The Profiler's Daughter: An FBI Cold Case Thriller

by Sabrina Wade

HER FATHER HUNTED MONSTERS. NOW ONE IS WAITING FOR HER.

Quantico, Virginia. 1990.

Alexandra (Alex) Monroe is an FBI trainee whose father was a famous FBI profiler from the late 70s and early 80s.

But during a forensics exercise in the FBI’s cold case archive, Alex stumbles on a file bearing her father’s three missing women from Midland State Psychiatric Hospital in Chicago, 1975–76.

No bodies. No answers.

Buried in the interviews is a detail that makes her blood run cold, a thread that ties the case to something far too close to home.

And when Alex is chosen to accompany an agent into live inmate interviews, she’s given a chance her father never Look the monster in the eye, and find out what really happened.

With the past closing in and new evidence emerging from the DNA lab, Alex must decide who to trust, what to believe, and how far she’s willing to go to finish the work that shattered her family.

Because the truth about her father’s case isn’t just buried in the files.

It’s been waiting for his daughter.

390 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 21, 2026

Reviews

[VDKeck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Y’ALL—this one snaps. 🔥 The Profiler’s Daughter is smart, tense, and ridiculously well-written. Set in Quantico, 1990, FBI trainee Alex Monroe stumbles on a cold case tied to her legendary profiler father: three missing women from a psychiatric hospital. No bodies. No answers. Immediate chills.

The inmate interviews crackle with danger, the DNA revelations hit hard, and Alex is such a compelling lead—sharp, conflicted, and emotionally loaded. Sabrina Wade’s descriptive ability is phenomenal; every scene feels close, claustrophobic, and alive. You can smell the dust in the archives and feel the pressure closing in.

Snappy, unsettling, and impossible to put down. Read it now. 🖤📖.

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[Mrs K.Bryant · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Profiler's Daughter is a Superb story about Alexandra Monroe who is training to be an FBI Agent.
Her late Father had been an FBI Profiler. Alexandra as part of training finds a cold case of her Father's. While this case was happening unfortunately she was young when kidnapped . Alexandra looks into the case with her three close FBI trainee friends. There are many twists and turns and surprising events throughout the story. This book is a gripping page turner which I found very hard to stop reading.
Excellent story that I highly recommend that you read.

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[Debra Tunnicliffe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alex Monroe enrols into the FBI training facility programme in Quantico to become a profiler like her dad.

Along with Meera, Kate, Shelby they endure the vigorous training and when Alex accompanies Agent Weston to a prison to observe Tobias Crowe who is due to be executed, Alex feels drawn to him and begins investigating his case with her friends.

The case gets more intriguing after discovering a secret FBI programme called Helix which re programmes people but some were killed.

This is a real roller coaster and tense storyline with a surprising ending.

Highly recommend.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Sheri Corriero · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love serial killer stories and profilers, so I jumped on this one. Alex Monroe is in the FBI, training to be a profiler like her dad was ‘back in the day’. Alex discovers a case of her dad’s that was unsolved. There were missing girls from a psychiatric institute. Now, years later, the case resurfaces. There is a man Tobias Crowe, who is in current legal trouble for murder, who was also mentioned in the old notes from her father’s unsolved case at the psychiatric institute. Sabrina Wade had me hooked. How do the cases relate to each other? What role did her father have? It was all twisty and new details were slowly brought out. It was really good and had me in suspense the entire time.

[Dave Wheeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent read Alex is an FBI trainie agent and the daughter of a former agent with a secret.

This is all good elements for a novel and this is used to full effect, I loved the whole storyline the other students trainers the whole cast is used for an amazing impact as each page takes you deeper into a mystery and adventure that will keep you hooked right the way through the whole story. there are a few storylines that run, but they each join up for a complete and absorbing story that as ive hinted at (ok stated already) is wonderful

The characters are really well worked with back stories told when needed not just to fill the pages and I'm hoping this will develop into a series but there's no clue yet if that is the case, but whatever happens i will definitely be reading more books from Sabrina (the author). really glad I got to read this and definitely 5 stars but only as not allowed to give above that.

[Candy Turk · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've not been one to read many FBI-style books; however, this was from one of my favorite authors AND it was also an ARC. So, I figured...why not! In one word, this book was INCREDIBLE!!! It gives all the feels, from shock to surprise to happy tears!!! I will definitely be adding this book to my physical copies once it's available. If you haven't read anything by Sabrina Wade, YOU MUST!!! This was SO good! You won't be disappointed at all!!! FIVE STARS!!!!!

[lindsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Sabrina did it again! I received this book as arc from Sabrina for my honest review. I have now read 2 books of hers. This book is Very different from her last release. I loved her last one so I was so excited to read this one.

I love how detailed her books are. This book has so many twists and turns you never feel like its slow. I would love to see another book about Alex! I absolutely loved this book! Thank you for the opportunity to be able to read it early!

[Nicole Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was good but there is just to much information in it I feel should be less everything going on in her life and more of her becoming a Profiler and Tobias. We all know how hard it is to get into Quiantico so i think telling us everydays schedule and routine is too much her friends and their lifes the new guy on campous and his life just to much information.

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[Dianne Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book!

I purchased this book and read it the same day as I could not put it down.  A chilling, yet rewarding story as Alex follows in her father's footsteps with an FBI career. Alex faces hurdles that would stop many in their tracks and she overcomes so many obstacles. This is the first book I read by Sabrina Wade, but definitely won't be the last.  I'm hooked and highly recommend this book to others!

[Harriet Flowers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It was calm one minute then exploded into jaw dropping suspense!! Who would have thought that a cadet at the FBI academy at Quantico would be the one that would have me scratching my head in wonder and awe!! Great read if you’re a fan of crime/mystery

I voluntarily received a copy of this arc book and am voluntarily writing this review

[JoAnne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intense and gripping throughout. Includes profiling, a serial killer, a cold case, revelations, danger, intrigue, suspense, emotions, situations, investigating/discovery, and twists.