
I Hunt Killers
Jasper Dent Series, Book 1
فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2012
Lexile Score
750
ATOS
5.2
Interest Level
9-12(UG)
نویسنده
Charlie Thurstonناشر
Hachette Book Groupشابک
9781611131888
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی

Starred review from February 20, 2012
Lyga continues to shift genres, delivering a superb mystery/thriller that explores what it’s like to have a monster for a father. Seventeen-year-old Jazz’s father, Billy Dent, was a prolific and brilliant serial killer who did his best to educate his son in the ways of murder. With Billy in prison for life, Jazz longs to overcome the stigma of his family history, but when a new serial killer strikes his small town, he is drawn into the investigation. Along with his hemophiliac best friend, Howie, and his girlfriend, Connie, Jazz applies the gruesome knowledge his father passed along in an attempt to discover the killer and overcome his fear that he might become a murderer himself. Lyga (Boy Toy) delivers a taut, gory tale that can easily stand on its own as an adult thriller, with a large group of suspects and plenty of red herrings. But it’s Jazz’s internal conflict about his exposure to his father’s evil that adds extra dimension and makes the book shine. Additional books are planned, and TV rights have sold to Warner Bros. Ages 15–up. Agent: Kathleen Anderson, Anderson Literary Management.

Being the son of a serial killer is one burden that 17-year-old Jasper (Jazz) Dent carries with him, along with the heavier burden of fearing he will follow in his father's footsteps. Charlie Thurston's understated performance captures the palpable tension of the story. Amid Jazz's memories of the gruesome and sadistic murders his father has committed are the everyday routines of school and caring for his failing grandmother. Thurston's voicing for the evil Billy Dent is especially creepy and provides a counterpoint to the voice of the easygoing Sheriff Tanner. As a copycat killer emerges, Jazz vows to help the police. Is there atonement for Jazz, or will he finally be tempted to complete what his father hoped was his destiny? Listeners will need a strong stomach and a clear moral compass to appreciate this story. L.D.H. (c) AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine
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