Dr. Jolene "Jo" Granger is a psychologist that often works with the Texas Rangers as a consultant to evaluate some of the most dangerous criminals known to man. Having survived a past that nearly broke her in half emotionally, she's now guarded, strong and on a mission to help those that need it. Settled into a new life that offers her satisfaction and fulfillment, if not love, she never expects to lay eyes on Texas Ranger Brody Winchester again. He's a part of her past that she wants to forget and keep buried. Yet, when he arrives again in her neck of the woods on a professional matter, she has no choice but to deal with him.

Brody has come to tell her that renowned serial killer Harvey Lee Smith has asked to speak with her. Even though he's been sentenced to death for his crimes, it seems that he's contracted cancer and may be dying sooner than his execution date. He has offered to give up the locations of some bodies but will only give that information to Jo.

This information will offer closure to some more families that have suffered for years over their missing loved ones. So what else can Jo do except go meet with the man? The conversation she has with Smith provides some information but it also raises as many questions for her as it answers. Something that neither Jo nor Brody expect, however, is a piece of news that shocks them to their core. Smith tells them that there's another killer out there and he knows who it is.

As Jo and Brody race against time to keep another woman from dying, they both realize that the old feelings between them are still there, simmering just beneath the surface, but neither of them want to acknowledge that fact. Instead, they focus on finding and stopping a new killer that is just as dangerous as Smith ever was. During the search, though, Jo finds that there are some long buried secrets that she needs to expose if she's going to understand herself and her life even if those secrets are dangerous.

I'm a huge Mary Burton fan! Having said that, NO ESCAPE is another nail biter of a book in a long list of many others written by her. She includes all of the creepy and scary elements that her readers have come to expect from her not to mention several plot twists that will keep you guessing until that final page where all is revealed. There may be a couple of things that she allows the reader to guess well ahead of the revelation, but that's just part of the fun.

Mary Burton has once again crafted a novel where she draws the reader into the fictional family she has created. If you read her previous book, The Seventh Victim, you'll find a few of the characters from there interwoven with the new plot.

NO ESCAPE is a deliciously thrilling and frightening book that is best read with the lights on and the doors locked. You're going to love it!

Book Summary

He Was Taught How To Kill

Even behind bars, serial killer Harvey Day Smith exudes menace. Psychologist Jolene Granger has agreed to hear his dying confession, vowing not to let the monster inside her head. And Harvey has secrets to share—about bodies that were never found, and about the apprentice who is continuing his grisly work...

And Now He'll Teach Them

He buries his victims alive the way his mentor Harvey did, relishing their final screams as the earth rains down. And as one last gift to the only father he knew, he'll make the most perfect kill of all.

How To Die

Everything about this investigation is unnerving Jo, from Harvey's fascination with her to the fact that she's working alongside Texas Ranger Brody Winchester, her ex–husband. Harvey's protégé is growing bolder and more vicious every day. And soon the trail of shallow graves will lead them to the last place Jo expected, and to the most terrifying truth of all...

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