Girl, Lured (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 12)

Written by Blake Pierce

Narrated by Amanda Goettl

FBI Agent Ella Dark has studied serial killers from the time she could read, devastated by the murder of her own sister, and has gained an encyclopedic knowledge of murderers. But when a new killer begins claiming victims who have suffered tragedies themselves, Ella is at a loss. What could the connection mean?

“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.”
—Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)
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GIRL, LURED (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #12 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.

Racing against a ticking clock, Ella must decode the link between the victims before another one dies.

But this killer may be more dangerous—and delusional—than he appears.

Will Ella manage to stop him in time?

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.

Books #13 and #14 in the series—GIRL, MISSING and GIRL, UNKNOWN—are also available!

“An edge of your seat thriller in a new series that keeps you turning pages! ...So many twists, turns and red herrings… I can't wait to see what happens next.”
—Reader review (Her Last Wish)
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“A strong, complex story about two FBI agents trying to stop a serial killer. If you want an author to capture your attention and have you guessing, yet trying to put the pieces together, Pierce is your author!”
—Reader review (Her Last Wish)
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“A typical Blake Pierce twisting, turning, roller coaster ride suspense thriller. Will have you turning the pages to the last sentence of the last chapter!!!”
—Reader review (City of Prey)
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“Right from the start we have an unusual protagonist that I haven't seen done in this genre before. The action is nonstop… A very atmospheric novel that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours.”
—Reader review (City of Prey)
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“Everything that I look for in a book… a great plot, interesting characters, and grabs your interest right away. The book moves along at a breakneck pace and stays that way until the end. Now on go I to book two!”
—Reader review (Girl, Alone)
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“Exciting, heart pounding, edge of your seat book… a must read for mystery and suspense readers!”
—Reader review (Girl, Alone)
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• Language: English
• Publisher: Lukeman Literary Management
• Release date: Jul 4, 2023
• ISBN: 9781094329147

Blake Pierce

Blake Pierce is author of the #1 bestselling RILEY PAGE mystery series, which include the mystery suspense thrillers ONCE GONE (book #1), ONCE TAKEN (book #2) and ONCE CRAVED (#3). An avid reader and lifelong fan of the mystery and thriller genres, Blake loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.blakepierceauthor.com to learn more and stay in touch.

Reviews for Girl, Lured (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 12)

[NNEAMAKA PAYNE · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This case took me by surprise with the religion aspect of it. Ripley & Ella my dynamic duo was working the case together and Ella was able to catch the guy single handed, although he did have those ladies going round and round on motive and suspects.

Another case closed by them woohoo what’s interesting for me was her personal life. Ella needs to fight the darkness within with some light I don’t want her to push away the good things hopefully she learns that sooner than Ripley did with the career there, in. Ella love life came to an end in the last book or so we thought. One night while away in the case she typed a message him to him only to delete and not send well Ben was in the chat earlier and I guess stayed on but showed offline and saw her typing with no message received on his end.

The very last day of the case when they are about to get home, he sends Ella a message and she shows up to his place. I’m glad they talked but I do want to know more about that conversation. In the last book Ella found a lead about her dad which turned out to be a dead end which was not so much a dead end she made a friend in the man who owns the building. Through this unseen friendship she goes back, and they are fishing he ask about her father, and she tells him back to square one while looking at the items she discovered from the locked box. The man was able to help Ella find out all the items were made at the same place so when she looked it up the place seemed to be shut down.

Once she got to the site it was an abandoned workshop. It wasn’t until Ella thought she was alone that an older man came out and he knew who she was and all he could say was I can show you better than I can tell you pretty much and then book chapter over book ends. I am left on this huge cliff hanger like what is she going to see I need to know just as badly as Ella does at this point. I am not so much interested in the next case but more so looking to what is going to happen in her personal life cause things are starting to get more interesting.