Taylor Jackson
9 primary works
Book 1
No, please don't.
Three little words, innocuous in their definitions. No great allegories, no ethical dilemmas. No, please don't.
The words echoed through his brain as he sawed, their rhythm spurring his own. When a local girl falls prey to a sadistic serial killer, Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson finds herself pursuing the vicious murderer. The Southern Strangler is slaughtering his way through the Southeast, leaving a gruesome memento at each crime scene - the prior victim's severed hand.
Ambitious TV reporter Whitney Connolly is certain the Southern Strangler is her ticket out of Nashville; she's got a scoop that could break the case, but has no idea how close to this story she really is. As the killer spirals out of control, everyone involved must face a horrible truth: that the purest evil is born of secrets and lies.
Praise for J.T. Ellison"A terrific lead character, terrific suspense, terrific twists...a completely convincing debut." - Lee Child
"A taut, striking debut. Mystery fiction has a new name to watch." - John Connolly
The Taylor Jacksons series
1. All The Pretty Girls
2. 14
3. Judas Kiss
4. The Cold Room
5. The Immortals
6. So Close the Hand of Death
7. Where All the Dead Lie
Book 2
Ten victims, each with pale skin and long dark hair.
All have been slashed across the throat, the same red lipstick smeared across their lips. In the mid-1980s the Snow White Killer terrorized the streets of Nashville, Tennessee. Then suddenly the murders stopped. A letter from the killer to the police stated that his work was done.
Now four more bodies are found, marked with his fatal signature. The residents of Nashville fear a madman has returned, decades later, to finish his sick fairy tale. Homicide Lieutenant Taylor Jackson believes the killings are the work of a copycat killer who's even more terrifying.
For this monster is meticulously honing his craft as he mimics famous serial murders...proving that the past is not to be forgotten.
Praise for J.T. Ellison"A terrific lead character, terrific suspense, terrific twists...a completely convincing debut." - Lee Child
"A taut, striking debut. Mystery fiction has a new name to watch." - John Connolly
The Taylor Jacksons series
1. All The Pretty Girls
2. 14
3. Judas Kiss
4. The Cold Room
5. The Immortals
6. So Close the Hand of Death
7. Where All the Dead Lie
Book 3
Book 4
He can only truly lover her once her heart stops beating
Homicide detective Taylor Jackson thinks she's seen it all - but she's never seen anything as perverse as The Conductor. After capturing his victim, he contains her in a glass coffin and slowly starves her to death. Only when her last breath is gone does he give in to his attraction.
Soon bodies begin to litter the town, arranged in sinister, well-known poses of great works of art. But when similar murders are reported in Europe, it appears the twisted fantasies of a madman cannot be contained. The coffin is empty... Are you next?
Praise for J.T. Ellison"A terrific lead character, terrific suspense, terrific twists...a completely convincing debut." - Lee Child
"A taut, striking debut. Mystery fiction has a new name to watch." - John Connolly
The Taylor Jacksons series
1. All The Pretty Girls
2. 14
3. Judas Kiss
4. The Cold Room
5. The Immortals
6. So Close the Hand of Death
7. Where All the Dead Lie
Book 4
Book 5
It is Samhain-the Blood Harvest.
Nonbelievers call it Hallowe'en. The night when eight Nashville teenagers are found dead, with occult symbols carved into their naked bodies. It's a ritual the killers believe was blessed by Death himself. When children are victimized, emotions always run high, and this case has the public both outraged and terrified: a dangerous combination.
Recently reinstated homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson knows she has to act quickly, but tread carefully. Exploring the baffling culture of mysticism and witchcraft, Taylor is immersed in a darkness that threatens to unbalance the order of her world, and learns how unchecked wrath can push a killer to his limits.
Praise for J.T. Ellison"A terrific lead character, terrific suspense, terrific twists...a completely convincing debut." - Lee Child
"A taut, striking debut. Mystery fiction has a new name to watch." - John Connolly
The Taylor Jacksons series
1. All The Pretty Girls
2. 14
3. Judas Kiss
4. The Cold Room
5. The Immortals
6. So Close the Hand of Death
7. Where All the Dead Lie
Book 6
Talent borrows. Genius steals. Evil delegates.
It's a hideous echo of a violent past. Across America, murders are being committed with all the twisted hallmarks of the Boston Strangler, the Zodiac Killer and Son of Sam. The media frenzy explodes and Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson knows instantly that The Pretender is back...and he's got helpers.
As The Pretender's disciples perpetrate their sick homages-stretching police and FBI dangerously thin-Taylor tries desperately to prepare for their inevitable showdown. And she must do it alone. To be close to her is to be in mortal danger, and she won't risk losing anyone she loves.
But the isolation, the self-doubt and the rising body count are taking their toll-she's beside herself and ready to snap. The brilliant psychopath who both adores and despises her is drawing close. Close enough to touch...
Praise for J.T. Ellison"A terrific lead character, terrific suspense, terrific twists...a completely convincing debut." - Lee Child
"A taut, striking debut. Mystery fiction has a new name to watch." - John Connolly
The Taylor Jacksons series
1. All The Pretty Girls
2. 14
3. Judas Kiss
4. The Cold Room
5. The Immortals
6. So Close the Hand of Death
7. Where All the Dead Lie
Book 7
The shot to the head didn't kill Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson.
But it will crack her psyche and take her to the very edge. In her showdown with the murderous Pretender, a bullet taken at close range severed the connection between Taylor's thoughts and speech. Effectively mute, there's no telling if her voice will ever come back.
Trapped in silence, she is surrounded by ghosts-of the past, of friendships and trusts lost...of a lost faith in herself and her motives that night. When Memphis Highsmythe offers Taylor his home in the Scottish Highlands to recuperate, her fiance can't refuse her excitement, no matter his distrust of the man. At first, Memphis's drafty and singularly romantic castle seems the perfect place for healing.
But shortly the house itself surrounds her like a menacing presence. As Taylor's sense of isolation and vulnerability grows, so too does her grip on reality. PTSD. Pills. Ghosts. Grudges. Someone or something is coming after Taylor. But is she being haunted by the dead...or hunted by the living?
Praise for J.T. Ellison"A terrific lead character, terrific suspense, terrific twists...a completely convincing debut." - Lee Child
"A taut, striking debut. Mystery fiction has a new name to watch." - John Connolly
The Taylor Jacksons series
1. All The Pretty Girls
2. 14
3. Judas Kiss
4. The Cold Room
5. The Immortals
6. So Close the Hand of Death
7. Where All the Dead Lie
Book 8
With FIELD OF GRAVES, New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison goes back to where it all began…
All of Nashville is on edge with a serial killer on the loose. A madman is trying to create his own end-of-days apocalypse and the cops trying to catch him are almost as damaged as the killer. Field of Graves reveals the origins of some of J.T. Ellison's most famous creations: the haunted Lieutenant Taylor Jackson; her blunt, exceptional best friend, medical examiner Dr. Samantha Owens; and troubled FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin. Together, they race the clock and their own demons to find the killer before he claims yet another victim. This dark, thrilling and utterly compelling novel will have readers on the edge of their seats, and Ellison's fans will be delighted with the revelations about their favorite characters.