I Am Not A Serial Killer (John Cleaver, 1)

John Wayne Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it.

He's spent his life doing his best not to live up to his potential.

He's obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn't want to become one. So for his own sake, and the safety of those around him, he lives by rigid rules he's written for himself, practicing normal life as if it were a private religion that could save him from damnation.

Dead bodies are normal to John. He likes them, actually. They don't demand or expect the empathy he's unable to offer. Perhaps that's what gives him the objectivity to recognize that there's something different about the body the police have just found behind the Wash-n-Dry Laundromat---and to appreciate what that difference means.

Now, for the first time, John has to confront a danger outside himself, a threat he can't control, a menace to everything and everyone he would love, if only he could.

Dan Wells's debut novel, I Am Not a Serial Killer, is the first volume of a trilogy that will keep you awake and then haunt your dreams.

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MidnightCharcuterie
Nov 27, 2024
2.0
Mirandacakes
Oct 27, 2023
4/10 stars
An interesting read and not what I expected. Reminiscent of the show Dexter and interesting to see inside a psychopath’s mind. It seemed an accurate portrayal of the mind of a serial killer (to the best of my knowledge anyway)

But the twist was a bit too much. While it was unexpected, it was very jarring and it was a bit of a struggle to finish the book. Not sure if I’ll continue the series but it was an interesting read
MeatSuit
May 16, 2023
5/10 stars
I went into this blind. I don't know what I was expecting but I wasn't entirely...thrilled.

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