Need help identifying present day author

His first book was published in 2012

His first book is the first of a trilogy

His first book is an Amazon best seller

One of his book series has a female protagonist (this book series may not be the trilogy)

one of his books has the female protagonist being sexually assaulted

He lives somewhere in Houston, Texas

Please help me find his books, thanks

Maybe Justin Cronin?

No, that's not it

Richard Laymon

no

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Do you know for certain that the author is a man? What is the genre? I assume the books are fiction, but are they mystery/thrillers or something else?

yes the author is a man, yes the books are fiction, and yes some of his books are mystery/thriller

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Does he write young adult or regular adult?
Do you remember anything about the covers?

Are you certain it’s not Justin Cronin? It really sounds like “the passage”..a girl is captured and it’s the first in a trilogy and the sequel is from 2012..

>12 Lexster: Amy (the main character in The Passage isn't sexually assaulted.

>1 SoraKeyBoy: You could start with this list: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Writers_from_Houston