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I Hunt Killers
I Hunt Killers | Barry Lyga
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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.
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Pigpen_Reads
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I'm so happy with my #HauntedHollowSwap package. I'm so excited about the books and car scents 🙂 Thank you @wanderinglynn for hosting!

wanderinglynn Awesome! 🎃🖤👻🧡 6mo
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By the time Jazz got to the field outside town, yellow police tape was everywhere, strung from stake to stake in a sort of drunken, off-kilter hexagon.
#IHuntKillers #BarryLyga #firstline #openingline #book #books #booklist #booklust #bookloot #booklove #booklover #booklovers #bookloversunite #bookz #bookzesty #bookzilla #bookzine #bookzone #bookxcess #YoungAdult #Mystery #Thriller #Horror #Crime #Fiction #MysteryThriller #Contemporary 💗💗💗💗💗

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DarkMina
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55 of 2022. This was a good start to the series.⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

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Angeles
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I couldn‘t stop listening. Great story and appealing protagonist and extremely bloody and scary story. I am not sure if I have the guts to finish the series (two more books).

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I love these covers!! ❤️🖤

Great trilogy!!

#ArtfulAugust
#Trilogy

ShyBookOwl Me too!! 🖤🖤🖤 2y
Eggs Dramatic!!!! 🖤🩸❤️ 2y
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Day 5 of #litsysummercamp - take a bookish hike! I love listening to mysteries and murders while being surrounded by trees. Which… adds to the fear factor. Tagged a favorite YA mystery novel. Photo from last week‘s camping trip where I did get a lot of mysteries read. @ImperfectCJ

ImperfectCJ Beautifully eerie photo! 3y
DivineDiana Love your photo! Atmospheric! ❤️ 3y
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LibraryCin
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I listened to the audio and this was good. Quite a different perspective on a serial killer novel. In addition to the murder mystery aspect of the book, Jazz was dealing with doubts about himself, and not knowing/worrying if/that he might turn out like his dad. I did find it a bit unbelievable that the cop would go to Jazz with details of the murders, but I guess he was hoping Jazz could help. I really liked this; I will continue the series.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#Merciless killer 🩸 not my usual genre, but I really enjoyed it!

#MayCharacters

I love the covers on these books! What a nice surprise they were.

Tera66 Those covers!😍🖤☠ 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Tera66 that are so cool❤️🖤 3y
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I finished my #bookspin for #bookspinbingo! I have a hard time with series. It's usually hard for me to commit. This one however has potential. I'm actually looking forward to the second in the series.

@TheAromaofBooks

FelinesAndFelonies I also avoid series books. I don't like the idea that an author is relying on my need to know how it ends to sell another book. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Hannahdim
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Just stared this book 🤍 Good story good plot with a chilling beginning, this book is not meant for the faint hearted! 🩸Love it so far tho #ihuntkillers #barrylyga

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By the time Jazz got to the field outside town, yellow police tape was everywhere, strung from stake to stake in a sort of drunken, off-kilter hexagon.
#IHuntKillers #BarryLyga #firstline #openingline #book #books #bookloot #booklist #booklust #booklove #booklover #booklovers #bookloversunite #bookz #bookzesty #bookzilla #bookzine #bookzone #bookxcess #bookcollection #bookcollector #bookcase #bookcases #YoungAdult #Mystery #Thriller #Horror ❤️❤️❤️

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It isn‘t that I disliked this book at all. It has just become so challenging for me to focus on reading and to find something that I don‘t want to put down. Not to mention my eyes are killing me. Anyway- I just didn‘t care enough to keep going with this story. I am sure that if it were a different time, I would be more invested.

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@FantasyChick how dare you suggest so many amazing series for #newyearwhodis so that all of my reading is derailed?! JK LOVED THIS. SO GOOD. High school Hannah is OBSESSED.

FantasyChick Hahaha my master plan of screwing with your planned reads is working 😈😈 So happy you liked this! I didn't think I would but it was just twisty enough to get me hooked 4y
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It‘s rainy, I‘m exhausted, and I cannot be made to work. This creepy, murder-y #newyearwhodis pick from @FantasyChick is so good and I‘m honestly surprised I haven‘t read it before! This type of book was almost exclusively what I read in high school.

FantasyChick Ah! So happy you're enjoying this! I thought the same thing when I read it. I would have devoured this series in school. 4y
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Fiction, Mystery
12/14/2019-12/16/2019
This book was recommended to me by a friend from dance. The book follows Jasper 'Jazz' Dent, the son of infamous serial killer Billy Dent. When Billy is thrown into a high security prison, Jazz is left to deal with the trauma of his father raising Jazz to be just like Billy-- a serial killer. When a body appears near Lobo's Nod, Jazz teams up with the police to prove that he's not like his father
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manononosa Who is the protagonist?: The protagonist of 'I Hunt Killers' is Jasper Dent, more commonly referred to as 'Jazz'.
Conflict: Because of the fact that Jazz was taught by Billy to view other people as insignificant and disposable, he internally struggles with the part of him that wants to kill others, solely because of how he was brought up into the world. Throughout the book, there were many implications of the fact that Jazz might turn like his dad
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manononosa Resolution: The book sets itself up for a sequel, with Billy escaping prison and with Jazz finding out the culprit of the sudden murders. 4y
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Carolyn11215
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Such a terrific book! Son of a serial killer is obsessed with proving that a few murders in his small town are connected and then with hunting down the serial killer responsible in order to prove that he is not like Dear Old Dad. His best friend and girlfriend are wonderful sidekicks. 1st in a series. Can‘t wait to get my hands on second book!

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night_shift
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There were definitely parts I didn't like about this (namely the sociopath cliches, the "things that would never actually happen in a police station" stuff, and how Jazz's girlfriend was nothing beyond the blindly supportive girlfriend role. I have no clue how they got together or why) but it was entertaining enough for me to finish and want to read the next one, so ?‍♀️ I like serial killers, so sue me lol

LibrarianRyan No reason to sue you. I felt the same way. The ideas are there and the concept is interesting. It was a soap from me as well but I do want to continue the series someday. 4y
night_shift @LibrarianRyan I already borrowed the second book from the library but my husband said that some of the reasons I didn't like this one get worse in the second one, so we'll see. I haven't started it yet 😬 4y
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Auntynanny
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This book was exciting and fast-paced. Barry Lyga is one of my favourite authors.

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Lauranahe
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Y‘all, I liked it. Granted, I read a lot of true crime and watch a lot of horror movies, so I kind of had to like it. Jazz is the son of the most notorious modern serial killer Billy Dent. When murders start happening again in his small town, jazz wants to prove to himself he‘s not like his dad and save the lives of future victims.

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By the time Jazz got to the field outside town, yellow police tape was everywhere, strung from stake to stake in a sort of drunken, off-kilter hexagon.
#IHuntKillers #BarryLyga #firstline #openingline #funkopop #popvinyl #AliceKingsleigh #book #books #bookvibe #bookvibes #bookbag #bookbinding #bookbeau #bookblog #bookblogger #booknerd #booknerds #booknerdsunite #booknerdy #booknook #nerd #nerds #nerdy #YoungAdult #Mystery #Horror #Thriller 💓💓💓

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FantasyChick
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The son of a serial killer hunting a serial killer to prove that HE is not the serial killer.

This is a YA thriller that only partly reads like a YA book. I love the idea and the audiobook is fantastic! I actually found this book by accident on Scribd but I'm thrilled I came across it. I'll be downloading the rest of the series for sure.

Book 2 of the #readathon finished!
#24in48

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I loved these!!! 5y
JoScho I am on the second book in this series and loving it. 5y
FantasyChick @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @JoScho I can't believe I've only heard of this series now. Can't wait to get to the next one! 5y
GripLitGrl Love this series!👍❤👍 5y
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JoScho
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Jasper “Jazz” is the seventeen year old son of a famous serial killer. Dad is currently in jail and Jazz is living with his senile Grandmother trying to stay out of foster care. There are new murders taking place in the small town and everyone is looking at the son of the serial killer. Jazz and his awesome friend, Howie are determined to solve the murders themselves. This book is YA but has some trigger warnings and can be graphic.

LibrarianRyan I really liked this book but I have no desire to finish the trilogy. 5y
JoScho @LibrarianRyan really? I started the second book as soon as I finished this one. 5y
catebutler This was such a good book!! I need to finish the series. 5y
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LibrarianRyan @JoScho I can‘t explain it either. I did like the first one though. 5y
JoScho @catebutler I started the second one today and so far so good. 5y
SoSheReads I will have to check this out! I don‘t read a lot of YA books but this is right up my ally 5y
JoScho @SoSheReads I honestly didn‘t feel like it read like a YA book. 5y
GripLitGrl This was a great series it doesn't seem like YA to me either. 5y
JoScho @GripLitGrl yeah I think it is was too graphic and gory for YA. 5y
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Daughter-of-words
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Jazz was raised by his father, a serial killer, that taught Jazz everything he knew. Now four years after The notorious killer was caught and sent to prison more bodies start to appear in Jazz‘s small town and he‘ll do anything to figure out who‘s behind the murders. A dark and gritty YA novel 🔪🔪🔪🔪/5

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Continuing our tradition of pumpkin spice lattes and books on my birthday! 🎃🎂

Jas16 Happy Birthday 🎂🎁🎈🎉 6y
JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 6y
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I could not put this book down! I picked it up as part of my Banned Books challenge, and didn‘t realize at the time that it‘s a series! Going straight to the library after work tomorrow so I can see what Jazz Dent does next!

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alecia3dixie
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Very good book! If you are a fan of the show Criminal Minds, you will love this book! It's more gory then I thought it would be, but the detail is amazing. Highly recommend

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#AdelesMayMashUp #underdarkskies
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88
I think Jasper Dent finds himself under dark skies frequently in this great series!

vkois88 I love the covers! So spooky! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love these books!!! 6y
MrsGreen I just met him this weekend at #TeenLitCon!! 6y
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GripLitGrl @vkois88 yes they are was a great spooky series👍 6y
GripLitGrl @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks yes they were great❣❣ 6y
GripLitGrl @MrsGreen that's awesome !😎👍 6y
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Day 21 of #MarchMadness is #SarcasticSidekicks - Howie is totally my choice today. I love this moment especially. I feel like he‘d make a great character in a tv series 😂🙌📚
#thrillers #march #challenge #books #reading #barrylyga #mystery #sidekicks #series

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love Jazz!!! ❤️🖤 6y
GripLitGrl Love Howie & Jazz friendship great series👍👍💗 6y
Sophoclessweetheart Such a lovely photo x 6y
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somebooksaround @GripLitGrl So good! I love their conversations - so well written! 6y
somebooksaround @Wanderingwithwords thank you!!!😃✌️ 6y
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somebooksaround yesssss!! This series is faaantastic! I‘m gonna start book 2 soon but I read the first one in like 2 days I was invested lol I don‘t want the series to end too quickly. Howie is amazing 😂🙌 6y
GripLitGrl @josteele defiantly faantastic!!🙌 this was a series i read through quickly just got so into it the story & the characters. Howie is great agreed👍💞 6y
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In Honor of @melyndarae ‘s #Mels3kGiveaway to post our favorite trilogy : the I Hunt Killers trilogy by Barry Lyga was one of the best experiences I‘ve ever had reading. I was absorbed! Here‘s a paragraph w a lighter moment in the book. Howie & his CSI complex😂🖤📚 Thank you @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego for letting me in on this!!
#giveaway #books #ihuntkillers #thrillers #trilogy #series #reading #litsy #crime #novel

GripLitGrl Love this series myself💕 6y
somebooksaround @GripLitGrl yesss! So good! I want to read the little novellas as well! 6y
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Day 22 of #riotgrams is Books That Should Be Adapted - I know I‘ve talked a lot about this series but the first book was so good, I‘m making myself take my time so I don‘t finish them too fast. If done right, probably by netflix, this would be an incredible show series! 🙌📚❤️ #series #barrylyga #ihuntkillers #thrillers #netflix #adapted #litsy #psychological #crime #favorite #books #reading #sogood

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A sparse #shelfie of my old house - thinking about the new mini library I‘m going to create in my new house! Hope you‘re all having a great Sunday!❤️📚 #home #books #writing #literature #reading #sunday

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I‘m 100 pages in & I‘m hooked. Instantly invested in Jazz! He is deeply complex. Love how natural Jazz & Howie‘s friendship is. Jazz is an interestingly relatable character. Excited to read what happens! ❤️📚 #books #ihuntkillers #barrylyga #thriller #psychological #mystery #crime #novel #reading #now #litsy #pick #sogood

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Got a few new #books the other day. I Hunt Killers & it‘s sequel Games by Barry Lyga! They were recommended to me & I can‘t wait to start🙌📚😬 #newreads #barrylyga #psychological #thriller #crime #series #reading #tbr

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#Nakedhardcovers
#Riotgrams

How cool are these?! ❤️🖤

Beautiful_Organized_Chaos Those are awesome! 6y
Christine11 They are so cool ! 😊 6y
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LibrarianRyan Which version is this. That wasn't under my covers. 6y
amvs1111 Yikes! 😱 6y
GripLitGrl 😍😍😍 6y
Bookzombie Those are so cool! 6y
MiyakoBunny 😍🖤😍🖤😍🖤😍🖤😍 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @LibrarianRyan it says first edition April 2013... 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Bookzombie thank you!!!! 🙌🏻 6y
LibrarianRyan @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks that is just so odd. The ones we bought the library are just black under the dust cover. 6y
LibrarianRyan @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks actually not that odd. I thought the first book was older than 13. Now I'll have to look. 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @LibrarianRyan I‘ve had them for a while! Pretty sure I ordered them from amazon 📚 6y
JazzFeathers 😍😍😍 6y
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really enjoying this book. had it in my #tbr pile for the longest time.
so with today being a rainy day I thought id give it a go 📚

RaimeyGallant Sounds intriguing! And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. 6y
DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉📚👍😀Hope you are enjoying it here! 6y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#firstinaseries
#Janinbooks18

Some books off mine and my daughter‘s shelf that are #firstinaseries 📚1️⃣💟

Eggs Secret life of violet grant 💕💕💕 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs 💜💜💜💜 6y
GripLitGrl Loved that Barry Lyga series❤❤❤ 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @GripLitGrl me too!! Love Jazz 🖤❤️ 6y
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LibrarianRyan
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#callingbirds make me think of tattletales. Which makes me think Snitches get Stitches. (I love with a CO). That leads me to think of Jasper Dent in I Hunt Killers. He was the son of a serial killer. And is determined not to. Come one him self. To do so he must help the local authorities realize that a new serial killer exists in their mist. #12daysofchristmas.

Gissy I want to read it! 👍 6y
LibrarianRyan @Gissy it's a little slow but short. And it's a trilogy b 6y
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stacybmartin
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An interesting look at the life of a guy who grew up under the tutelage of his notorious serial killer father. Jasper Dent is worried that he may be destined to live his father‘s life so he‘s constantly trying to prove to himself and others that he‘s normal. When a copycat killer shows up in his town, it provides the perfect opportunity to show he can hunt killers rather than become one.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I really enjoyed this trilogy 😊📚 7y
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Next up on #labsoundtrack!

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