All For Me

Book 7: A Nicky Lyons FBI Suspense Thriller

by Blake Pierce

Genres: Female Sleuths; Suspense

Synopsis

FBI Special Agent Nicky Lyons is stunned when a cassette tape arrives in the mail, blasting a killer’s voice, taunting her to stop him from taking his next victim. In this killer’s diabolical game of cat and mouse, Nicky must ask herself: is she one step ahead of him? Or a useful pawn for his game?

“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.”
—Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)
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ALL FOR ME (A Nicky Lyons FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #7 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 7,000 five star ratings and reviews.

A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the NICKY LYONS series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love.

Future books in the series will soon be 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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Release date: June 13, 2023

Sample

 

 

 

PROLOGUE

 

 

She had never seen something like this. At least, not in her mailbox.

FBI Special Agent Nicky Lyons peered into the darkness of the long, narrow mailbox in her apartment building, but there were no letters inside. Not even any flyers or spam letters, trying to get her to spend money on things she didn’t need. That was what she had expected when she’d decided to quickly check her mail before going up to her apartment.

But no. All she saw was a flat black box… a cassette player.

Something felt off, like she was being watched. Nicky stood up straight, looking over her shoulder and into the lobby of her apartment building. The mailroom was just next to the elevators, but it was late now—through the windows, darkness had settled over Jacksonville, and Nicky’s neighbors were all in their apartments.

Taking a breath, Nicky knelt down again and looked into the mailbox, half expecting the cassette player to have disappeared. Maybe she had imagined it all; she was tired, and had worked at the office late.

But it was still there, staring at her, waiting for her.

Nicky paused. If there was one thing she knew in life, it was that nothing strange ever happened to her without reason.

She had learned to trust her gut.

She pulled a pair of latex gloves out from her pocket—something she always kept on her as an agent, just in case she ever needed to touch something she couldn’t contaminate with her DNA—and reached into the mailbox. Slowly, she removed the cassette player. It was surprisingly heavy; Nicky hadn’t seen this old technology in a long time.

She held it firmly in her hands and stared down at the cassette player like it was a bomb. Inside it was a tape. But so many questions flitted through her mind. Who put this here? Why?

More importantly: What was on it?

All Nicky had to do was press play, and she’d know the truth.

Nicky’s pulse raced, and her palms started to sweat. She knew the contents of this tape could be important, and she had to take it seriously. But at the same time, she was terrified of what she might hear when she pressed play. She was frozen, standing there alone in the mailroom of her apartment building, fully aware that she needed to know what was on this. Now.

Nicky took a deep breath and pressed play.

At first, there was nothing but static, but then Nicky heard a faint voice.

“Please…”

A woman’s voice.

Nicky’s heart sank into the pit of her stomach. The moment felt surreal, but all she could do was listen.

The desperate, whimpering voice continued. “P-please… I don’t know where I am… he… he said I have to talk… oh God, I’m so scared. Please, you have to come help me.”

Tears instantly burned Nicky’s eyes. ...