Brooke Walton Series

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 Everett College, perfection has a DARK side…Beautiful and brilliant Brooke, a transfer student with a mysterious past, aims to graduate first in her class at Everett and attend medical school. Her classmates and professors are captivated by her achievements and appearance.

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 the people she can do without. Except for Xander Cross, a handsome former college football player who just completed a tour in Afghanistan. Brooke is intrigued by Xander's troubled past and wants to get to the bottom of his darkest secrets. But when Brooke's anatomy partner, Rachael, insists Brooke violated the honor code, all Brooke's accomplishments and years of hard work are in jeopardy and she could be expelled from prestigious Rothaker.

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. When her summer internship in a Medical Examiner's Office exposes a disturbing mystery and her ruthless brilliance, authorities take a closer look. Can Brooke save her own beautiful skin with someone watching her every move? Will one more murder solve her urgent problems, or dig her an even deeper grave?