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The Devil's Weekend
Fans of Dean Koontz won't be able to put down Bronyaur’s newest novel, The Devil's Weekend.
Meet Oliver Ignis.
A man desperate for his mother's love with the constant urge to kill.
After years of killing, he's been give the name The Anything Killer. But now the police, led by detective Ralph Samuels, are closing in.
After a fresh body is discovered and the town swells with fear, The Devil comes to make Oliver a deal: in exchange for his soul, Oliver will have the weekend to kill without having to hide. It he's shot, bullets pass through with no wound. If he's stabbed, the blade comes out clean. And if he's cuffed, they slide right off.
It's a serial killers dream.
It's our nightmare.
When Ralph Samuels apprehends a teenager who claims to have shot Oliver multiple times, he begins to wonder what's happening to the small town of Damon, Pennsvylania.
It was everything Oliver ever wanted, but what happens when Oliver kills the wrong person?
With The Devil in the background and the police surrounding him, Oliver makes his last stand and gives The Devil everything he wants, and more.
This is The Devil's Weekend.
Jim Bronyaur is the author of In the Corner and Pulsate, and now brings you The Devil.
Visit Jim at www.JimBronyaur.com
Meet Oliver Ignis.
A man desperate for his mother's love with the constant urge to kill.
After years of killing, he's been give the name The Anything Killer. But now the police, led by detective Ralph Samuels, are closing in.
After a fresh body is discovered and the town swells with fear, The Devil comes to make Oliver a deal: in exchange for his soul, Oliver will have the weekend to kill without having to hide. It he's shot, bullets pass through with no wound. If he's stabbed, the blade comes out clean. And if he's cuffed, they slide right off.
It's a serial killers dream.
It's our nightmare.
When Ralph Samuels apprehends a teenager who claims to have shot Oliver multiple times, he begins to wonder what's happening to the small town of Damon, Pennsvylania.
It was everything Oliver ever wanted, but what happens when Oliver kills the wrong person?
With The Devil in the background and the police surrounding him, Oliver makes his last stand and gives The Devil everything he wants, and more.
This is The Devil's Weekend.
Jim Bronyaur is the author of In the Corner and Pulsate, and now brings you The Devil.
Visit Jim at www.JimBronyaur.com
300 pages, Nook
First published May 3, 2011
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October 27, 2011
In many ways, The Devil's Weekend reminds me of an episode of an old TV anthology . . . a little Tales from the Crypt, but more Tales from the Darkside. Jim takes two simple concepts (a serial killer & a deal with the devil), mashes them together, and then runs with it, dragging the reader though one crazy weekend. In the end, we’re left with the kind of cliffhanger ending that makes you want to scratch his eyes out . . . even as you find yourself smiling in perverse delight.
The premise is a fun as it is simple. He takes a serial killer nearing the end of his career, one who fully understands that capture is only hours away, and offers him a deal with the devil. In exchange for the usual price, he is provided with one weekend to run amok, with no fear of being stopped, captured, killed, or even harmed.
Of course, the devil is a sneaky bastard, and there’s more than one deal being offered that weekend.
In many ways, this reads like a short story that overstepped its bounds, but Jim freely admits to that in his notes. It’s a bit of an experiment, a personal indulgence on his part, which accounts for some of the minor narrative flaws and lapses of logic. It’s the kind of story that loses a bit of lustre if you think about it for too long but, like those old TV episodes, one that keeps you reaching gleefully for the popcorn until you reach the end.
A fun read, well-told, that definitely kept me entertained.
The premise is a fun as it is simple. He takes a serial killer nearing the end of his career, one who fully understands that capture is only hours away, and offers him a deal with the devil. In exchange for the usual price, he is provided with one weekend to run amok, with no fear of being stopped, captured, killed, or even harmed.
Of course, the devil is a sneaky bastard, and there’s more than one deal being offered that weekend.
In many ways, this reads like a short story that overstepped its bounds, but Jim freely admits to that in his notes. It’s a bit of an experiment, a personal indulgence on his part, which accounts for some of the minor narrative flaws and lapses of logic. It’s the kind of story that loses a bit of lustre if you think about it for too long but, like those old TV episodes, one that keeps you reaching gleefully for the popcorn until you reach the end.
A fun read, well-told, that definitely kept me entertained.
December 5, 2011
Jim Bronyaur’s at it again, slaughtering the world with his mind and dancing with his twisted characters of death.
Oliver Ingis loves to kill – he’s been doing it since he was a boy. His passion started with animals and led up to feeble people. But now, he stalks his healthy prey almost openly.
The urge guides Oliver with his choices, but when The Devil shows up and offers him a weekend of worry free killing... Who cares about being careful and letting the urge guide him when he knows he has the power to kill at will with no harm being done to him?
At first, he’s more curious than anything else with his new power, but eventually he gets into it, after a brief experiment. Bullets won’t touch him, and it’s reported to the police. Of course they don’t believe it and things keep spiraling more and more out of control while they hunt down The Anything Killer, they can’t do anything about.
Everything comes to a head and the police finally see that the reports are true, but when a family member of one of Oliver’s victims steps in... Hell truly does break loose.
The Devil’s Weekend was a fun and entertaining book that looks at the humanity and thoughts behind a serial killer. Sometimes monster are born, and sometimes they’re made...but, once in awhile, they’re both. I give this book 4 stars for the believable characters and the fun, yet psychotic, insight into the world of killing.
Oliver Ingis loves to kill – he’s been doing it since he was a boy. His passion started with animals and led up to feeble people. But now, he stalks his healthy prey almost openly.
The urge guides Oliver with his choices, but when The Devil shows up and offers him a weekend of worry free killing... Who cares about being careful and letting the urge guide him when he knows he has the power to kill at will with no harm being done to him?
At first, he’s more curious than anything else with his new power, but eventually he gets into it, after a brief experiment. Bullets won’t touch him, and it’s reported to the police. Of course they don’t believe it and things keep spiraling more and more out of control while they hunt down The Anything Killer, they can’t do anything about.
Everything comes to a head and the police finally see that the reports are true, but when a family member of one of Oliver’s victims steps in... Hell truly does break loose.
The Devil’s Weekend was a fun and entertaining book that looks at the humanity and thoughts behind a serial killer. Sometimes monster are born, and sometimes they’re made...but, once in awhile, they’re both. I give this book 4 stars for the believable characters and the fun, yet psychotic, insight into the world of killing.
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