Deadly Chase - Virginia Justice, #1

She put him away once. Now he's escaped—and this time, he wants her.

FBI profiler Maggie Weston built her career by getting inside the minds of monsters. But one case has never let her go.

John Michael Burrows abducted women from his Virginia hometown and made them vanish. Maggie helped expose him, helped save his last victim, and helped send him to death row. She thought the nightmare was over.

Then Burrows escapes during a prisoner transfer.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Brandon Worth is supposed to track fugitives, not babysit profilers. But Maggie knows Burrows better than anyone, and every clue he leaves behind seems meant for her. A note on the bus. A burned-out car. A town full of potential victims. A house with secrets still buried beneath it.

Burrows isn't running.

He's leading them somewhere.

As Maggie and Brandon follow his trail back to Culpeper, the hunt turns personal fast. Brandon is still haunted by the woman he couldn't save. Maggie is determined not to fail the case that almost broke her. And the closer they get to the truth, the harder it becomes to ignore the attraction growing between them.

But Burrows knows Maggie's fears. He knows her methods. And he has been waiting for the perfect moment to turn the profiler into the prey.

To stop him, Maggie and Brandon will have to trust each other with the parts of themselves they've tried hardest to protect.

Because Burrows doesn't just want to escape justice.

He wants Maggie to lose everything before he kills her.

TROPES

✅ FBI Profiler vs. Serial Killer
✅ Forced Partnership
✅ Wounded Protector Hero
✅ U.S. Marshal Hero
✅ Serial Killer Targets the Heroine

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