The Black Pill

A Jackson & Dallas Thriller

By: L.J. Sellers

Narrated by: John Bell

A body wrapped in plastic turns up in the middle of the road — with no ID and no viable explanation. The pressure builds when Detective Jackson must also locate a missing woman that few people seem to know. Both victims lived on society’s edge, so witnesses and leads are scarce. Worried that the woman’s life is in peril, Jackson resorts to following her ex-boyfriend, but the effort backfires in a deadly way.

Across the country, FBI Agent Jamie Dallas takes on a dangerous undercover assignment — tracking a sexual predator who brags about his assaults in a perverse dark-web forum. Using an alias, Dallas travels to Jackson’s hometown and discovers that her target’s crimes are just the opening salvo. Yet confronting the hatemongers could get her killed.

The investigators race the clock to find the victims, but will they discover the connection in time to save all the women caught in the deviant trap?

©2020 L.J. Sellers (P)2020 L.J. Sellers

Good story

Interesting read—two stories, two law enforcement officers, different areas of the US. Bringing the two parts together was done in a believable and natural way.

I listened to the audio book. Thankfully, this was a relatively short book—8 hours, I think. Thankfully because the narration was horrendous. I almost gave up but I like LJ Sellers books and managed to get to the end without losing my cool. The narrator did keep his various voices distinct and consistent and he read with enthusiasm. But almost every character came off sounding corny and worse. I enjoy audio books but I think I’ll stick to print copies for LJ Sellers in the future.

One question: What is the black pill? Did I miss something?