A Derek Reed Thriller Series

A cold case, a serial killer, and a dead girl that won't go away.   Profiler FBI Agent Derek Reed is dealing with a costly mistake that caused the death of a young woman. A mistake which has left him with horrible physical injuries and plagued by nightmares. He decides he needs a change of scenery and opts to put his forced sixty-day medical leave to good use. Traveling to Tennessee to see family and stopping at abandoned buildings along the way to take photographs.   At one farmhouse he finds an old tin box. Hoping he has found a financial windfall; he opens the box like a kid on Christmas morning. Instead, he finds trinkets and old photographs. But these aren't childhood treasures and memories. These are the trophies of a serial killer.   Four photos, four different girls. A different date is noted on the back of each photo. The dates are over the span of a year, going back to 1985. Current cases are hard enough, but tracking a killer from over thirty years ago is almost impossible.   Knowing he can't ask for help from his unit, has him questioning if should bury the box and walk away. Not being able to leave a puzzle unsolved, Derek decides to hunt for a killer.   Driven by guilt, he hopes solving this case will help him atone for his past sins and right another deadly mistake from his childhood. But chasing a ghost from the past stirs up old memories. Memories Derek buried for a reason.   The Box - Book 1 in the Derek Reed Series is a forensic thriller with a paranormal twist.   Buy your copy today! Victoria M. Patton combines forensics and police work with just enough humor. Her unique way of writing will have you on a roller coaster ride of emotions and keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Visit her online to learn more about her and sign up for sneak peaks of her books, what murders she's plotting, and what whiskey she is currently drinking.

A buried secret from the past is the catalyst for murder.   FBI Agent Derek Reed is back in Phoenix and in charge of his new cold case team, the Legacy Unit. Plagued by visions and nightmares from his previous case, Derek questions why the dead won't leave him alone.   Billy Edmonds is found bludgeoned to death in his home. His connection to high level politicians and his close friendship with Congressman Jackson, gives the dead man special privileges.   When the Congressman pulls rank and puts Derek and his team on the case, Derek can't help but wonder if he is being set up.   As evidence unfolds, Derek realizes this killer isn't done, placing his team in a race against time to stop him. However, when Derek searches beneath the surface of the case, a connection to a cover-up puts one of his team members in danger.   Derek turns to the one person he can trust, his director. But when the evidence leads to a bigger circle of government and FBI officials, he knows continuing to dig may not only cost him his career, but the lives of those he loves most.   Read Buried Secrets - Book 2 in the Derek Reed Series.   Buy your copy today! Victoria M. Patton combines forensics and police work with just enough humor. Her unique way of writing will have you on a roller coaster ride of emotions and keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Visit her online to learn more about her and sign up for sneak peaks of her books, what murders she's plotting, and what whiskey she is currently drinking.

Lullabies and murder. When a women is found with her throat slit and a music box left at the crime scene, the FBI worries a killer from the past is back. Agent Derek Reed has an uncanny ability to solve cases that no one else can. When his friend Dr. Chelsea begs him to take over the high-profile case, Derek knows this case may ruin his career. As the investigation unfolds, some have questioned how Derek knows things that only the killer or the victims would know. He tells everyone it's just his way of looking at things. But his team suspects there is more to it than that. Faced with coming to terms with a gift he never wanted, he has to learn how to control it. If he doesn't, not only could it cost him his job, a job he can't live without, it could cost him so much more. It could cost him his sanity.   Pre-order The Music Box Killer - Book 3 in the Derek Reed Series.   Buy your copy today! Victoria M. Patton combines forensics and police work with just enough humor. Her unique way of writing will have you on a roller coaster ride of emotions and keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Visit her online to learn more about her and sign up for sneak peaks of her books, what murders she's plotting, and what whiskey she is currently drinking.