I Hunt Killers

I Hunt Killers
ISBN-10
031620174X
ISBN-13
9780316201742
Category
Young Adult Fiction
Pages
368
Language
English
Published
2012-04-03
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Author
Barry Lyga

Description

It was a beautiful day. It was a beautiful field.Except for the body. Jazz is a likable teenager. A charmer, some might say. But he's also the son of the world's most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, "Take Your Son to Work Day" was year-round. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could--from the criminals' point of view. And now, even though Dad has been in jail for years, bodies are piling up in the sleepy town of Lobo's Nod. Again. In an effort to prove murder doesn't run in the family, Jazz joins the police in the hunt for this new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret--could he be more like his father than anyone knows? From acclaimed author Barry Lyga comes a riveting thriller about a teenager trying to control his own destiny in the face of overwhelming odds.

Other editions

Similar books

  • Game: The Sequel to "I Hunt Killers"
    By Barry Lyga

    “But wouldn't paralyzing them makethem not feel pain? I thought these kindsof guysgotoff oncausing pain.” “He's paralyzing themfrom the waist down. Then cuttingopen their bellies. Trust me—they felt plenty of pain.

  • I Hunt Killers - Free Preview (The First 10 Chapters): with Bonus Prequel Short Story "Career Day"
    By Barry Lyga

    When your dad is a serial killer, things like Career Day don't go over so well. While classmates might be looking forward to joining the family business, Jazz knows he needs to find a new path in this original short story by Barry Lyga.

  • Lucky Day: An I Hunt Killers Novella
    By Barry Lyga

    This is the story of the small town sheriff who captured one of the world's most ruthless and cunning murderers.

  • Game
    By Barry Lyga

    And he taught Jasper every trick he knows. A series of gruesome murders in New York gives Jasper the chance to prove that he’s not his father’s son. It’s time to hunt a killer. But the game has just begun.

  • Down Time: An I Hunt Killers Prequel
    By Barry Lyga

    Will his vacation truly be down time for him after all? In this prequel novella to the I Hunt Killers trilogy, bestselling author Barry Lyga crafts a creepy, intricately plotted mystery.

  • Time Will Tell
    By Barry Lyga

    A young-adult thriller ricocheting between the bigotry of the past and present as teens unravel their parents’ secrets.

  • Bang
    By Barry Lyga

    This is Where it Ends, Hate List, and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock readers will appreciate this heartbreaking novel about living with your worst mistake, from New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga.

  • The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer
    By Robert Keppel

    Now, read the true story of one man's attempt to get inside se mind of the Green River Killer July 15, 1982: 3 woman's strangled body was filed, caught on the pilings of Washington state's Green River.

  • The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer
    By Jeffrey Kottler, Jason Moss

    The twisted, but fascinating, mind of a serial killer is revealed with terrifying consequences in this astonishing and shocking exploration. with 20 b&w photos.

  • The Body in the Woods
    By April Henry

    While helping the Portland County Sheriff's Search and Rescue to seek a missing autistic man, teens Alexis, Nick, and Ruby find, instead, a body and join forces to find the girl's murderer, forming an unlikely friendship, as well.