Julia Derek: 46 books

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FOUND OUT YOUR CHILD IS A PSYCHOPATH? One night when Jennifer Hanson returns home, she catches her 12-year-old son Shane stabbing their cat to death. Thankfully, he doesn't see her. Having long known Shane has a brain with psychopathic tendencies, her worst fears may...

WHAT IF YOU FOUND YOUR FRIEND MURDERED AND REALIZED YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER? Kirsten Elk walks into a nasty surprise—her friend and adviser Mona Silberger is stabbed to death on her own bedroom floor. Making matters worse, Kirsten has no memory of what happened right before she came to Mona’s...

LAPD Detective Gabi Longoria returns home one night to a nasty surprise—her husband has been brutally killed. Her captain refuses to let her join the murder investigation, so Gabi decides to do her own. Convinced the reason for her husband’s death can be found at the New York health club where...

BOOKS 1-4 OF THE GIRL UNDERCOVER SERIES: LAPD Detective Gabi Longoria returns home one night to a nasty surprise--her husband has been brutally killed. A note next to his body says: "Rats always get what they deserve." Her captain refuses to let her join the murder investigation,...

When Detective Gabi Longoria discovers that her coworker  Emma is dead, she’s heartbroken. Gabi feels she could have saved her if only she had stayed with the depressed woman.  But it doesn’t take long before Gabi has more serious things to worry about. Far more serious. She...

Stay-at-home mom Kate Martinez’s life is turned upside down when her husband Diego is stabbed to death, leaving her with no means to support their toddlers. Detectives Cooper and White are put on the case, and their only lead is the unusual knife left at the crime scene. Kate insists neither Diego...

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FOUND OUT YOUR CHILD IS A PSYCHOPATH? One night when Jennifer Hanson returns home, she catches her 12-year-old son Shane stabbing their cat to death. Thankfully, he doesn't see her. Having long known Shane has a brain with psychopathic tendencies, her worst fears may be confirmed....

A GORGEOUS BOY. UNSPEAKABLE CRIMES.  Riley has been fascinated with crime investigation since she discovered Law & Order on TV. So, when it's announced a serial killer is loose in the city, hell-bent on killing twelve-year-olds like Riley's sister, she's on full alert. Not even Mark,...

When wealthy lawyer Martha Moran is found strangled to death in Central Park, Detectives Cooper and White believe the murder was premeditated as well as personal. They have three prime suspects --- her unfaithful husband, her best friend who's secretly a dominatrix, and her jealous, mentally unstable...

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU WAS A PSYCHOPATH? Shane Hanson was set up for a double homicide when he was only 13 years old. His relative did it because she blames him for the death of her one true love. After spending five years in juvie, he's released on parole and determined...

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO SAVE YOUR SISTER FROM EVIL? Shane Hanson is living a nightmare. Not only is his mother an escaped prisoner out to kill him, but he also suspects that his precocious half sister, four-year-old Neera, has inherited their mom’s psychopathic tendencies. When Neera’s...

When Lily Hartman goes to wake Annie, a visiting family friend, she discovers to her horror that the woman isn’t sleeping in the guestroom. She's dead. Someone suffocated her the night before. Detectives Cooper and White are called in to solve the murder. They soon learn that beautiful Annie...

Detective Gabi Longoria has started to date a psychopath named Jonah in order to find his father. Jonah’s father, Otto Stenger, is the leader of a worldwide conspiracy to replace the world’s people with superhumans.  Because Jonah is getting increasingly crazy, Gabi pretends she needs...

When trainer Ariel Rafaeli is found strangled outside a restaurant, Detective Gabi Longoria is thoroughly confused. Gabi is undercover as a trainer at the health club where Ariel works. The last person seen with Ariel was FBI agent Ian Armory, which makes him the most likely suspect. But how can that...