A woman's body is found in a corn field in Nebraska. Tied to a pole, she became the victim of a crazed maniac. Soon the police realize that a serial killer is operating in the city, and new victims are not long in coming. Makenzie White, a young, talented and intelligent detective, is brought in to investigate the case, who will outshine many of the aging chauvinist policemen from her department, because they are forced to confess that to solve the crime they need her brilliant mind, thanks to which she was able to close several unsolved cases that led them to a dead end. But even for Mackenzie, this crime seems like an insoluble mystery, because neither she nor the local officers have ever encountered anything like this before. An FBI agent is brought in to solve the case, and together they begin an intense hunt for the killer. Oppressed by her own dark past and failed personal life, struggling with her feelings for the FBI agent, Mackenzie tries to find the killer and at the same time cope with her own demons and the darkest memories of her life. Climbing into the mind of the killer and trying to unravel his essence, she realizes that evil really exists. Mackenzie can only hope that she will have time to find the answer before her own life is completely destroyed. More and more bodies are discovered. A mad race against time begins. The only solution is to find the killer before he kills again. A dark and engrossing psychological thriller, BEFORE HE KILLS is book #1 in the gripping Mackenzie White Mystery series of mystery novels featuring a beloved heroine. It’s simply impossible to tear yourself away from the book.