Meet LynDee Walker

meet lyndee walker
LynDee Walker is the author of six national bestselling novels of suspense, beginning with the Agatha Award-nominated FRONT PAGE FATALITY. Reviews have praised her work as “well-crafted, compelling, and fast-paced,” and “an edge-of-your-seat ride” with “a spider web of twists and turns that will keep you reading until the end.”


Before she started writing fiction, LynDee was an award-winning journalist who covered everything from ribbon cuttings to high level police corruption. Her work has appeared in newspapers and magazines across the U.S.


Aside from books, LynDee loves her family, her readers, travel, and coffee. She lives in Richmond, Virginia, where she is working on her next novel when she’s not juggling laundry and children’s sports schedules.


Her full catalog of books are available on Amazon and browsable below.

The Nichelle Clarke Crime Thriller Series

front page fatality

Front Page Fatality – Nichelle Clarke Series Book 1

“Crime reporter Nichelle Clarke spends most of her waking hours covering the courts for the daily newspaper in Richmond, Virginia. Her current assignment involves the deaths of two young police officers. On the surface, it looks like a tragic accident. But as she digs deeper into the investigation, Nichelle realizes that someone is trying to cover their tracks.


Evidence goes missing. A prosecutor vanishes.


Nichelle is struggling to put the pieces together, until a seductive Mafia boss shows up with the headline tip of a lifetime. But each step closer to the truth becomes exponentially more dangerous. And what started as an ordinary accident story soon transforms into a murderous game of cat and mouse."


Front Page Fatality is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback – and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program. 

buried leads

Buried Leads – Nichelle Clarke Series Book 2

“When an Armani-clad corpse turns up in a shallow grave in the Virginia woods, Nichelle Clarke is the first reporter on the scene. The victim is a tobacco lobbyist with a mysterious past, and Nichelle suspects that his shady business connections are what’s driving local politicians to push for a quick arrest. She soon uncovers a web of astonishing corruption: A dark trail of illegal kickbacks and high-end call girls that stretches all the way to Washington, D.C.


For Nichelle, it could be the news story of the year. But the power players at the center of the conspiracy have everything to lose, and Nichelle’s crusade for the truth lands her right in the crosshairs of the killer.”


Buried Leads is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback – and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.

small town spin

Small Town Spin – Nichelle Clarke Series Book 3

“A retired NFL quarterback’s teenage son is found dead on a rocky shoreline near his family’s Virginia home, and crime reporter Nichelle Clarke is called in on special assignment to handle the delicate story. Just yesterday, T.J. Okerson seemed destined to follow in his father’s footsteps towards gridiron glory. Now his parents, close friends to one of Nichelle’s inner circle, are blind-sided and grieving.


The sheriff of the sleepy Chesapeake Bay town is ready to stamp the case a tragic drug overdose and move on. But Nichelle isn’t so sure."


Small Town Spin is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback – and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program. 

devil in the deadline

Devil in the Deadline – Nichelle Clarke Series Book 4

“Crime reporter Nichelle Clarke is called to a murder scene featuring a bloody sacrificial altar in an abandoned power plant on the banks of the James River. The police enlist her to help identify the victim, whom they believe was a homeless woman who frequented the area. Nichelle’s investigation leads to a religious compound in the Virginia countryside, where she uncovers a dark secret. But while Nichelle searches for the truth, a killer lurks in the shadows.


Watching her every move…"


Devil in the Deadline is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback – and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program. 

cover shot

Cover Shot – Nichelle Clarke Series Book 5

“The day after a brilliant doctor is found murdered in his high-rise condo, a local hospital is on lockdown due to an active shooting incident. The shooter takes hostages on the patient floor, and has a lone request. He wants to speak with investigative reporter Nichelle Clarke.


Dismissing loud objections from her editor and police sources, Nichelle straps on a vest and ventures into the silent hospital. Face-to-face with the gunman, she finds not a mass murderer, but a desperate husband who will do anything to help his dying wife. 


The gunman is convinced there is only one doctor who can save her: the one who was murdered yesterday."


Cover Shot is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback – and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program. 

lethal lifestyles

Lethal Lifestyles – Nichelle Clarke Book 6

“Nichelle Clarke is the maid of honor in a Virginia vineyard wedding of her two closest friends. Everything is set for the rehearsal weekend to go perfectly according to plan — until a vineyard employee finds a dead body in a barrel of award-winning Riesling. And there is mounting evidence that the groom is the murderer.


Nichelle, however, won’t believe that her friend is capable of taking a life. Now, in the face of all odds, she must prove his innocence. But if he didn’t do it, that means there is a killer still out there. Watching…”


Lethal Lifestyles is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback – and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program. 

deadly politics

Deadly Politics – Nichelle Clarke Series Book 7

“Reporter Nichelle Clarke’s dream of covering a presidential speech is dashed when she finds herself intertwined in a high-profile murder investigation. While Nichelle is no stranger to facing dangerous situations in pursuit of the truth, the stakes in this story are higher than ever before.


Unsure of who she can trust, Nichelle must unravel a web of secrets behind an elaborate murder plot and dodge legal traps set by corrupt politicians. For if Nichelle can’t uncover the conspiracy in time, an unthinkable disaster will strike the nation."


Deadly Politics is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback – and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program. 

hidden victims

Hidden Victims: A Nichelle Clarke Series Book 8

A letter from a dead man catapults Nichelle Clarke into the biggest story of her career...if she can stay alive long enough to report it.
Nichelle Clarke needs a big break.

With a new job and a new boss, she’s under pressure to find a story that will send papers flying off the racks—and money flying in the door.

When she learns that the widow of a beloved athlete is entangled in the opioid crisis, Nichelle sets out to track her down. But the story takes a turn when her interview prospect becomes a suspect—for murder.

Detectives have found a dead body, along with a letter addressed to Nichelle. Determined to uncover the truth, she jumps into the race to find the killer—even as it turns into a police manhunt for the now-missing widow.

But this story leads Nichelle deep into a mystery where nothing is what it seems, and the truth behind a brutal murder is just the beginning.


Hidden Victims is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback – and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program. 

The Faith McClellan Series

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Fear No Truth – Faith McLellan Book 1

“For fans of James Patterson and Melinda Leigh: Introducing a brand new series from bestselling thriller author LynDee Walker!  


After a series of murders, newly-minted Texas Ranger Faith McClellan races to unmask a killer lurking in one of Austin’s most sacred institutions.  But the insidious truth at the heart of this case is darker and more dangerous than she ever imagined."


Fear No Truth is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback – and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program. 

Leave No Stone – Faith McLellan Book 2

“A MISSING WOMAN.

A SADISTIC SERIAL KILLER.

AND A TEXAS RANGER RUNNING OUT OF TIME...

Shortly after a young mother mysteriously disappears, a serial killer begins leaving corpses and clues across the Texas Hill Country. Texas Ranger Faith McClellan and her mentor, veteran Ranger Archie Baxter, are assigned to the case.

But this killer is more clever—and sadistic—than any they’ve ever encountered, and the list of seemingly unrelated female victims is growing by the day—an attorney, a pastor, a stay-at-home mom. Each murder features a missing ring finger, severe head trauma, and a cryptic message carved into the corpse. But these gruesome calling cards provide more questions than answers, and with the best coroner in the state unable to identify the murder weapon, Faith and Archie are flying blind.

With the young mother still missing and a mounting body count, it’s up to Faith and Archie to solve the mystery. Before the killer strikes again…


Leave No Stone is available as a eBook  and the book is free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program. 

No Sin Unpunished

No Sin Unpunished: A Faith McClellan Book 3

BOOK 3 IN THE FAITH MCCLELLAN SERIES

Reserve your copy today!


No Sin Unpunished is available as a eBook  and the book is free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program. 

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