Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Realistic Fiction, Horror
Themes: Family, Nature vs. Nurture, Redemption, Media, Psychological Abuse, Good and Evil
Author information: Barry Lyga lives in New York City, and is the best-selling author of eleven books. Lyga worked in the comic book industry after graduating from Yale University with a degree in English. He left this job to pursue writing, and published his first novel in 2006.
Plot summary: When Jasper Dent was growing up, every day was "take your son to work day." Unfortunately for him, dear old dad was the country's most prolific and notorious serial killer. It has been four years since Jasper's dad was finally put behind bars, but now bodies are starting to show up in his little home town of Lobo's Nod. Not only that, they are copycat killings highlighting the long career of Billy Dent. As the body count rises, all eyes turn to the local sociopath's son. In I Hunt Killers, the best chance for Jasper to clear his name is to solve the crimes and catch the real murderer.
Booktalk: Jasper Francis Dent knows more ways to kill, torture, dismember, and hide a human body than almost anyone in the world. That's what happens when you grow up as the son and potential protege of the world's most notorious serial killer. In the four years since Billy Dent was caught and sent to prison, Jasper has been trying to learn how to be "normal." His life quickly changes when mutilated bodies begin showing up around town, copycats of crimes committed by dear old dad. With Billy's voice in his head glorying in the carnage, Jasper decides that the only way to prove his innocence to himself and the world is to use his unique set of skills and knowledge to understand the crimes, and hunt the killer.
If you loved this, you'll like:
Black, Holly. White Cat. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2010.
Hahn, Mary Downing. Mr. Death's Blue-Eyed Girls. Clarion, 2012.
Johnson, Maureen. The Name of the Star. Putnam, 2011 (on this year's GMBA list)
Roach, Mary. Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers. W.W. Norton & Co., 2004.
Wells, Dan. I Am Not A Serial Killer. Tor Books, 2010.
Other books by this author:
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl. Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
Boy Toy. Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
Hero-Type. Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Goth Girl Rising. Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Archvillian Series
Themes: Family, Nature vs. Nurture, Redemption, Media, Psychological Abuse, Good and Evil
Author information: Barry Lyga lives in New York City, and is the best-selling author of eleven books. Lyga worked in the comic book industry after graduating from Yale University with a degree in English. He left this job to pursue writing, and published his first novel in 2006.
Plot summary: When Jasper Dent was growing up, every day was "take your son to work day." Unfortunately for him, dear old dad was the country's most prolific and notorious serial killer. It has been four years since Jasper's dad was finally put behind bars, but now bodies are starting to show up in his little home town of Lobo's Nod. Not only that, they are copycat killings highlighting the long career of Billy Dent. As the body count rises, all eyes turn to the local sociopath's son. In I Hunt Killers, the best chance for Jasper to clear his name is to solve the crimes and catch the real murderer.
Booktalk: Jasper Francis Dent knows more ways to kill, torture, dismember, and hide a human body than almost anyone in the world. That's what happens when you grow up as the son and potential protege of the world's most notorious serial killer. In the four years since Billy Dent was caught and sent to prison, Jasper has been trying to learn how to be "normal." His life quickly changes when mutilated bodies begin showing up around town, copycats of crimes committed by dear old dad. With Billy's voice in his head glorying in the carnage, Jasper decides that the only way to prove his innocence to himself and the world is to use his unique set of skills and knowledge to understand the crimes, and hunt the killer.
If you loved this, you'll like:
Black, Holly. White Cat. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2010.
Hahn, Mary Downing. Mr. Death's Blue-Eyed Girls. Clarion, 2012.
Johnson, Maureen. The Name of the Star. Putnam, 2011 (on this year's GMBA list)
Roach, Mary. Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers. W.W. Norton & Co., 2004.
Wells, Dan. I Am Not A Serial Killer. Tor Books, 2010.
Other books by this author:
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl. Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
Boy Toy. Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
Hero-Type. Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Goth Girl Rising. Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Archvillian Series