Gabriella Messina: 12 books

A grisly crime scene greets the caretaker as he arrives to feed the ravens at the Tower of London… A young woman, naked and brutalized, her nose pecked by the wily birds like an old nursery rhyme… When a notorious playboy bursts into New Scotland Yard to claim responsibility for the vicious...

On a crisp September morning, a jogger stumbles upon a horrific scene in a London park… When forensic photographer Kate Gardener steps in for her injured supervisor, the brash young American finds herself at the scene of a brutal murder. The body of university student Daniel Norton has been...

Ireland in the Dark Ages is a land of extremes… clan versus clan, light versus dark… Patricius is a man of God, a Christian bent on bringing a new Light of Faith to the remote land where he was once a slave. It is a harsh and primitive land, though, and he soon finds himself confronted...

"Samantha needs to understand who she is, where she came from, why we are who, and what, we are." After a death-defying fall, Detective Samantha "Sam" Karolyi hopes to use her leave from work to heal her body, and care for her aging grandfather, Ivan. But a series of strange...

"There's been a police-involved shooting… three officers have been shot, I need Armed Response and ambulance services here immediately!" In the early morning darkness, an undercover drug meeting goes horribly wrong, leaving two officers dead and a third wounded. Coincidences pile...

As faithful parishioners gather for Vespers on All Saints Day, a beloved priest is bludgeoned to death in the church sacristy… Though he is no stranger to controversy, the priest's death sends shockwaves through the community. Allegations from the past come to light when a young seminarian,...

Summer, and the city is heating up… When a scandalous tabloid reporter is gunned down in broad daylight, the question isn't who did it, but who wouldn't? The man had "dirt" on some of the biggest names in politics and business, and rumor has it he was ready to break something big…...

A late-night call… Two dead at a luxury hotel… A well-known philanthropist and a female escort are found dead, presumably in the throes of passion. Kate Gardener knows there's a lot that's not right at this crime scene, and as the intricate case begins to unfold, more suspects – and victims...

As protestors fill the valley below, the architect heading-up a controversial church restoration is murdered… For New Scotland Yard detectives Hagen and Pierce, the finger of motive points to the rowdy bunch trying to stop construction on the site… at least until a second body enters the...

"Our strength is in our blood… And we are not alone… We are never alone…" Six months ago, Sam Karolyi's life changed forever. Infected with Lycanthropic Virus, she suffered through the horrific changes to her body, as well as the loss of her beloved grandfather, Ivan. Sam...

"The time will come…when you will have to let out the devil inside yourself…" Former NYPD detective Samantha Karolyi has enjoyed the peaceful sanctuary of her family's cabin upstate… a peace that is shattered when she receives a dreaded phone call from the city: Her best friend,...

Surviving a concentration camp was only the beginning for Ivan Karolyi. On a journey to find the Nazi physician who has made him a werewolf, he is drawn into the search for a Jewish family's legacy, and a love that will shape his destiny.