"The discovery of two teenagers ritualistically murdered in a secluded Austin park outrages a nation already on the brink of tearing itself apart. The victims are the latest in an epidemic of deaths linked to a mysterious, underground virtual game known only as Play Dead. The forensic evidence soon points to Jamie Hamilton, a brilliant yet naive young man on the autism spectrum. But Angie Channing, a world-renown true crime writer, isn't so sure....

Jane McKinney quit her job, sold her home, and left Seattle behind to start a new life and pursue the man she loves in Austin. After the death of her daughter, Melody, Jane never thought she would find happiness again, but Caleb Cummings is sensitive, loving, and mature beyond his years. He's also a young musician struggling to make ends meet. When his fortunes take an unexpected and drastic turn for the better, Jane is left wondering where exactly...

Poppy Markham practically grew up at her dad's restaurant a beloved eatery in Austin, Texas, and--until recently--worked as a sous-chef under her surly stepsister Ursula. Now a public health inspector, the most reviled figure in the restaurant industry, Poppy agrees to help at the restaurant's grand reopening featuring Michelin-rated chef Evariste Bontecou. But chaos ensues when Evariste is found stabbed to death with Ursula's knife.

"Inside a prestigious law firm, a rookie lawyer is pulled into a dark maze of lies and violence. An ambitious Stanford graduate, David Adams has begun a fast-track career at Austin's most prestigious law firm. It's a personal victory for the rising superstar--a satisfying reversal from his impoverished and despairing childhood. Now he has the life he's always wanted: an extravagant salary, a high-rise condo, a luxury SUV, and no limit to how far he...

"A client with delusions of a deadly conspiracy draws attorney David Adams into a darkness where only the paranoid know how to get out alive. Former up-and-coming hotshot attorney David Adams left his glamorous corporate law firm to fight for the disenfranchised. With a caseload of petty offenses, a meager office in a crumbling building, and little in the way of compensation, David needs a real case. When he agrees to represent Rebel, David recognizes...