Judging You

Hailey Rock #5

by Rylie Dark

Despite being a rising star in the BAU unit, FBI Special Agent Hailey Rock still lives in the shadow of her older sister, who remained in their small Midwestern town to become a police sheriff, and who remains the favorite in their parents’ eyes. Hailey has not thought of her estranged family in ages, but when bodies are discovered in abandoned haunted houses in farm fields, Hailey must work with her sister to get past the haunted lore, and to catch a sinister serial killer eager to strike again.

JUDGDING YOU is book #5 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller Rylie Dark, whose bestseller SEE HER RUN (a free download) has received over 700 five star ratings and reviews.

An abandoned house, considered by locals to be haunted, becomes a crime scene. Hailey used to avoid this house growing up, and now she remembers why. The place would be eerie, even without the body. The suspect must be a local, given the history of the place, but who?

Can Hailey face her hometown ghosts to uncover the truth?

A cat-and-mouse thriller with harrowing twists and turns and filled with heart-pounding suspense, the HAILEY ROCK mystery series offers a fresh twist on the genre as it introduces two brilliant protagonists who will make you fall in love and keep you turning pages late into the night.

Future books in the series will be available soon.

Genres: Thriller

165 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2023

About the author

Rylie Dark is author of the SADIE PRICE FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising six books (and counting); of the CARLY SEE FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising six books (and counting); of the MIA NORTH FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising six books (and counting); of the MORGAN STARK FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising five books (and counting); of the HAILEY ROCK FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising five books (and counting),of the TARA STRONG MYSTERY series, comprising five books (and counting); and of the ALEX QUINN SUSPENSE THRILLER series, comprising five books (and counting).

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BOOKS BY RYLIE DARK

ALEX QUINN SUSPENSE THRILLER

FIRST, MURDER (Book #1)

SECOND, DEATH (Book #2)

THIRD, ENVY (Book #3)

FOURTH, LUST (Book #4)

FIFTH, WRATH (Book #5)

HAILEY ROCK FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER

BEHIND YOU (Book #1)

BESIDE YOU (Book #2)

AFTER YOU (Book #3)

WATCHING YOU (Book #4)

JUDGING YOU (Book #5)

TARA STRONG MYSTERY

GIRL WITHOUT A CHANCE (Book #1)

GIRL WITHOUT A HOME (Book #2)

GIRL WITHOUT A TRACE (Book #3)

GIRL WITHOUT A NAME (Book #4)

GIRL WITHOUT A PRAYER (Book #5)

SADIE PRICE FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER

ONLY MURDER (Book #1)

ONLY RAGE (Book #2)

ONLY HIS (Book #3)

ONLY ONCE (Book #4)

ONLY SPITE (Book #5)

ONLY MADNESS (Book #6)

MIA NORTH FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER

SEE HER RUN (Book #1)

SEE HER HIDE (Book #2)

SEE HER SCREAM (Book #3)

SEE HER VANISH (Book #4)

SEE HER GONE (Book #5)

SEE HER DEAD (Book #6)

CARLY SEE FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER

NO WAY OUT (Book #1)

NO WAY BACK (Book #2)

NO WAY HOME (Book #3)

NO WAY LEFT (Book #4)

NO WAY UP (Book #5)

NO WAY TO DIE (Book #6)

MORGAN STARK FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER

TOO LATE (Book #1)

TOO CLOSE (Book #2)

TOO FAR GONE (Book #3)

TOO LOST (Book #4)

TOO BROKEN (Book #5)

Reviews

[Rebecca Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Judging You by Rylie Dark is… fine. It's your standard FBI-thriller setup — Agent Hailey Rock returns to her hometown to solve a murder tied to some haunted property. It moves and the pacing’s solid if you're just looking for something to burn through. The twists are decent — I'll give it that. A few genuine surprises, and the whole thing's readable enough. The relationship between Hailey and her sister adds a little emotional weight, which helps break up the procedural formula. But let’s be honest- this is a very by-the-numbers thriller. The haunted house angle feels like it’s been recycled from a dozen other crime dramas. The writing isn’t bad, it’s not memorable either. If you like predictable FBI stuff with a touch of creepy atmosphere and you’re not expecting literary depth, it’ll do the job. But if you're after complex characters or anything that challenges the genre, this one’s not it.

[Kendyl Unger · Rating 1 out of 5]

Incredibly disconnected book. The grammatical errors almost sent me into a coma.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

FBI vs local enforcement yet again. Hailey Rock and her partner are still in town investigating when another string of bodies turn up. Both sisters are independently investigating their younger sister’s disappearance years ago. Older sis has a suspicious character under surveillance and doesn’t share info with Hailey. An intervention is staged to try and firce the susters to work together. Hailey finally gets dumped by her old high school flm and is much relieved. Will he finlly give her new partner a chance t more?

[Peggy Barish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book is awesome! Editing is not!!!

I'm loving this series. However, I am disappointed and appalled at the amount of grammar and other mistakes! I have at least 5-10 screenshots of errors. From wrong words used We instead of me or I, to grammar errors! It made for difficult reading in some areas trying to figure out what was trying to be said! Find a new editor to do a proper job.

[Barefoot Gypsy Jimerson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Confusing!!!!!!

The author needs to read her last story before she puts together the next one. She forgets to what she writes, it really gets to confusing from book to book. They ask the ready to leave a nice review and to not be mean or say bad things. I will always write a honest review.

[Laura Poppenwimer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is still interesting and the plots are full of twists and turns. The sisters are still warring and doesn't seem like they will ever be comfortable with each other but progress has been made. Even after 5 books, the plots seem fresh and the pages fly by.

[Rebecca Balfanz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story was a little bit weirder than her others. The story of bullied kid who saw ghosts during once bulling event who then turns his tormentors into ghosts had promise. The addition of a haunted house could have made it even better. The execution left a lot to be desired.

[Keeley Dunlop · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favourite from this series

[Kylie Banks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read, lots of twists, great series.

[Lisa Haddock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hailey Rock Book 5

Superb read; keeps you on your toes & leaves you wanting to read the next 1! Can’t wait for #6!