The Executioner

By: Chris Carter

Narrated by: Thomas Judd

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legs stretched out, arms crossed over the chest, the most horrifying thing of all is that the priest's head has been replaced by that of a dog.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 the victim's chest, the figure 3 has been scrawled in blood.

At first Detective Robert Hunter believes that this is a ritualistic killing. But as more bodies surface, he is forced to reassess. All the victims died in the way they feared the most. Their worst nightmares have literally come true. But how could the killer have known? And what links these apparently random victims?

Hunter finds himself on the trail of an elusive and sadistic killer, someone who apparently has the power to read his victims' minds. Someone who can sense what scares his victims the most. Someone who will stop at nothing to achieve his twisted aim.

©2010 Chris Carter. All rights reserved (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, UK. All Rights Reserved.

Not for me

Graphic and unnecessarily detailed torture. This was not a read for me, I found myself skipping forward in the book just to get to the story without the gory details.

Magic breaks immersion

Well written story, but magical visions were too much for me.
Let's-split-up-tactics was disappointing.

Average detective story

I have heard better and worse. I still miss that psychological brilliance Hunter should be possessed with. It didn’t help him in any significant way during the investigation. It is just another methodical police procedural based story.