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Frank Quinn #2
In for the Kill
New York Times bestseller Frank Quinn, the relentless detective who made his debut in John Lutz's acclaimed thriller "Darker Than Night, " faces his toughest--and most personal--case yet. . .
An Invitation Written In Blood. . .
A madman is stalking women in the city. By the time his victims are found, they've been dismembered with careful precision, their limbs stacked into a gruesome pyramid and completely cleansed of every last drop of blood.
To Catch A Killer--Or Die Next. . .
Accustomed to working on the most grisly homicides, detective Frank Quinn's nerves don't rattle easily. But when the last names of the killer's victims spell out "Q-u-i-n-n," the veteran cop feels a chill run down his spine. Then a fresh victim is linked to the one woman Quinn can't stop desiring. Hunting down killers is what Quinn does best. But this time, Quinn is up against a psychopath that will test him as never before. . .
"Lutz is one of the masters."--Ridley Pearson
"A major talent."--John Lescroart
"I've been a fan for years."--T. Jefferson Parker
An Invitation Written In Blood. . .
A madman is stalking women in the city. By the time his victims are found, they've been dismembered with careful precision, their limbs stacked into a gruesome pyramid and completely cleansed of every last drop of blood.
To Catch A Killer--Or Die Next. . .
Accustomed to working on the most grisly homicides, detective Frank Quinn's nerves don't rattle easily. But when the last names of the killer's victims spell out "Q-u-i-n-n," the veteran cop feels a chill run down his spine. Then a fresh victim is linked to the one woman Quinn can't stop desiring. Hunting down killers is what Quinn does best. But this time, Quinn is up against a psychopath that will test him as never before. . .
"Lutz is one of the masters."--Ridley Pearson
"A major talent."--John Lescroart
"I've been a fan for years."--T. Jefferson Parker
477 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 2007
About the author
John Lutz
221 books291 followersLibrarian’s note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
John Lutz has captivated suspense enthusiasts for over four decades. He has been one of the premier voices in contemporary hard-boiled fiction. His work includes political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective, thriller; virtually every mystery sub-genre. John Lutz published his first short story in 1966 in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and has been publishing regularly ever since. He is the author of more than fifty novels and 250 short stories and articles.
His novels and short fiction have been translated into virtually every language and adapted for almost every medium. He is a past president of both Mystery Writers of America and Private Eye Writers of America. Among his awards are the MWA Edgar, the PWA Shamus, The Trophee 813 Award for best mystery short story collection translated into the French language, the PWA Life Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer Lifetime Achievement Award.
He is the author of two private eye series, the Nudger series, set in his home town of St. Louis, and the Carver series, set in Florida, as well as many non-series suspense novels. His SWF SEEKS SAME was made into the hit movie SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his novel THE EX was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he co-authored the screenplay.
Lutz and his wife, Barbara, split their time between St. Louis and Sarasota, Florida.
John Lutz has captivated suspense enthusiasts for over four decades. He has been one of the premier voices in contemporary hard-boiled fiction. His work includes political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective, thriller; virtually every mystery sub-genre. John Lutz published his first short story in 1966 in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and has been publishing regularly ever since. He is the author of more than fifty novels and 250 short stories and articles.
His novels and short fiction have been translated into virtually every language and adapted for almost every medium. He is a past president of both Mystery Writers of America and Private Eye Writers of America. Among his awards are the MWA Edgar, the PWA Shamus, The Trophee 813 Award for best mystery short story collection translated into the French language, the PWA Life Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer Lifetime Achievement Award.
He is the author of two private eye series, the Nudger series, set in his home town of St. Louis, and the Carver series, set in Florida, as well as many non-series suspense novels. His SWF SEEKS SAME was made into the hit movie SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his novel THE EX was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he co-authored the screenplay.
Lutz and his wife, Barbara, split their time between St. Louis and Sarasota, Florida.
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October 30, 2009
One cool book. Lutz is now on my list of authors to read. This was my first book from him and it was great. Get on the train and hold on because this book will take you for a ride. Harlan Coben said Lutz is a hell of an author and I agree with him. I encourage you to read this book.
August 5, 2020
"He understood now that he hadn't escaped the swamp. He never would."
In For the Kill was "meh" in every sense. The best parts for me were the flashbacks to the killer's childhood. I usually don't care for leaps back in forth in time, but I think it was done well here, and I enjoyed these expeditions into the past. The killer's method of displaying the bodies was interesting, I think there was potential for a really creepy and fascinating killer here. There is also a twist in the last third or so of the book that I didn't see coming. It wasn't wholly original, but it was unexpected. This reveal was where the pace finally picked up for me.
This book could have been condensed significantly. The repetitiveness made the story drag on longer than necessary (describing each crime scene as exactly like the last, for pages, at every crime scene, forever) before finally picking up the pace towards the grand finale. After slowly trudging through up to this point, I raced to the end for answers. I didn't get them, at least not the ones I wanted. The big ending didn't really make sense. Instead of offering any explanation for the bait and switch of the ending, the author instead summed up return to a boring life for the remaining characters. I didn't have strong ties to any of the characters, so I wasn't very interested in any of these tidy endings. There was a way bigger issue to get to the bottom of than if the retired cops daughter got back with her boyfriend, the human worm.
Other than some interesting things about the killer, the rest of the characters were not very interesting cliches, from hardened, grisly cop to his media-conscious boss, there just wasn't much to appreciate about any of the characters, particularly the female characters. From this book you would understand women to do little aside from gazing at themselves in reflective surfaces and online shopping. Even the "tough" female cop is basically a pretty puppet, running around and being angry, but hot (in that 'she's so cute when she's mad' way of course).
Meh.
In For the Kill was "meh" in every sense. The best parts for me were the flashbacks to the killer's childhood. I usually don't care for leaps back in forth in time, but I think it was done well here, and I enjoyed these expeditions into the past. The killer's method of displaying the bodies was interesting, I think there was potential for a really creepy and fascinating killer here. There is also a twist in the last third or so of the book that I didn't see coming. It wasn't wholly original, but it was unexpected. This reveal was where the pace finally picked up for me.
This book could have been condensed significantly. The repetitiveness made the story drag on longer than necessary (describing each crime scene as exactly like the last, for pages, at every crime scene, forever) before finally picking up the pace towards the grand finale. After slowly trudging through up to this point, I raced to the end for answers. I didn't get them, at least not the ones I wanted. The big ending didn't really make sense. Instead of offering any explanation for the bait and switch of the ending, the author instead summed up return to a boring life for the remaining characters. I didn't have strong ties to any of the characters, so I wasn't very interested in any of these tidy endings. There was a way bigger issue to get to the bottom of than if the retired cops daughter got back with her boyfriend, the human worm.
Other than some interesting things about the killer, the rest of the characters were not very interesting cliches, from hardened, grisly cop to his media-conscious boss, there just wasn't much to appreciate about any of the characters, particularly the female characters. From this book you would understand women to do little aside from gazing at themselves in reflective surfaces and online shopping. Even the "tough" female cop is basically a pretty puppet, running around and being angry, but hot (in that 'she's so cute when she's mad' way of course).
Meh.
June 4, 2018
The amount of filler in this novel was disappointing. Lutz is an adept enough writer, but he chooses to toss in endless points-of-view (most of them ultimately pointless, since it's obvious when a woman is going to get killed off) and a ho-hum backstory about the serial killer.
The good guys, the folks we should root for, are...drab. Quinn is your typical grizzled cop. Pearl is the quick-tempered, buxom love interest. Feds is the rumpled cop. Renz is the PR-conscious boss. None of them did much of interest. Pearl has the most interesting story – or I should say the most titillating. Her actions are unprofessional and mystifying, and the fact that she gets off with a slap on the wrist boggles the mind.
The serial killer is just another serial killer. His murders are shockingly gruesome, which does raise the stakes, but there isn't much to distinguish him from a host of other fictional killers. His flashback sections drag on and on, for reasons I can't ascertain. His grievances with his mother could've been explained in a few chapters of him reminiscing instead of transporting us back in time for pages and pages.
Again, I question why Lutz used so many female victim POVs, and why he has Team Quinn trot off to basically identical crime scenes over and over. I don't need to read Nift, the medical examiner, explaining how this crime scene is the same as the last one – just like he explained how the last one was the same as the one before that.
The police work (if you want to call it that) isn't exactly top-tier. Team Quinn interviews people, then waits until they're called to the next murder scene. The climax only happens because the cops forget fairly obvious points regarding building construction, and because one of the cops doesn't think it's necessary to inform Quinn that his own daughter is in the same hotel as the “Mom bait” operation. I realize this is fiction, but please, don't run completely off the rails.
This novel is able to keep a three-star rating mainly because Lutz is a technically sound writer. Most of the descriptions are outstanding, and most of the observations and social commentary are spot-on. I just wish the story was better structured, and that the “WTF” moments were culled.
The good guys, the folks we should root for, are...drab. Quinn is your typical grizzled cop. Pearl is the quick-tempered, buxom love interest. Feds is the rumpled cop. Renz is the PR-conscious boss. None of them did much of interest. Pearl has the most interesting story – or I should say the most titillating. Her actions are unprofessional and mystifying, and the fact that she gets off with a slap on the wrist boggles the mind.
The serial killer is just another serial killer. His murders are shockingly gruesome, which does raise the stakes, but there isn't much to distinguish him from a host of other fictional killers. His flashback sections drag on and on, for reasons I can't ascertain. His grievances with his mother could've been explained in a few chapters of him reminiscing instead of transporting us back in time for pages and pages.
Again, I question why Lutz used so many female victim POVs, and why he has Team Quinn trot off to basically identical crime scenes over and over. I don't need to read Nift, the medical examiner, explaining how this crime scene is the same as the last one – just like he explained how the last one was the same as the one before that.
The police work (if you want to call it that) isn't exactly top-tier. Team Quinn interviews people, then waits until they're called to the next murder scene. The climax only happens because the cops forget fairly obvious points regarding building construction, and because one of the cops doesn't think it's necessary to inform Quinn that his own daughter is in the same hotel as the “Mom bait” operation. I realize this is fiction, but please, don't run completely off the rails.
This novel is able to keep a three-star rating mainly because Lutz is a technically sound writer. Most of the descriptions are outstanding, and most of the observations and social commentary are spot-on. I just wish the story was better structured, and that the “WTF” moments were culled.
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September 11, 2009
This was a nice, mindless fast-paced read. The plot wasn't particularly original or frightening - it was in fact a bit repetetive - but it was definitely an enjoyable read. I was left a little annoyed at all of the loose ends and pointless plotlines...(vibrating cell phones - where was the tie in..., relationship between brothers? disconnected family background of the killer, how did the killer actually leave a single fingerprint when he wears gloves? Why does Quinn's daughter seem to sleep with ever man in the book? And what the heck is the Butcher's fascination with Quinn - as far as we are told, there is no prior interaction, so why spell out the name of a retired police officer...
Despite all the questions, it was entertaining if you just want a quick police-procedural.
Despite all the questions, it was entertaining if you just want a quick police-procedural.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 14, 2017
It is the old dismemberment ploy--not sure why the killer does this. It gives three retired cops something to do. Quinn's daughter gets mixed up with a killer.
February 20, 2020
Ponieważ pierwsze spotkanie z Frankiem Quinnem (powieść Mrok), nowojorskim policjantem i protagonistą cyklu powieściowego Frank Quinn pióra Johna Lutza, amerykańskiego twórcy kryminałów, sensacji i thrillerów, uznałem za udane, więc siłą rzeczy musiałem sięgnąć po drugą książkę serii, czyli Rzeźnika. Nieraz wyśmienitym nawet pozycjom zdarza się czekać w tej sytuacji dość, albo nawet bardzo długo, ale ten cykl wydawniczy ma na grzbiecie każdego tomu wypisany bardzo czytelną i rzucającą się w oczy czcionką tytuł oraz nazwisko autora, a ponieważ poszczególne tomy są dość grube, więc grzbiety szerokie i z daleka kuszą na bibliotecznej półce. Tak więc jakoś wychodzi, że ile razy zajdę do biblioteki, to Lutz też ląduje w plecaku.
Jak się łatwo domyślić po tytule, Rzeźnik to kryminał z odrobiną makabreski, a tytuł wziął się z modus operandi i przydomka głównego czarnego bohatera, który morduje kobiety a rozkawałkowane ciała ofiar układa w przemyślne stosiki. Nie gustuję za takimi klimatami, zwykle są one w ogóle nieuzasadnione w psychice i przeszłości powieściowych sprawców, przez co aż niesmaczne staje się zabieganie o sukces sprzedażowy przez odwoływanie się do niezdrowych fascynacji masowego czytelnika. Lutz jednak staje na wysokości zadania i w tym przypadku geneza takiej a nie innej zbrodniczej fiksacji jest przyzwoicie umotywowana i akceptowalnie prawdopodobna.
Fabuły nie będę zdradzał, gdyż w literaturze kryminalnej i sensacyjnej samodzielne odkrywanie tego, co dalej, jest jednym z kluczowych elementów satysfakcji czytelnika. Powiem tylko, że mamy do czynienia z klasycznym połączeniem kryminału (powieści detektywistycznej) i thrillera. Fabuła prosta, nieco może na siłę wzbogacona, by utrudnić czytelnikowi odgadnięcie przed czasem who is who. W dodatku każdy, kto się oczytał w amerykańskich produkcjach wie, jak się historia w tym kanonie musi skończyć. O zaskakiwaniu czytelnika raczej nie ma więc mowy, a postacie wydają się jeszcze bardziej komiksowe niż w Mroku. O dziwo, czyta się to, mimo makabrycznych w założeniu opisów zwłok, całkiem lekko, szybko i przyjemnie. Rzeźnik świetnie by się nadał do, jak to mówię, literatury pociągowej i poczekalniowej lub też na serial HBO. Szkoda, że wydawca nie do końca się przyłożył i ilość drobnych błędów jest jak dla mnie nieco zbyt duża. Niestety autor też zaliczył drobne wpadki merytoryczne (kryminalistyczne), ale nie na tyle poważne, by naruszyły logikę fabuły czy zniesmaczyły czytelnika, zwłaszcza mniej uważnego.
Reasumując – specjalnie nie ma co Rzeźnika wychwalać, to nie żadne arcydzieło, ale na tyle trzyma poziom, że chyba po trzecią odsłonę cyklu sięgnę niedługo.
źródło:
http://klub-aa.blogspot.com/2020/02/r...
Jak się łatwo domyślić po tytule, Rzeźnik to kryminał z odrobiną makabreski, a tytuł wziął się z modus operandi i przydomka głównego czarnego bohatera, który morduje kobiety a rozkawałkowane ciała ofiar układa w przemyślne stosiki. Nie gustuję za takimi klimatami, zwykle są one w ogóle nieuzasadnione w psychice i przeszłości powieściowych sprawców, przez co aż niesmaczne staje się zabieganie o sukces sprzedażowy przez odwoływanie się do niezdrowych fascynacji masowego czytelnika. Lutz jednak staje na wysokości zadania i w tym przypadku geneza takiej a nie innej zbrodniczej fiksacji jest przyzwoicie umotywowana i akceptowalnie prawdopodobna.
Fabuły nie będę zdradzał, gdyż w literaturze kryminalnej i sensacyjnej samodzielne odkrywanie tego, co dalej, jest jednym z kluczowych elementów satysfakcji czytelnika. Powiem tylko, że mamy do czynienia z klasycznym połączeniem kryminału (powieści detektywistycznej) i thrillera. Fabuła prosta, nieco może na siłę wzbogacona, by utrudnić czytelnikowi odgadnięcie przed czasem who is who. W dodatku każdy, kto się oczytał w amerykańskich produkcjach wie, jak się historia w tym kanonie musi skończyć. O zaskakiwaniu czytelnika raczej nie ma więc mowy, a postacie wydają się jeszcze bardziej komiksowe niż w Mroku. O dziwo, czyta się to, mimo makabrycznych w założeniu opisów zwłok, całkiem lekko, szybko i przyjemnie. Rzeźnik świetnie by się nadał do, jak to mówię, literatury pociągowej i poczekalniowej lub też na serial HBO. Szkoda, że wydawca nie do końca się przyłożył i ilość drobnych błędów jest jak dla mnie nieco zbyt duża. Niestety autor też zaliczył drobne wpadki merytoryczne (kryminalistyczne), ale nie na tyle poważne, by naruszyły logikę fabuły czy zniesmaczyły czytelnika, zwłaszcza mniej uważnego.
Reasumując – specjalnie nie ma co Rzeźnika wychwalać, to nie żadne arcydzieło, ale na tyle trzyma poziom, że chyba po trzecią odsłonę cyklu sięgnę niedługo.
źródło:
http://klub-aa.blogspot.com/2020/02/r...
August 16, 2023
This is a book that I read during the day while floating around in the pool. Definitely could not read at night. Definitely will not finish it. Writing is excellent. But it’s just too too gory for me.
January 18, 2018
What a SAD Ending...
February 23, 2017
A good serial-killer thriller in the Frank Quinn series. This is the second in the series and the second I have read. A really fast-paced engrossing thriller even though it was quite long at 477 pages. The book is about a very nasty killer of young women who drowns his victims, then dissects them and cleans all the body parts in a bathtub, leaving the parts neatly stacked for the police. Frank Quinn is called out of retirement to try to catch the killer along with Pearl and Fedderman who assisted on the previous case as related in Darker Than Night. After several of the killings, it is noted that the killer is spelling out QUINN using his victims' last names. Can Quinn and his team stop the killings before he strikes again? And will Quinn's daughter become a victim of the killer? The novel also delves into the mind of the killer and how what happened to him as a child affected him for life. Overall, a good page-turner with a sicko villain!
December 26, 2012
Sebuah novel thriller dengan 72 bab ini cukup menarik dari segi cover maupun ceritanya.
Suguhan adegan per adegan pembunuhan secara sadis dengan korban semua perempuan (lajang dan rata-rata berambut cokelat) dilakukan sangat rapi oleh "si jagal" begitu disebut, membuat teka-teki yang harus dipecahkan oleh Frank Quinn bersama timnya Pearl Kasner dan Fedderman, mereka ditunjuk secara langsung oleh Deputi Kepala Kepolisian New York, Harley Renz.
Cerita dengan alur maju dan alur mundur (ke era 1979) membuat kita menebak-nebak siapa sebenarnya Dia "si jagal" dan masa lalunya, kejutan demi kejutan di bab demi bab yang diciptakan oleh pengarang John Lutz bikin mata serasa gak ngantuk (jadi pengen cepat diselesaikan bacanya :D )
Akhirnya well.. cukuplah 3 bintang saya sematkan karena agak kecewa sedikit endingnya, tapi.. kapan-kapan tetap pengen baca Frank Quinn series book berikutnya :D
Suguhan adegan per adegan pembunuhan secara sadis dengan korban semua perempuan (lajang dan rata-rata berambut cokelat) dilakukan sangat rapi oleh "si jagal" begitu disebut, membuat teka-teki yang harus dipecahkan oleh Frank Quinn bersama timnya Pearl Kasner dan Fedderman, mereka ditunjuk secara langsung oleh Deputi Kepala Kepolisian New York, Harley Renz.
Cerita dengan alur maju dan alur mundur (ke era 1979) membuat kita menebak-nebak siapa sebenarnya Dia "si jagal" dan masa lalunya, kejutan demi kejutan di bab demi bab yang diciptakan oleh pengarang John Lutz bikin mata serasa gak ngantuk (jadi pengen cepat diselesaikan bacanya :D )
Akhirnya well.. cukuplah 3 bintang saya sematkan karena agak kecewa sedikit endingnya, tapi.. kapan-kapan tetap pengen baca Frank Quinn series book berikutnya :D
November 12, 2009
This is a book I recommend to anyone who enjoys to read about serial killers. Outstanding book and the kind you just can't put down.
February 5, 2013
Lots of descriptive violence from a serial killer with a twist here and there. Since I side with the victims and consider the best part the end, I rate this 7 of 10 stars.
November 18, 2015
Another fantastic suspense, absolutely loved it.
December 3, 2021
This is my first John Lutz book. I liked the story.. I did not fall in love with any of the main characters. I did not understand why we had to go over each crime scene.. when they were all exactly alike. I was like Pearl and could not stand the coroner, but at the same time I could not stand Pearl . I did not understand why 3 retired cops were put in charge of a high profile case. I liked the killer and loved the flashbacks to his childhood. I wish there was more explanation of that..... and I was disappointed with the ending... there was this huge build up and then everyone dies and there are no answers and boy oh boy did the author drop the ball on the daughter... .there should have been something when he realized the serial killer had his daughter instead of everyone goes back to their retired boring lives??????
September 1, 2017
Serial killer taunts the police in such a way that they bring back retired detective Frank Quinn and his team of 2 other retired detectives. The Butcher drowns his victims, dismembers them, neatly stacks the body parts in the tub, and scours the bathroom to a spotless shine with any cleaning product in the apartment. The initials of the victims spell Quinn's name.
This was a 3.5 book. It was a little longer than needed; we didn't need all of the details on each new victim. And I'm not sure the sub-plot about Quinn's daughter was needed (unless that will develop in future stories). The level of suspense and action, especially the back story of The Butcher, were well kept until the mother came to NYC. Still, I'll try another by Mr. Lutz because I did enjoy this book.
This was a 3.5 book. It was a little longer than needed; we didn't need all of the details on each new victim. And I'm not sure the sub-plot about Quinn's daughter was needed (unless that will develop in future stories). The level of suspense and action, especially the back story of The Butcher, were well kept until the mother came to NYC. Still, I'll try another by Mr. Lutz because I did enjoy this book.
June 12, 2018
I didn't like this as much as the first book in the series. The plot was pretty predictable, painfully so. I also had an issue with the three lead investigators, who are all former but no longer current police officers, being given the running on such a high profile case and still working it without much supervision after eight murders and still no leads. Although the killings could have been rather gruesome and or terrifying they were written really dispassionately, as if we were reading a weather forecast. So it was kind of boring, oh another death - same again, ho hum.
The twist was OK but the rest of the story was a bit lame. I'm not sure if I'll continue with this series now.
The twist was OK but the rest of the story was a bit lame. I'm not sure if I'll continue with this series now.
July 7, 2019
Fast paced story about a serial killer dismembering his victims. Retired detective Frank Quinn is brought in to find the killer. He is helped out by 2 other retired detectives, one of whom is his former lover and she goes on to get involved with a potential suspect. Quinn's daughter shows up and moves in with him.amd she inadvertently gets involved with the killer.
The story has a few chapters that go back into the past to reveal the killer's childhood. A portion devoted to how Pearl is handling her life. Brief sections on each of the victims and what is happening in their life right before they are killed.
Suspenseful and a bit creepy
The story has a few chapters that go back into the past to reveal the killer's childhood. A portion devoted to how Pearl is handling her life. Brief sections on each of the victims and what is happening in their life right before they are killed.
Suspenseful and a bit creepy
November 26, 2017
The story was so good. The killer's past was intriguing and his murders were unlike any I've read about. He will definitely have me looking at the FedEx man differently from now on, haha. But the ending!! What a waste of opportunity, of great story telling! There were so many missing pieces, so much left out. It was rushed into a few pages of complete let down. I mean it had such potential to be a 5 star book! Nevertheless, John Lutz is still an author I will read because he def has the fear factor and originality.
August 23, 2020
This had the makings of a great book. A psychopath killing women in NYC. A retired detective and his team drawn out of retirement to catch him. The killer's backstory teased throughout the book, revealed in small chapters.
The end, frankly, was a letdown. The reader learns the "why" behind the killer's pattern, but that isn't revealed to the characters. It's kind of brushed off as, "Oh well, case solved." Not a fan.
The end, frankly, was a letdown. The reader learns the "why" behind the killer's pattern, but that isn't revealed to the characters. It's kind of brushed off as, "Oh well, case solved." Not a fan.
April 7, 2021
Thriller
John Lutz does it again! Quinn is impressive as usual. My fave genre and the killer was scary intelligent. I liked the fact that it had a solid satisfactory ending...not a cliffhanger. And as usual Pearl cant keep her undies on for long . She may be a good cop but her constant need for copulation at times i think comes close to putting the Team in danger or the cases compromised. All in all Another GREAT Read! Keep em coming Mr Lutz
John Lutz does it again! Quinn is impressive as usual. My fave genre and the killer was scary intelligent. I liked the fact that it had a solid satisfactory ending...not a cliffhanger. And as usual Pearl cant keep her undies on for long . She may be a good cop but her constant need for copulation at times i think comes close to putting the Team in danger or the cases compromised. All in all Another GREAT Read! Keep em coming Mr Lutz
July 11, 2021
Great book and narration. (audible review)
This was a really good serial killer book.
The Butcher was the perfect name for this guy.
Beware: There are detailed description of the killings.
I really like Quinn a lot. Pearl is fun sometimes, she can get annoying at times too.
The story line and plot were good. There is a lot of great dialogue throughout the book.
The narrator is fantastic! Scott Brick can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned.
This was a really good serial killer book.
The Butcher was the perfect name for this guy.
Beware: There are detailed description of the killings.
I really like Quinn a lot. Pearl is fun sometimes, she can get annoying at times too.
The story line and plot were good. There is a lot of great dialogue throughout the book.
The narrator is fantastic! Scott Brick can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned.
December 21, 2021
Frank Quinn picks up a new case in his New York City stomping grounds. This time a serial killer who meticulously cuts his victims up in pieces. He is joined by two other retired cops as they pull special duty to find The Butcher.
This was a pretty good story fairly well told. It had a few too many cliches for my taste but I will admit that by the time I got about 3/4ths the way through there was no way I could abandon it.
This was a pretty good story fairly well told. It had a few too many cliches for my taste but I will admit that by the time I got about 3/4ths the way through there was no way I could abandon it.
May 17, 2019
Quinn, Pearl and Fed team up again to capture a serial killer. This book to me was more interesting than the first, however I am glad that I read the first since it gives insight to the three and how they interact.
You get the story from all sides, the killer, the hunters and a few extra but important cast.
You get the story from all sides, the killer, the hunters and a few extra but important cast.
August 22, 2022
This book has been sitting on my shelf for some time and I always seemed to pick something else to read. Not sure why that happened since this was an excellent read. It was definitely a murder mystery but it had other pieces to the how and the why. The ending when all parties thought they had solved the mystery turned out to be related but not the solution.
December 26, 2022
Good series
Second book in the series, but not quite as good as the first book. Personally, I did not like the Laurie character, but I really liked Wormy. It did have a satisfying ending, though.
Second book in the series, but not quite as good as the first book. Personally, I did not like the Laurie character, but I really liked Wormy. It did have a satisfying ending, though.
January 2, 2018
Great main character, good writing in the serial killer genre, easy read with good pacing.
July 30, 2018
Lutz did it again!! Just plain awesomeness.
March 28, 2019
Great book. Like the series.
August 11, 2019
Good read by a different author for a change, unexpected end but understandable
May 3, 2020
Interesting to see how a Mother can shape her children. Also the growth and interaction of the characters was very interesting. The end was a total surprise to me.
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