The Executioner
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4.5 • 366 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A terrifying serial killer thriller staring Detective Robert Hunter - in the bestselling tradition of Jeffery Deaver and Richard Montanari
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legs stretched out, arms crossed over the chest, the most horrifying thing of all is that the priest's head has been replaced by that of a dog.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, somone 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.
Praise for THE CRUCIFIX KILLER:
'A gripping debut ... Not for the squeamish' Heat
'A page turner' Express
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
They say fear is the oldest emotion, but author Chris Carter has found countless new ways to scare us in this shocking thriller. Los Angeles police detective Robert Hunter is tracking a serial killer with seemingly supernatural powers, capable of frightening his victims to death. We read late into the night (and rechecked the locks on our doors), wondering how the smart, resourceful Hunter would stop the string of increasingly more twisted and grisly murders.
Customer Reviews
The Executioner (2010)
This book is fast paced & edgy with captivating characters throughout. Each of the brutal murders are expertly & intricately composed fuelling one’s imagination. The need to turn each page into a finished chapter is unmistakably urgent! This book is not for the faint hearted!!! Muddy_13.
Fantastic read
The Executioner, must be one of Chris Carter's best books ever, once you start reading the book it's so thrilling you can't put it down
Brilliantly addictive
I found a copy of this book in a hotel room whilst on vacation in Greece 11 years ago. I read it cover to cover in 1 sitting and then went and bought the rest of the books in this series. To this day, I’ve never read a series of books as good as this. This one remains my favourite because it was the first one I read but honestly, read them all!!!