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Linsey Lanier writes chilling mystery-thrillers that keep you up at night.

Daughter of a WWII Navy Lieutenant, she has written fiction for over twenty years. She is best known for the popular Miranda's Rights Mystery series and the Miranda and Parker Mystery series. Someone Else's Daughter has received several thousand reviews and more than one million downloads.

Linsey is a member of International Thriller Writers, and her books have been nominated in several well-known contests.

In her spare time, Linsey enjoys watching crime shows with her husband of over two decades and trying to figure out "who-dun-it." But her favorite activity is writing and creating entertaining new stories for her readers.

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	Someone Else's Daughter (Miranda's Rights, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 16,638 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Eyes on Me (A Miranda and Parker Mystery, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 11,022 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Delicious Torment (A Miranda's Rights Mystery #2) 4.39 avg rating — 2,999 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forever Mine (Miranda's Rights #3) 4.51 avg rating — 2,268 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thin Ice (Miranda's Rights #5) 4.54 avg rating — 2,101 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart Wounds (Miranda and Parker Mystery #2) 4.36 avg rating — 2,185 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fire Dancer (Miranda's Rights #4) 4.47 avg rating — 2,064 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clowns and Cowboys (A Miranda and Parker Mystery #3) 4.42 avg rating — 1,477 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Watcher (A Miranda and Parker Mystery #4) 4.53 avg rating — 1,228 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smoke Screen (A Miranda and Parker Mystery #7) 4.64 avg rating — 1,138 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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ESCAPE FROM DESTRUCTION (Wesson and Sloan FBI Thriller) #2

I'm so happy to announce the new Janelle Wesson and Simon Sloan's story.
ESCAPE FROM DESTRUCTION (Wesson and Sloan FBI Thriller) #2
As you may know (or maybe not), there are five books planned for this series (three more to go), and then I'll return t

Escape from Destruction (Wesson and Sloan FBI Thriller Book 2) by Linsey Lanier

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Clever Detective (5 books)
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Linsey Lanier said: " What do you do when your best friend’s brother is accused of murder?
Things at the Parker Agency have been pretty slow since Maui, and Miranda wonders if this is the real way to retire…until Parker gets a call from Dr. Jackson Taggart, Chief of Staff ...more "

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Miranda Steele leaned forward in her first class seat and peered out the window of the Boeing 767 at the contrasting splotches of greenery and dusty volcano below.
There it was. The island that had reminded her of the c ...more "

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Linsey Lanier liked C Janet 's review of Heart Wounds (Miranda and Parker Mystery #2): "Good thriller - a must read When I first began this book, I wasn't sure this would be as good as the last ones. I was wrong. It was definitely a good mystery and held my attention. Parker and Miranda are headed to England. An old friend of Parker's dad" Read more of this review »
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Linsey Lanier liked Clarence W. Weir Jr's review of The Boy (Miranda and Parker Mystery #8): "Start with nothing and end up with everything! Wow! They just keep getting better. Whay a wonderful hunt for the team. Now with Miranda in charge of the team, how will she keep going. Not wanting the job and some of her friends feeling left out, due t" Read more of this review »
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Linsey Lanier liked Cindy Provance Wallace's review of Deadly Encore (A Miranda and Parker Mystery Book 20): "Deadly Encounter This was the most awesome series glad it’s everything I hoped for. it did no spoilers here you will have to read the book. But answer this , 1.) well Wade and Miranda retire? 2,) wiill they catch the creep the escaped 3.) who is the M" Read more of this review »
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
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