Robert W Walker Books In Order

Killer Instinct

On the trail of a serial killer with a penchant for a unique form of torture the draining of blood from his victims’ bodies FBI medical examiner Dr. Jessica Coran suddenly becomes this ‘Vampire Killer’s’ most desired prey.

Fatal Instinct

From the author of Killer Instinct a terrifying novel of psychological suspense. Jessica Coran’s capture of a brutal Wisconsin serial killer receives a lot of media exposure…
and brings her requests for help from across the country. Her newest case takes her to New York City, where she hunts for a modern day Jack the Ripper.

Primal Instinct

Jessica Coran’s Hawaiian vacation is cut short when she is ordered to assist in the urgent investigation of a local serial killer called the Cane Cutter. Jessica is no rookie when it comes to dealing with serial killers, but this time she must infiltrate the seedy underworld of Hawaii where she’ll need more than her FBI badge to survive.

Darkest Instinct

Marine scientists insist that sharks rarely dine on humans after they first discover the body parts in the bellies of the sharks, leaving only one explanation for Dr. Jessica Coran, that the dead bodies had been in the water already and that the ”Night Crawler” is still on the loose.

Pure Instinct

Responding to a call by a New Orleans police commissioner to help in a serial murder investigation, Dr. Jessica Coran faces a second challenge when a murderer she helped put away escapes from prison and comes after her.

Extreme Instinct

Jessica Coran faces a murderer paving a path of terror from Arizona to Montana. He ties his victims down, drowns their sins in gasoline, and cleanses them with flame. He is on a Satanic mission and only by stepping into the fire can Jessica stop him.

Blind Instinct

Chilling…
gruesome…
Blind Instinct is really different…
a clash of religion, psychiatry and forensic science.’Sunday Oklahoman ‘Walker is masterful.’ Clive Cussler Ed Gorman wrote, ‘just when you think there’s nothing new to be done with the serial killer novel’ along comes Robert W. Walker’s acclaimed Instinct thrillers featuring FBI Medical Examiner Dr. Jessica Coran. Here she uncovers a string of bizarre crucifixion murders in London’s underground.

Bitter Instinct

FBI Medical Examiner Dr. Jessica Coran is investigating a series of bizarre murders attributed to the Poet. His calling card is human skin engraved with toxic ink and verse. For Jessica, the most baffling aspect of the crimes is that no victim shows signs of resistance, or even fear. Only she has the insight to read between the Poet’s lines and to stop him before his final stroke of insane genius.

Unnatural Instinct

Dr. Jessica Coran faces the most terrifying challenge of her career when her professional adversary, a criminal court judge, is kidnapped by a deranged man with an Unnatural Instinct for revenge…

Grave Instinct

In America’s heartland a madman is killing women and removing their brains. But for what ghastly purpose? It’s up to FBI pathologist Jessica Coran to find out and when she does she gets a front row seat to the killer’s final shocking moves.

Cutting Edge

When a popular computer game inspires a virtual crime wave of murderous proportions, a female police psychiatrist enlists the help of a former police detective to help her cross the edge between game and reality.

Double Edge

In his acclaimed Instinct novels, Robert W. Walker has probed the deepest recesses of the criminal mind, bringing us face to face with killers as brilliant as they are vicious. Now Walker returns to the gritty streets of Houston he first explored in Cutting Edge, where Officer Lucas Stonecoat and police psychiatrist Meredyth Sanger face a new predator: the Snatcher.

Cold Edge

Robert W. Walker, author of the phenomenally successful Instinct thrillers returns to his acclaimed Edge series featuring Native American police detective Lucas Stonecoat and police psychiatrist Meredyth Sanger. Stonecoat must track the Scalper an insatiable killer whose grisly calling card cuts deep into the heart of Stonecoat’s Native American heritage.

City for Ransom

Welcome to Chicago, 1893 where new wonders are being unveiled…
and a monster feeds on the unsuspecting. Tens of thousands are flocking to a bustling, wind swept metropolis in the middle of America for the great Exposition of 1893 to see the future and to ride Mr. Ferris’s remarkable wheel. A city of hope and hardship has caught the attention of the world and a maniacal killer has made it his hunting ground. Inspector Alastair Ransom carries the burden of the dead on his shoulders. But a demon far worse than Ransom’s own is loose a bloodthirsty killer who preys on Chicago’s most vulnerable citizens, his grisly handiwork masked by the glitter and frenzy of the World’s Fair. But a haunted detective doesn’t realize how desperate his search has become for each passing hour brings the slayer closer to his next intended victim: Alastair Ransom.

Shadows in the White City

The nation and the world gaze in awe at Chicago’s magnificent ‘White City’ in this summer of 1893. But Inspector Alastair Ransom sees the rot beneath the splendor of the great Exposition and he is consumed with an over powering need for vengeance. ‘The Phantom of the Fair,’ a blood thirsty fiend who nearly added Ransom to his ever growing list of slaughtered victims, is still lurking somewhere in the shadows of Ferris’s gargantuan Wheel. And to end the maniac’s reign, Ransom refuses to play by the rules established by the police brass and the corrupt politicians appointing himself judge, jury…
and executioner. But white hot hatred and zealous fury can blind a determined manhunter to a more terrible truth. And dangerous missteps may lead to even greater bloodshed…

City of the Absent

Chicago’s magnificent White City will soon be fading into memory. As the grand Exposition of 1893 reaches its final day, the metropolis is rocked by the public assassination of its popular mayor. In the chaos that ensues, another murder the savage slaughter of a Pinkerton agent posing as a prostitute in a seedy slum alleyway goes virtually unnoticed…
except by police inspector Alastair Ransom.

An avenging angel haunted by the ghosts and mistakes of his past, Ransom called the slain detective, Nell Hartigan, ‘friend’ and his unorthodox inquiries into her murder are pointing him toward a fiend who’s targeting the city’s most unremarkable and disposable citizens. But in a great urban slaughterhouse, where foul corruption festers in every dark corner, Ransom will find himself accused of the one crime he did not commit…
and facing the final judgment of the hangman’s noose.

PSI : Blue

Young boys are disappearing without a trace in Phoenix, Arizona! Half Asian, half Celtic, Psychic Detective Aurelia Hiyakawa is the FBI’s secret weapon. As she thwarts horrendous crimes committed by the worst monsters, she struggles to keep ahead of her estranged ex and her child’s rebellious nature not to mention an IRS write off turned nightmare. Unable to balance her bankbook or reconcile with her dead father’s ghost, Aurelia, a psychic sensory investigator for the FBI’s PSI Unit is one hundred percent ON when she makes multiple ‘blue sense hits.’ In fact, ‘Rae’ is a stormy force to be reckoned with as she fights crime and evil via the symbolism of her mind’s undeniable language of shape and image captured on screen for the eclectic committee of the ‘chosen’ who interpret her visions. However, Rae’s PSI powers have never been used ‘in the field’ until now. Rae will push her limits to save children from a maniac who has an eerie sense that someone sees him and knows him…

Sub-Zero!

Only $1. 99 for a limited time. WAR AGAINST THE WEATHER!The world has struggled with deadly winters for decades killer storms has taken thousands of lives. Now in the year 2020, it is in the grip of a new Ice Age, all because man had altered the weather to suit his own needs, not realizing the terrifying forces he had unleashed…
Chicago is in the throes of a deathfreeze. Tim Crocker and Joanna Sommers, investigative reporters, are on the trail of a killer…
a killer who has them trapped inside an ice bound skyscraper. Thrills and chills, with a touch of dark humor, Sub Zero will free you down to the marrow…
Originally published in paperback in 1979. Approximately 50,000 words. Includes an excerpt from CUBA BLUE by Robert W. Walker and Lynn Polkabla, and an excerpt of TRUCK STOP by Jack Kilborn and J.A. Konrath. About the AuthorRobert W. Walker is the author of more than forty thriller novels, including 11 books in the acclaimed INSTINCT series featuring FBI medical examiner Jessica Coran. Praise for Robert W. Walker’Masterful.’ Clive Cussler’Ingenious.’ San Francisco Examiner’Gruesome.’ The Sunday Oklahoman’Frightening.’ Midwest Book Review.”Bone chilling.’ Publisher’s Weekly’Perfect for Patricia Cornwell fans.’ Mystery Scene’Walker is a master at the top of his game.’ Jack Kilborn

Fire and Flesh

BURN It looks like a case of spontaneous human combustion. But it is only the beginning of an inexplicable death scourge that fills the air of a record breaking heat wave with the smell of burning flesh. BABY As the temperature rises, so does the chaos. Preachers of doom are predicting Armageddon, but what’s really happening is far more frightening than the rapture. BURN! A force beyond all human control is creating a hell on earth.

The Namesake

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the son of President Roosevelt. This dynastic biography reveals the man as a failed politician, brilliant military strategist, decorated hero in 2 World Wars, key figure in D Day, and a founder of the American Legion, a veteran’s group with 3 million members.