As the search was on for Ben, a series of gruesome killing litters the landscape as a couple of killers are on the hunt for Austin. Things just go down south quickly from there both for their new found relationship as well as the disappearance of Ben when some hoodlums was gunning for his father Austin Outlaw. As they were preparing for a simple dinner at her house, her long gone ex appears out of nowhere. A woman was killed.įast forward, Louis Kincaid was getting to know Susan a divorcee and her son Benjamin. It begins with a transaction gone bad in the Alligator Alley.

They also wrote three stand-alone thrillers: A Thousand Bones, The Killing Song and She's Not There. The first eleven books in the series, in order, are: Dark of the Moon, Dead of Winter, Paint it Black, Thicker than Water, Island of Bones, A Killing Rain, An Unquiet Grave, A Thousand Bones, South of Hell, The Little Death and Heart of Ice. But the collaboration is a smooth one, thanks to lots of ego suppression, good wine, and marathon phone calls via Skype. Not much has changed: Kelly now tends to handle the gory stuff and Kristy the character development. Kristy's at 13 was The Cat Who Understood. The sisters were writers as kids, albeit with different styles: Kelly's first attempt at fiction at age 11 was titled The Kill. Kris in Tallahassee FL and Traverse City MI and Kelly resides in Traverse City as well.

Nichols previously was a blackjack dealer and then a human resources specialist in the casino industry. Most recently, they contributed an essay to a special edition of Edgar Allan Poe's works edited by Michael Connelly.īefore turning to writing full time, Kristy Montee was a newspaper editor and dance critic for the Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. Their stories have also appeared in Akashic Books acclaimed Detroit Noir, and in Ellery Queen Magazine. Parrish's short stories have also appeared in many anthologies, including two published by Mystery Writers of America, edited by Harlan Coben and the late Stuart Kaminsky. Her books have been published throughout Europe and Asia.

Parrish has won two Shamus awards, one Anthony and one International Thriller competition. The series has garnered 11 major crime-fiction awards, and an Edgar® nomination. Their books have appeared on both the New York Times and USA Today best seller lists. The author is actually two sisters, Kristy Montee and Kelly Nichols. Parrish is the New York Times bestselling author of ten Louis Kincaid and Joe Frye thrillers.

Crime Rave by Sezín Koehler