Jenifer Ruff

Fast-paced mystery thrillers with a strong female lead, shocking crimes, and chilling twists. Welcome to book one. An obsessive-compulsive killer leaves a trail of bodies and cryptic messages. When the first victim is found dead in his kitchen with a mysterious number and message on his forehead...

A fourteen-year-old girl goes to the mall to meet a cute guy she friended online, then wakes up trapped in a basement with two other girls. FBI Special Agent Victoria heads to Charlotte, NC, to investigate the girl’s disappearance, but the mysteries only deepen. Why are the girl’s parents so...

From USA Today bestselling author Jenifer RuffSOMEONE HAS TO CONFESSFour powerful men in a locked basement. No one is leaving until the truth comes out.One of the men has committed a crime. Their captor has waited a decade for justice. His demand is simple: Confess, and they all go free. Stay...

Phoebe Watson was a rising star in the fitness industry. Then, she disappeared. The mystery captivates the nation, and the investigation takes a dark turn when her body is discovered a year later, buried deep in a remote, wooded area. Only one person seems to know something about those...

A long-hidden secret. A shocking motive. When detectives find the same message—"This is your atonement"—at the staged scenes of four seemingly unrelated homicides, FBI Special Agent Victoria Heslin must uncover the connection between them to identify the killer. The crimes are scattered...

Three college students enjoy a fun resort vacation in Mexico…until one of them disappears. As a frantic search for missing student Avery Jennings begins, everyone is hiding something—Avery’s family and friends, the resort’s staff, and its wealthy guests. It’s up to FBI Special Agent...

Second thoughts...or something sinister? Agent Victoria attends a lavish wedding as a guest of the best man. Everything is perfect and in place...except the groom. Family and friends aren’t sure if they should be angry or deeply concerned, until mounting evidence suggests the groom panicked...

“Once again, Jenifer Ruff delivers a heart-pumping thriller! The well-crafted twists surrounding this medical mystery will keep you guessing until the end.” (Audrey J. Cole, USA Today best-selling author) A tsunami strikes a small island in the Pacific Ocean, leaving destruction and madness...

A young woman mysteriously drowns in Lake Lucinda. She’s not the first to die there, and she might not be the last. FBI Agent Victoria Heslin visits her family’s secluded lake house to recuperate from a plane crash. But her peaceful recovery time turns into a murder investigation when she...

After breaking up a sex-trafficking ring, FBI Agent Victoria Heslin wants nothing more than to visit the rescue shelter she sponsors, a trip that also offers a much-needed European vacation and a chance to figure out her new relationship with Ned....

The president's son is dying. Terrorists claim to have the only cure. When a private plane whisks CDC epidemiologist Madeline Hamilton to Washington, DC, for an urgent medical symposium, she knows something significant is underway - but she doesn’t expect to face the most disturbing medical...

Tag along on a con man’s New Orleans vacation where he gets more than he bargained for from a mysterious voodoo shop. A collection of family photos reveals an eerie secret about a beloved grandmother’s true nature. A child’s horrifying memories haunt her into adulthood....

Two mysterious deaths—one in LA, one in Boston. Same horrific symptoms. No known cause. ONLY WRONG ONCE is the first book in the pulse-pounding FBI & CDC Thriller series from USA Today bestselling author Jenifer Ruff, and a remarkable look at the efforts and sacrifices of those who protect us.

Two young American tourists are brutally murdered in Cancun. A private investigator in Connecticut is desperate to uncover the truth about a missing coed. At the heart of both matters is Brooke Walton, a young medical student.

From USA Today Bestselling Author Jenifer Ruff—a dark suspense thriller featuring a fascinating, twisted protagonist. Everett will make you wonder just how well you know your friends, neighbors, and classmates. Fans of Karin Slaughter, the Dexter series, and Gone Girl will be hooked. At...

It takes the perfect student to commit the perfect crime. From USA Today and international bestselling author Jenifer Ruff—a dark thriller. Medical school at Rothaker University is cutthroat, which is perfect for first-year student Brooke Walton. She thrives on the work and the stress—it's...

A standalone psychological thriller from USA Today Bestselling author Jenifer Ruff. The spotlight is dangerous when everyone has something to hide. When ER nurse Haley James saves a stranger’s life on a train, the heroic moment is captured on video and goes viral overnight.

In the idyllic Mountain Meadows neighborhood, a fresh start can quickly become a fatal ending. For newcomers Chris and Zoey Hamilton, the affluent community seems like the perfect location to build a life together. Instead, history repeats itself when Zoey vanishes without a trace—just like...

The audiobook bundle includes the first three books in the mystery-thriller series: The Numbers Killer, Pretty Little Girls, and When They Find Us.

The weather outside is frightful... what's inside is worse. FBI agent Victoria Heslin came to Black Ridge Ski Resort for a peaceful getaway with her fiancé. But a snowstorm triggers a massive avalanche that blocks the only access road, trapping them on the mountain. Their isolation turns deadly...