens wide the possibilities for future entries. I am looking forward to reading where they go.

Ella still has doubts about her own abilities to work as an agent in the field and those doubts are going to land her in hot water. She has to learn to trust her partner and improve her own self-esteem to avoid the monsters she searches to put in prison to play with her head. Fast-paced, with some really wicked characters, and a believable plot. I really enjoyed reading this book and hope you will too! I received a free copy of this book as a member of the author´s reviewing team and this is my honest opinion.

I really enjoyed this Ella Dark novel. The interaction between she and Mia Ripley is that of mentor and pupil which I found enjoyable as Mia allowed Ella some latitude now that she has been in the field more. I found Tobias to be reminiscent of Hannibal Lecter and just as creepy. The fact that Ella visits him alone, very much like Clarice did Lecter, just extended that comparison for me. She should be nervous being alone with him, even with bars between them. The plot itself was fast paced and driven. I did enjoy the tie in with the Zodiac killer as well as the setting. The sub plots created an additionally tense undercurrent that pulled Ella in different directions and made her scattered at times which I found very realistic given she is consumed by guilt. Heat pounding ending and the other shoe drops for a cliffhanger of sorts. If you enjoy Blake Pierce's FBI Suspense thrillers, you will love this.

About the author

Blake Pierce is the USA Today bestselling author of the RILEY PAGE mystery series, which includes seventeen books. Blake Pierce is also the author of the MACKENZIE WHITE mystery series, comprising fourteen books; of the AVERY BLACK mystery series, comprising six books; of the KERI LOCKE mystery series, comprising five books; of the MAKING OF RILEY PAIGE mystery series, comprising six books; of the KATE WISE mystery series, comprising seven books; of the CHLOE FINE psychological suspense mystery, comprising six books; of the JESSE HUNT psychological suspense thriller series, comprising fourteen books (and counting); of the AU PAIR psychological suspense thriller series, comprising three books; of the ZOE PRIME mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); of the new ADELE SHARP mystery series, comprising six books (and counting); of the new EUROPEAN VOYAGE cozy mystery series, comprising six books (and counting); of the new LAURA FROST FBI suspense thriller, comprising three books (and counting); and of the new ELLA DARK FBI suspense thriller, comprising three books (and counting).

ONCE GONE (a Riley Paige Mystery--Book #1), BEFORE HE KILLS (A Mackenzie White Mystery—Book 1), CAUSE TO KILL (An Avery Black Mystery—Book 1), A TRACE OF DEATH (A Keri Locke Mystery—Book 1), WATCHING (The Making of Riley Paige—Book 1), NEXT DOOR (A Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery—Book 1), THE PERFECT WIFE (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller—Book One), and IF SHE KNEW (A Kate Wise Mystery—Book 1) are each available as a free download on Google Play!

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