Bøker av Matty Dalrymple

Lizzy Ballard possesses a dangerous power she struggles to control: the ability to inflict fatal brain injuries using only the power of her mind. Haunted by the memory of her victims, she's on the run from the authorities and from the scientist who created her power, Louise Mortensen.Lizzy has been hiding out in Arizona with her mentor, ex-con Philip Castillo. She's earning money at the poker tables of Phoenix, thanks to an unexpected ability bestowed by a drug stolen from Mortensen: temporary clairvoyance. When Lizzy and Philip decide to head east to Lizzy's hometown of Philadelphia, she's overjoyed to be reunited with her godfather, Owen McNally, and his brother Andy.But the East Coast proves to be no refuge when Lizzy is the subject of a brutal attack. Then Mortensen kidnaps Andy and coerces Philip into a lethal game of nerves with her rival, Billy Chapel. Lizzy sees no way out except to comply with the demands of her nemesis.When Lizzy finds blood stains in Chapel's suite and a dire note from Philip warning her of who the true enemy is, she fears the worse. She demands answers from Chapel, but he's just as baffled as she is. His confusion quickly turns to rage, and he drags her toward Louise's lab-and the final showdown.Outnumbered but undaunted, Lizzy must rely on her wits and grit to try to outmaneuver Mortensen and Chapel, and to answer the question: can friendship and justice prevail against cruelty and evil?The only way to win might be to put not just her freedom but her very soul at stake.

In a twisty tale of betrayal and vengeance, a cunning scientist orchestrates her escape from the isolated estate of a sociopathic tycoon. When Louise Mortensen's kidnapper, Theo Viklund, drops dead, she glimpses her chance for freedom-by becoming him. Joining forces with Viklund's sinister head of security and her hapless lab assistant, Louise makes a chilling pact to conceal her captor's death. Once Louise assumes Viklund's identity, her path to freedom will be ensured ... but first, she must access his biometrically protected computer accounts. The key seems out of reach ... until Theo's brother arrives, searching for the truth behind Theo's disappearance. Will he provide Louise the clue she needs to unlock Theo's riches and his secrets? Louise finds herself navigating a high-stakes web of deception, treachery, and murder. And the closer she gets to claiming absolute power, the deadlier her web becomes. In this exhilarating thrill ride, a devious antiheroine with a murderous past must unravel a conspiracy of lies to claim a prize worth killing for.

She has a promise to fulfill …… but she never anticipated the evil that awaited her at the end of her journey.Will keeping her word cost her everything?Lizzy Ballard is headed to the Red Rock Country of Arizona on a mission of vengeance … and although she doesn't know it yet, the Vivantem forces are no longer her biggest problem.She and her allies have attracted the attention of a reclusive billionaire, a man who is determined to enlist them to his own cause … willingly or unwillingly. Even Lizzy's enemies at Vivantem seem to be no match for his power. With the lines of communication cut, Lizzy struggles to understand exactly who the enemy is. And when Lizzy faces the killer, even her special ability can't protect her.Will Lizzy grab the iron ring, or be left on the field of battle?

She was born with an extraordinary ability …… and while she tries to hide it, others seek to control it.Who will win this deadly zero-sum game?Rock breaks scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper covers rock. The rules are simple-except when it's people's lives at stake.When Lizzy's parents discover the damage she can do with her mind, they hide her away, trying to save her from life as a human lab rat … and trying to save others from her power.But they can't hide her forever.Little do they know that professed friends are actually enemies who will eliminate anyone who gets in the way of their goal of turning Lizzy's power to their own ends.As her protectors are picked off one by one, will Lizzy be able to escape from this deadly zero-sum game?

After solving the Philadelphia Socialite murder, Ann Kinnear should be riding high. Instead, she's depressed and considering abandoning her spirit sensing business. To add to her problems, Ann has suffered a series of injuries to her hands-could these be the ghostly repercussions of the violence that ended her last case?Ann goes to Maine to solicit help from fellow spirit senser Garrick Masser. Ann and Garrick find more trouble than they bargained for in a tale of obsession and misplaced loyalty that has its roots in a crumbling summer hotel, international art theft, and the historic wildfire that destroyed large swaths of Mount Desert Island in 1947.Unless Ann can fit together the pieces of the past while staying ahead of whatever-or whomever-is causing her harm, her future, and that of her friend Garrick, may be very brief indeed."O God of battles! steel my soldiers' hearts. Possess them not with fear. Take from them now The sense of reckoning, if the opposed numbers Pluck their hearts from them."- William Shakespeare, "Henry V"

Lizzy Ballard is headed to Arizona on a mission of vengeance: to kill the man who murdered Philip Castillo’s prison mentor.Meanwhile, Louise Mortensen and Mitchell Pieda find themselves under the protection—and at the mercy—of reclusive billionaire Theo Viklund. And Theo is intent on recruiting Philip to his cause as well.With the lines of communication cut, Theo sends Philip after Lizzy to keep her from executing her life-or-death assignment. As Lizzy’s allies struggle to understand exactly who the enemy is, Lizzy faces the killer, and even her special ability can't protect her.

She thought she was safe …… but even a continent away is not far enough to hide her from her enemies.Will she be able to evade a killer’s search?Lizzy is on the run after her fatal game of rock-paper-scissors with those behind the Vivantem fertility clinic’s nefarious experiments. She finds herself in the Red Rock Country of Arizona … and finds a mentor in a man with his own dark past.While Lizzy works to control her deadly ability, the Vivantem forces are hot on her trail, and Lizzy's power will be no defense against the weapon they have chosen.Then Vivantem strikes at the one person whose life means more to Lizzy than her own, and in a bid to protect her dwindling band of allies, she takes the fight to the enemy’s camp.In this deadly game of snakes and ladders, will Lizzy be rewarded for her virtues or punished for her vices?Find out now in this second installment of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers Trilogy!

Rock breaks scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper covers rock. The rules are simple-except when it's people's lives at stake.By the time Charlotte and Patrick Ballard discover the damage their daughter, Lizzy, can do with her mind, it's already too late for Charlotte. They hide Lizzy away, trying to save others from the same fate, and trying to save Lizzy from life as a human lab rat. But they can't hide her forever.Little do they know that respected Philadelphia businessman Gerard Bonnay is responsible for Lizzy's ability. And Bonnay is willing to eliminate anyone who gets in the way of his goal of turning that power to his own ends.As her protectors are picked off one by one, will Lizzy be able to escape from Gerard Bonnay's deadly zero-sum game?

Ann Kinnear has created a peaceful existence at her cabin in the Adirondack woods. But the calm is shattered after Philadelphia socialite Elizabeth Firth is reported missing. With few clues and fewer options, detective Joe Booth calls upon Anns spirit sensing abilities to help solve the mystery. With Joe and her brother Mike, Ann attempts to uncover what Elizabeths husband may be hiding beneath his cloak of wealth and privilege. As Ann is drawn deeper into a web of lies and betrayal, she realizes she may be racing against time to keep herself from disappearing too.

After solving the Philadelphia Socialite murder, Ann Kinnear should be riding high. Instead, she's depressed and considering abandoning her spirit sensing business. To add to her problems, Ann has suffered a series of injuries to her hands--could these be the ghostly repercussions of the violence that ended her last case?Ann goes to Maine to solicit help from fellow spirit senser Garrick Masser. Ann and Garrick find more trouble than they bargained for in a tale of obsession and misplaced loyalty that has its roots in a crumbling summer hotel, international art theft, and the historic wildfire that destroyed large swaths of Mount Desert Island in 1947.Unless Ann can fit together the pieces of the past while staying ahead of whatever--or whomever--is causing her harm, her future, and that of her friend Garrick, may be very brief indeed.