Lisa Jackson

aka
Susan Lynn Crose


Lisa Jackson has been writing romantic fiction for more than fifteen years. Over sixty of her books have been published and reprinted in more than a dozen languages. A single mother, she is a native of Oregon, where she still resides with her two teenage sons.

Hot Blooded

(The first book in the New Orleans series)


An intricately woven tale of romantic suspense follows Dr. Samantha Leeds, a popular late-night radio host who is being stalked by an enigmatic serial killer and haunted by a woman from her past, as she joins forces with Detective Rick Bentz to find the psychopath who is determined to make Samantha

Cold Blooded

(The second book in the New Orleans series)



Publisher's Weekly
Another serial killer is wreaking havoc in New Orleans, and it's up to detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya, the protagonists from Jackson's previous thriller, Hot Blooded, to reign him in. This time around, the detectives are joined by Olivia Benchet, a reluctant psychic who hails from a highly dysfunctional family. Olivia's visions of a priestly killer who tortures and sacrifices young females provide Bentz and Montoya with their best clues, but Olivia may be the next victim if Bentz doesn't shrug off his cynicism concerning visions and romantic entanglements with the wild-haired psychic. Twice burned by his former wife, who had an affair with his half-brother, Bentz now lives for work and his rebellious, 19-year-old daughter, Kristi. The hunt for the murderer escalates when Olivia realizes her visions are a two-way mirror, and the killer has Kristi and Olivia in his sights. Jackson's sanctimonious serial killer, who refers to himself as The Chosen One, is stock, but the dynamics between her protagonists, particularly between Bentz and Olivia, are a welcome counterpoint to the violent action. Although some readers may be repulsed by the killer's sexually sadistic crimes, which are depicted in graphic detail,others will be intrigued by Jackson's portrayal of the grotesqueries that result when faith and family are perverted. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

The Night Before

(The first book in the Savannah series)
(The third book in the New Orleans series)



Caitlyn Montgomery Bandeaux wakes up one Savannah morning with a pounding headache and covered in blood, the news of her estranged husband's brutal murder a cruel taunt in her ears. Now the police want answers - and Caitlyn finds she has none.