Criminal Intentions Series by Cole McCade

4.31 · 231 ratings
  • The Cardigans (Criminal Intentions #1)
    #1

    The Cardigans (Criminal Intentions #1)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings · published 2018

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE When a string of young queer men turn up dead in grisly murders, all signs point to the ex-boyfriend—but what should be an open-and-shut case is fraught with tension when BPD homicide detective Malcolm Khalaji joins up with a partner he never wanted. Rigid, ice-cold, and a stickler for the rules, Seong-Jae Yoon is a watchful presence whose obstinacy and unpredictability constantly remind Malcolm why he prefers to work alone... more

  • The Man with the Glass Eye (Criminal Intentions #3)
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    The Man with the Glass Eye (Criminal Intentions #3)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2018

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE Multiple execution-style murders hint at a mob hit, but when Malcolm and Seong-Jae follow the clues the last thing they expect is a host of very familiar--and very dead--faces. They say dead men tell no tales, but if Malcolm and Seong-Jae can't even trust the words of the living, they'll never catch a hit man dead set on burying every trace of an underworld secret...along with a few more bodies... more

  • Changing Faces (Criminal Intentions #4)
    #4

    Changing Faces (Criminal Intentions #4)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2018

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE With Malcolm on forced bed rest and off duty, Detective Seong-Jae Yoon faces his first solo case since joining the BPD--and it's one that will challenge his morals, his sense of duty, and his insistence on adhering to the letter of the law, especially when his actions in the Bishop case leave him questioning his own integrity... more

  • It's Witchcraft (Criminal Intentions #5)
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    It's Witchcraft (Criminal Intentions #5)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2018

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE An eerie ritualistic murder sends Malcolm and Seong-Jae down a bizarre path of the occult to find a killer--but when it comes to witchcraft, the suspect's not the only one casting a spell. With Seong-Jae haunting his dreams, Malcolm is practically bewitched, his trust in Seong-Jae growing deeper and deeper as both men learn to rely on each other... more

  • Where There’s Smoke (Criminal Intentions #6)
    #6

    Where There’s Smoke (Criminal Intentions #6)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2018

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE They say where there's smoke, there's fire—but Malcolm and Seong-Jae have a lot of blood and no body in a case where the only witness to a murder may be the killer himself. Yet as they chase down a victim who may or may not exist in a crime that may or may not have happened, it's the sparks flying between them that threaten to ignite into dangerous flame...and by the time this case is over, their relationship may never be the same... more

  • Cult of Personality (Criminal Intentions #7)
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    Cult of Personality (Criminal Intentions #7)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings · published 2019

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE "He pushed me." Three words turn a suspected suicide into an unsettling murder, pointing to a killer whose methods and motives threaten to expose buried memories of Seong-Jae's past. Yet neither Malcolm nor Seong-Jae are ready for the shadowed secrets that could shatter their tenuous new relationship, when a haunting presence seems to stalk them around every corner, watching their smallest move, baiting them and flirting just out of reach... more

  • Collateral Damage (Criminal Intentions #8)
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    Collateral Damage (Criminal Intentions #8)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings · published 2019

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tragedy strikes on the homefront when a husband and father snaps...but if Detectives Malcolm Khalaji and Seong-Jae Yoon can't track down a killer on the run, this crime of passion may take one more victim. Moral boundaries blur, lines cross, and even as a secretive puppetmaster watches from the shadows, both Malcolm and Seong-Jae must make a choice. One path leads to salvation. While the other may leave an innocent dead... more

  • A Single Bright Candle's Flame (Criminal Intentions #9)
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    A Single Bright Candle's Flame (Criminal Intentions #9)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2019

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE Detective Malcolm Khalaji is at a loss. For the second time in his life, he wasn't there when his lover needed him. And with Seong-Jae Yoon on leave pending an internal investigation, Malcolm doesn't know what to do with a shattered partner and boyfriend who's retreated from him into a dark and broken place. It's Gabrielle all over again...yet this time, Malcolm is determined to do this right... more

  • Backdraft (Criminal Intentions #10)
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    Backdraft (Criminal Intentions #10)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2019

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE When a 911 call goes wrong and a young man goes missing, it falls to Malcolm and Seong-Jae to investigate the responding officers when Internal Affairs' internal politics leave the case compromised and the officers aren't willing to talk. But with Seong-Jae on the wrong side of the thin blue line, tensions just may turn violent before the detectives find their answers--and only their trust in each other will keep this investigation from hitting a dead end... more

  • Crescendo (Criminal Intentions #11)
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    Crescendo (Criminal Intentions #11)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2019

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE "I'm sorry." A stage play turns into high drama when the leading man's mutilated body takes center stage--and the remorseful note pinned to his chest is Malcolm and Seong-Jae's only clue to finding the killer. What should be a simple case is complicated by secrets and lies; as more and more of Seong-Jae's past surfaces, every deflection and careful half-truth builds the walls between partners-turned-lovers higher still... more

  • The Golden Ratio (Criminal Intentions #14)
    #14

    The Golden Ratio (Criminal Intentions #14)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2019

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE The boys are back, and an old face from Seong-Jae’s past plunges BPD Detectives Malcolm Khalaji and Seong-Jae Yoon from a two-month suspension right into the depths of hell — and into one of the most horrific, grisly cases of Malcolm’s life. He's never seen anything like it. Macabre ritual killings, and the only one who's ever been able to crack the killer's pattern has been his partner and lover. But Malcolm and Seong-Jae aren't the only ones tracking this case... more

  • In Sequence (Criminal Intentions #15)
    #15

    In Sequence (Criminal Intentions #15)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2019

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE The Golden Ratio killer resurfaces in California to target a former victim, and this time the case takes Malcolm and Seong-Jae hunting deep into his past, searching for connections between victim and killer that may reveal his identity. But with the killer one step ahead of them, toying with them, leaving false trails at every turn, it's like playing Russian Roulette — and if they guess the wrong suspect out of a potential five, one misstep could leave many more dead... more

  • Cold Calculation (Criminal Intentions #16)
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    Cold Calculation (Criminal Intentions #16)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2019

    ABOUT THIS EPISODE How do you profile a serial killer who keeps changing his pattern? A body encased in ice and a cryptic message make Malcolm, Seong-Jae, and Aanga Joshi question everything they thought they'd learned about the Golden Ratio Killer. If their suspect can change his methods and alter his patterns, he could easily disappear... ...along with any chance of catching him before he completes his deadly game... more

  • Hard Angle (Criminal Intentions #17)
    #17

    Hard Angle (Criminal Intentions #17)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2020

    Unsettled tensions from the last case come to a head as Seong-Jae reveals his secrets — but will it be enough to repair the fractures in his relationship with Malcolm?Especially when their only promising lead on the Golden Ratio Killer's identity falls apart, along with any hope of returning home to Baltimore and to their life together.When their primary suspect turns up dead......after attempting to kill the daughter of another suspect... more

  • Divine Proportion (Criminal Intentions #19)
    #19

    Divine Proportion (Criminal Intentions #19)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2020

    20% of monthly revenues from sales of this book from now until January 1st, 2021 will be donated to causes supporting #BlackLivesMatter and the families of victims of police violence. While Captain Anjulie Zarate y Salazar faces a crisis of loyalty at home, Malcolm Khalaji faces another crisis in Los Angeles—one that will test him to his absolute limits.And that crisis is named Yoon Eun-Ji... more

  • Trajectory (Criminal Intentions #21)
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    Trajectory (Criminal Intentions #21)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2020

    Rising tensions between Malcolm, Seong-Jae, and Aanga Joshi reach a tipping point — and send our devilish duo on a rogue mission. Mal and Seong-Jae are off the radar, off the rails, and determined to track down the connection between Sila and the Golden Ratio Killer, no matter who stands in their way.One way or another, they'll put a name and a face to the nightmare.One way or another...they'll bring this to an end... more

  • Occam's Razor (Criminal Intentions #22)
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    Occam's Razor (Criminal Intentions #22)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2021

    It's said the simplest solution is usually the right one — but there's nothing simple about the complications that arise when their primary suspect for the white rabbit killer shows up on Malcolm and Seong-Jae's doorstep, dead and mutilated beyond recognition. All it takes is one body to make their entire case timeline fall apart.Unless it's not the body of their suspect at all... more

  • Fractal Recursion (Criminal Intentions #23)
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    Fractal Recursion (Criminal Intentions #23)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2021

    It's first blood drawn as the white rabbit dangles the lives of innocents in the balance, forcing Malcolm to choose between his parents and a missing FBI agent. Yet Malcolm's attempts to stall for time and find a better solution open a doorway into the Golden Ratio Killer's thoughts, his secrets...and the truth of the past that made him who he is today... more

  • Convergence (Criminal Intentions #24)
    #24

    Convergence (Criminal Intentions #24)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2021

    With Aanga Joshi's life hanging in the balance, it's Nico Madsen up against the ropes as Malcolm and Seong-Jae lock him in their sights. One boy could be the key to identifying the lodestone drawing Sila and the white rabbit to an unknown focal point — the place where summer ends.Yet Nico's loyalty to Sila may be stronger than even our detectives' unbreakable wills...unless unexpected allies can make this broken bird squawk... more

  • White Rabbit, Part I (Criminal Intentions #25)
    #25

    White Rabbit, Part I (Criminal Intentions #25)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2021

    A tense standoff with Sila uncovers more than Seong-Jae ever wanted to know about the strings Sila's pulled in his past. The pain he's caused. The deaths he's responsible for.And he may be responsible for yet one more, as Sila uses his own life as a bargaining chip to keep Malcolm and Seong-Jae at bay. Throughout Sila's twisted reconstruction of his past, the full story comes clear, yet one question remains hanging over their heads:Where is the white rabbit?

  • White Rabbit, Part II (Criminal Intentions #26)
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    White Rabbit, Part II (Criminal Intentions #26)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2021

    The white rabbit crashes storytime with Sila, Malcolm, and Seong-Jae — a little too literally, leaving our intrepid detectives battered but not broken. Yet what they find with the white rabbit's arrival could destroy even the strongest man: a diabolical game with over two dozen lives at stake, turning their final showdown into a macabre stage play with the white rabbit as its star... more

  • Gently Come Knocking (Criminal Intentions #27)
    #27

    Gently Come Knocking (Criminal Intentions #27)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2021

    ** Warning: the following description contains heavy spoilers for the ending of Criminal Intentions: Season Two. ** Malcolm Khalaji is one paternity test away from a breakdown. When a one-night stand from a year ago shows up on his doorstep, she's bringing more than a trip down memory lane — and her little bundle of joy may just be a bundle of trouble if it turns out the baby is actually his... more

  • And So We See Darkly (Criminal Intentions #28)
    #28

    And So We See Darkly (Criminal Intentions #28)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2021

    COP KILLER.That's the accusation scrawled on the home of a dead man, found executed in his own bedroom. That's the tawdry headline thrown around every news channel, every social media feed, every conversation taking over Baltimore.That's the name given to a man who may have been innocent, but never had the chance to prove it — and now Malcolm and Seong-Jae must solve his murder. A death that never should have happened; a death on their watch, when legal technicalities tied their hands... more

  • Like a Lion (Criminal Intentions #29)
    #29

    Like a Lion (Criminal Intentions #29)

    Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2022

    A new homicide case raises a question with no clear answer:Who is the victim?When a charred body is recovered inside a burned-out car, before Malcolm and Seong-Jae can solve the case they must first trace the victim's identity. License plate removed. ID missing. Teeth pulled from the skull. The victim's killers knew exactly how to hide their tracks, but careful forensics work and two stubborn detectives mean the name of the dead won't remain buried for long.A name for a name... more

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