Killer

A Jack Rhodes Mystery, Book 1

By: Stephen Carpenter

Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine

For fans of Robert Parker's smart but tough-as-nails heroes, screenwriter Stephen Carpenter introduces a new character to the mystery genre, Jack Rhodes. Jack is an author and former boxer who was on his way to literary success when his life was blown apart by the horrific suicide of his fiancee.

Devastated, Jack went on a fifteen-month alcoholic spiral into near oblivion before eventually working past his demons to become a best-selling crime novelist. But just as Jack is finishing his fourth book about a vicious serial killer, the LAPD interrupts his quiet routine with news of what appears to be a copycat murder from his first book. There's just one problem - the murder took place before Jack's book was published.

Jack begins to investigate, using techniques he learned through his meticulous research with police and FBI investigators. To his horror, Jack soon discovers that each of the murders he imagined are real...down to the most harrowing details. And Jack is Suspect Number One...

Jack winds up on the run, a fugitive haunted by his past and hunted by the very cops and FBI agents he has befriended. Jack must use every resource he has to prevent the murder of a woman he knows will be next in his series of novels. He must piece together shattered memories from the fragments he recalls during his drunken fifteen-month blackout.

©2010 Stephen Carpenter (P)2013 Stephen Carpenter

Great story....great narration.

If you could sum up Killer in three words, what would they be?

I liked it

Any additional comments?

Really liked it....lots of twists and turns...if you liked "Silence of the Lambs" even just a little bit you will enjoy this read!

Scary

What did you love best about Killer?

All the twist and turns. Just when you have it all figure out it goes another way.

What other book might you compare Killer to and why?

It reminds me of Stephen Kings books but this was a lot scarier from the very beginning.

What does Noah Michael Levine bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His voice kept me thinking he was the main character talking to me telling me what happen to him.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

This may sound strange to you but it was the first paragraph that moved me right away.

Good action story

This is a classic ‘guy’s book. Hardbitten action. Tough guys. All the women are beautiful, but smart and talented. Not really my type of book but kept me listening. My husband will love it!

A very entertaining read.

Someone else wrote a review saying something like it was a breath of fresh air. It was a delightful tale and I cannot wait for the next one. This one was a killer!!

Hope there is a sequel

I love the main character! The audible book was excellent! Hope Stephen Carpenter can get these two love birds in some more mischief!