MMA champ-turned-FBI Special Agent and BAU specialist Dakota Steele is as tough as they come-and as brilliant, too, able to crack serial killers that no one else can. But when bodies turn up in scrap metal yards, displayed in dramatic and disturbing ways, Dakota may have finally met her match.

"The plot has many twists and turns, but it is the ending, which I did not see coming at all, that totally defines this book as one of the most riveting that I have read in years."
-Reader review for Not Like Us

WITHOUT REMORSE is book #2 in a brand new series by critically-acclaimed and #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Ava Strong.

As the case grows more complex, leading down a maze of dead ends, Dakota realizes there may be one clue just out of reach. And after a shocking twist, Dakota realizes that this killer may not be who she thinks he is. He may just be far more diabolical.

Yet Dakota must still battle her own demons-the disappearance of her sister, the estrangement of her father-as all of it bears down on her at once.

Can she hold it together long enough to solve the case?

Or will the trauma of her past threaten to swallow her for good?

A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the DAKOTA STEELE mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night.

Book #3 in the series-WITHOUT A PAST-is now also available.

"This is a chilling, suspenseful page turner that just might leave you scared at night!"
-Reader review for Not Like Us

"Very intriguing, kept me turning page after page... Lots of twists and turns and a very unexpected ending. Cannot wait for the next in this series!"
-Reader review for Not Like Us

"A roller coaster ride of events... Can't put down until you finish it!"
-Reader review for Not Like Us

"Excellent read with very realistic characters that you become emotionally invested in... Couldn't put it down!"
-Reader review for The Death Code

"An excellent read, lots of twists and turns, with a surprising ending, leaving you wanting to read the next book in the series! Well done!"
-Reader review for The Death Code

"Well worth the read. Cannot wait to see what happens in the next book!"
-Reader review for The Death Code

"Quickly became a story I couldn't put down! I highly recommend this book!"
-Reader review for His Other Wife