Elizabeth Heiter | Dos and Donβts for an FBI Profiler
The third book in my Profiler series, SEIZED, finds my normally
dedicated, workaholic FBI profiler Evelyn Baine a little lost. She recently
solved the case that drove her into the FBI β the disappearance of her best
friend Cassie when they were twelve years old β and now she wonders if she still
has the drive to be a profiler. To make things worse, her boss is pissed at her
for some of the decisions she made on her last case, so heβs punishing her with
BS assignments. The most recent is the interview of an incarcerated bomb-maker
in a Montana prison. So, when fellow agent Jen Martinez stops her outside the
prison and asks for an unofficial profile, Evelyn sees it as a chance to
determine if she still has the passion for her job.
When an FBI agent you donβt know asks you to help out on an unsanctioned case:
Donβt get into the car with her. But Evelyn does, and
instead of handing over a case file, Jen Martinez drives her into the Montana
wilderness, to see the cult she wants profiled in person. The closer they get,
the more remote it becomes.
Donβt head out into an area known for being near the Unibomberβs
cabin! As they drive toward the cult, Jen tells Evelyn that the
Unibomberβs bunker β where he built his bombs and hid from authorities β is only
about twenty minutes away. Itβs a sign of what they might find in this remote
area of Montana: there are some people who just want to get away from city life,
but others who have a much more devious reason to hide.
Donβt drive into a compound of known survivalists. Thatβs
where Jen takes Evelyn. The FBIβs Behavioral Analysis Unit has already told Jen
this group isnβt a threat, but Jen doesnβt buy it, and she thinks the only way
to prove that this βcultβ is more than it seems is to get Evelyn closeβ¦very
close.
Do investigate as stealthily as possible. Once they arrive,
Jen and Evelyn are taken hostage, and thatβs where SEIZED really begins. Because
inside the compound, Evelyn realizes Jen is right and the BAU was wrong: this
group is way more than a simple group of survivalists trying to stay
off the grid. They have stockpiled weapons, they know how to stay below the
radar, and as Evelyn gathers Intel, she realizes they have something very big
planned.
Figure out how to get information to the outside world.
Stuck inside the compound, with no escape, Evelyn knows she has to somehow get
word to the FBI that an attack is coming. It means the FBI needs to breach the
compoundβ¦but if that happens, Evelyn will be the first to die.
What should have been a routine investigation for FBI profiler Evelyn Baine
turns ominous when she's kidnapped by a dangerous cult of survivalists. As her
worst nightmares become a reality, she begins to question what she's seeing.
Because the longer she's inside their compound, the more she realizes this cult
is not what it seems to be.
The next terrorist threat is right beside her...
As the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team closes in, Evelyn suspects she may have
stumbled onto an emerging terrorist threat β and a leader who has a score to
settle with the FBI. If Hostage Rescue breaches the compound, Evelyn's dead for
sure. If they don't, the cult may unleash a surprise attack that could leave the
whole country shattered.
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Love and vengeance
FBI profiler Evelyn Baine and fellow agent Kyle McKenzie areβsecretlyβon
vacation together, visiting an island off the coast of Georgia. Evelyn has
recently solved a notorious cold case, so she considers their holiday a reward
of sorts. More than that, itβs a cautious acknowledgment of her growing feelings
for Kyle.
One day a body washes up on the beach, a body thatβs been disfigured. The killer
has carved the word βpervertβ into the victimβs stomach. A second murder, with
the victim labeled a βkillerβ appears soon after. The police donβt agree when
Evelyn tells them the murders look like the work of a vigilante trying to
avengeβ¦something.
Evelyn and Kyle find their own lives at risk as they move closer to the truth.
About the Author:
Critically acclaimed author ELIZABETH HEITER likes
her suspense to feature strong heroines, chilling villains, psychological
twists, and a little bit (or a lot!) of romance. Her research has taken her into
the minds of serial killers, through murder investigations, and onto the FBI
Academyβs shooting range.
Elizabeth graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in English
Literature. Sheβs a member of International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of
America and Romance Writers of America. She writes a psychological suspense
series called The Profiler series and a romantic suspense series called The
Lawmen series. Fresh Fiction called the heroine of her Profiler series βone of
the most amazing characters created in printβ and RT Book Reviews nominated one
of her Lawmen books as Best Intrigue of 2015. To find out more about her books,
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