Tag: serial killer
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, kidnapping, murder mystery, mystery, police drama, police procedural, psycopath, review, serial killer
An Evil Mind by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #6)
A freak accident in rural Wyoming leads the Sheriff’s Department to arrest a man for a possible double homicide, but further investigations suggest a much more horrifying discovery. A serial killer who has been kidnapping, torturing and mutilating victims all over the United States for at least twenty-five years. The suspect claims he is a pawn in a huge labyrinth of lies and deception … Read More An Evil Mind by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #6)
+ 1930s, 1970s, fiction, murder, review, serial killer, Shakespeare
Put Out The Light by Guy Hale readalong The Shakespeare Murders Book #3
Act III Stratford-upon-Avon, spring 1972. On the streets of Stratford, four murders remain unsolved. For DC Toby Marlowe, there is only one potential killer: Oliver Lawrence. But nobody has seen Oliver for over fifteen years. They don’t even know what he looks like; they are chasing a shadow. Genre: Crime FictionPublisher: The Bullington Press Oliver’s first act is complete. As spring turns to summer, Act I, … Read More Put Out The Light by Guy Hale readalong The Shakespeare Murders Book #3
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The Other Boy by Heidi Field
When the worst comes calling… Scott and Blair Bagby are a happy, successful English couple living in the suburbs with their teenage son and Great Dane. Life seems good, until one beautiful spring morning when a detective inspector knocks on their door asking if their son is home, unleashing an unspeakable horror that blows apart the life they thought they had. Police have discovered … Read More The Other Boy by Heidi Field
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One By One by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #5)
‘I need your help, Detective. Fire or water?’ Detective Robert Hunter of the LAPD’s Homicide Special Section receives an anonymous call asking him to go to a specific web address – a private broadcast. Hunter logs on and a show devised for his eyes only immediately begins. But the caller doesn’t want Detective Hunter to just watch, he wants him to participate, and refusal … Read More One By One by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #5)
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The Death Sculptor by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #4)
‘Good job you didn’t turn on the lights …’ A student nurse has the shock of her life when she discovers her patient, prosecutor Derek Nicholson, brutally murdered in his bed. The act seems senseless – Nicholson was terminally ill with only weeks to live. But what most shocks Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Robbery Homicide Division is the calling card the … Read More The Death Sculptor by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #4)
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The Night Stalker by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #3)
An unidentified female body is brought into the Los Angeles County morgue. The cause of death is still unclear. Her body bares no marks; except for the fact that her most intimate parts have been stitched shut. But what shocks the pathologist the most is that the killer had left something inside her. Something so monstrous Detective Robert Hunter, of the Los Angeles Homicide … Read More The Night Stalker by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #3)
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The Executioner by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #2)
Imagine your worst fear – and then meet your worst nightmare… Inside a Los Angeles church, on the altar steps, lies the blood-soaked, decapitated body of a priest. Carefully positioned, legs stretched out, arms crossed over the chest, the most horrifying thing of all is that the priest’s head has been replaced by that of a dog. Later, the forensic team discover that, on … Read More The Executioner by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #2)
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Little Red Death by A K Benedict
ONCE UPON A TIME LIKE YOU’VE NEVER READ IT BEFORE . . . DI Lyla Rondell is on the case of a lifetime. Tasked with investigating a series of perplexing deaths, the only lead she has is that each appears to be based on a different classic fairy tale. Far from the stuff of bedtime stories, the press is having a field day with what … Read More Little Red Death by A K Benedict
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The Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #1)
When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles National Forest, Homicide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself entering a horrific and recurring nightmare. Naked, strung from two parallel wooden posts, the victim was sadistically tortured before meeting an excruciatingly painful death. All the skin has been ripped from her face – while she was … Read More The Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #1)
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Into Thin Air by Ørjan Karlsson translated by Ian Giles Arctic Mysteries #1
When nineteen-year-old Iselin Hanssen disappears during a run in a popular hiking area in Bodø, northern Norway, suspicion quickly falls on her boyfriend. For investigator Jakob Weber, the case seems clear-cut, almost unexceptional, even though there is some suggestion that Iselin lived parts of her life beneath the radar of both family and friends. #IntoThinAir X/Twitter @Ørjan Karlsson @OrendaBooks #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #bookX #booktwitter Instagram @orjan_nk @orendabooks @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour #Norway But events take … Read More Into Thin Air by Ørjan Karlsson translated by Ian Giles Arctic Mysteries #1
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All The Colours Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker
A missing persons mystery, a serial killer thriller, and an epic love story – with a unique twist on each… Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of teenager Joseph ‘Patch’ Macauley. Nobody more so than Saint Brown, who will risk everything to find her best friend. But when she does: it will break her heart. Patch lies … Read More All The Colours Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker
Unsolved (Cal Lovett Files #1) by Heather Critchlow
He won’t rest until he finds out the truth… Cal Lovett is obsessed with finding justice for the families of missing people. His true crime podcast is his way of helping others, even if he can’t help himself. His sister, Margot, disappeared when he was a child. Only one man seems to know something. But he’s behind bars and can’t be trusted. So when … Read More Unsolved (Cal Lovett Files #1) by Heather Critchlow
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