Profiler's Instinct

by Tess Raynes

FBT review:

Profiler’s Instinct is a twisty, psychological mystery thriller perfect for readers hunting for their next unputdownable indie read. When former FBI profiler Dr. Lauren Reed investigates a brutal, ritualistic murder in Chicago, the scene echoes a crime her family never escaped. As a calculated killer recreates patterns from her buried past, Lauren realizes she’s not just tracking a murderer—she’s the one being profiled.

Blending tense investigation, dark family secrets, and jaw-dropping twists, this atmospheric page-turner is ideal for fans of Freida McFadden, Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Alex Michaelides.

If you love discovering gripping indie ebooks before everyone’s talking about them, add Profiler’s Instinct by Tess Raynes to your must-read list now.

Publisher Description:

She profiles the darkest minds… until the evidence points back at her.

Former FBI profiler Dr. Lauren Reed has spent her career decoding the patterns that drive Chicago’s most dangerous criminals. Sharp, composed, and relentless, she’s built a reputation on seeing what others miss. But when a well-connected executive is found murdered and posed in his downtown office, the scene feels disturbingly familiar—as if the killer is resurrecting something Lauren thought she buried long ago.

The deeper Lauren digs, the more the case begins to unravel her.

Fragments of memory surface:
a shadow in a garage…
her father’s cologne…
a voice she can’t place whispering her name.

Someone is recreating a pattern tied to a decades-old crime her family never escaped—and they want Lauren involved. As bodies appear across the city, each staged with chilling precision, Lauren’s personal life collapses under the weight of secrets she can no longer outrun. Friends become suspects. Authority figures grow evasive. And every clue points toward a hidden network that has been operating in the shadows for years—a network her father died trying to expose.

To stop a killer who knows her better than she knows herself, Lauren must confront the trauma she’s avoided her entire life. Because the closer she gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes:

This time, she isn’t just profiling a murderer. She’s the one being profiled. Twisty, atmospheric, and emotionally devastating, Profiler’s Instinct delivers the perfect blend of psychological suspense and investigative intrigue.

Fans of Freida McFadden, Lisa Jewell, Alex Michaelides, Catherine Steadman, and Ruth Ware will devour this gripping thriller where every secret has a cost—and no one is who they seem.

Enter the mind of a profiler on the edge. The hunt has already begun.