Killing Season: Part 3

Killing Season #3

by Faye Kellerman

In the final installment of New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman’s three-part series, the serial killer whom Ben has been searching for targets once again someone he loves…

After Ro’s stint working part time at a hotel where scientists frequently stay, she manages to hack into their computer and retrieve a list of scientists’ and other lab employees’ names. When she gives the data to Ben, he’s floored that she’s gone to such lengths for him. Though the ice between them has melted, he knows he can’t get involved with Ro or anyone else again until he finds Ellen’s killer. He can’t afford the distractions. But he doesn’t realize just how close he’s come to the killer—or that the killer knows Ben is on to him—until he finds all of the tires on his car slashed after leaving the prom.

Now Ben knows no one he loves is safe—not Ro, not his parents, not his teenage sister Hayley, or her best friend Lily who has a huge crush on him. With the stakes dangerously high, Ben knows he’s running out of time—and that his next chance at apprehending the killer may very well be his last…

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult

ebook

First published January 19, 2016

About the author

Faye Kellerman was born in St. Louis, Missouri and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. She earned a BA in mathematics and a doctorate in dentistry at UCLA., and conducted research in oral biology. Kellerman's groundbreaking first novel, THE RITUAL BATH, was published in 1986 to wide critical and commercial acclaim. The winner of the Macavity Award for the Best First Novel from the Mystery Readers of American, THE RITUAL BATH introduced readers to Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus, termed by People Magazine "Hands down, the most refreshing mystery couple around." The New York Times enthused, "This couple's domestic affairs have the haimish warmth of reality, unlike the formulaic lives of so many other genre detectives."

There are well over twenty million copies of Faye Kellerman's novels in print internationally. The Decker/Lazarus thrillers include SACRED AND PROFANE; MILK AND HONEY; DAY OF ATONEMENT; FALSE PROPHET; GRIEVOUS SIN; SANCTUARY; as well as her New York Times Bestsellers, JUSTICE, PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD - listed by the LA Times as one of the best crime novel of 2001; SERPENT'S TOOTH; JUPITER'S BONES, THE FORGOTTEN, STONE KISS, STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS, THE BURNT HOUSE, THE MERCEDES COFFIN and BLINDMAN'S BLUFF. . The novels, STALKER and STREET DREAMS, introduced Kellerman's newest protagonist, Police Officer Cindy Decker. In addition to her crime series, Kellerman is also the author of New York Time's bestseller MOON MUSIC, a suspense horror novel set in Las Vegas featuring Detective Romulus Poe, as well as an historical novel of intrigue set in Elizabethan England, THE QUALITY OF MERCY. She has also co-authored the New York Times Bestseller DOUBLE HOMICIDE, with her husband and partner in crime, Jonathan Kellerman. She has also written a young adult novel, PRISM, with her daughter, Aliza Kellerman

Faye Kellerman's highly praised short stories and reviews have been anthologized in numerous collections including two volumes of the notable SISTERS IN CRIME SERIES, Sara Paretsky's, A WOMAN'S EYE; THE FIRST ANNUAL YEAR'S FINEST CRIME AND MYSTERY STORIES; THE THIRD ANNUAL BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF THE YEAR; WOMEN OF MYSTERY AND DEADLY ALLIES 11. Her personally annotated collection of her award winning stories, THE GARDEN OF EDEN and OTHER CRIMINAL DELIGHTS, was published in August of 2006. H
Her other hobbies include gardening, sewing and jogging if her back doesn't give out. She is the proud mother of four children, and her eldest son, Jesse, has just published his fourth novel, THE EXECUTOR, from Putnam. She lives in Los Angeles and Santa Fe with her husband, Jonathan, their youngest child, and their French Bulldog, Hugo.

Reviews

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enjoyable series

I read all of her books but I really got sucked into this series. I don't know why exactly, I think Ben is just so likeable you can't help but keep reading. I desperately wanted to read more and know the characters as adults. It's probably not for everyone. It's not a thriller like some of her other books but I just loved it!

[S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a good mystery and this is a good one! I usually read Kellerman's Decker/Lazurus series, but thought I would try this simply because I like her writing. It was not a mistake!

After the unsolved murder of his sister, Vicks decides it's up to him to find the killer. With all of his skills, and a few resources, he's challenged at every turn. His biggest challenges high school, peers and the new girl-not only is she pretty, but she's the quarterback's girl.

The case gets hot when she decides to help! But at a cost.

This listing is divided into three books on Goodreads. I read it as a complete book, three sections.

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing what an analytical mind can achieve!

Great ending to this series! I loved that two very smart and dedicated teenagers might be able to track down a serial killer. Of course, it took daring and a bit of illegal research but they could get away with it when the police could not.

Everyone from the first two books shows up, all developing snd growing - just as one would expect over the course of a year.

I hope they will feature in additional stories from Ms. Kellerman! I live here husband’s and son’s books, but she remains my favorite!

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

After reading all three of these installments I have to say my first impression was right: these books were bad. Really bad. Most of the characters were lame. Ro was a manipulative wench. The sister was nearly as bad. All of the parents were stupid. And who let's teenagers do what they want? Sleep over at each other's houses? Get jobs as cocktail waitresses when under age? Why we're the police so inept? Ugh. Nearly 700 pages of awfulness!

[Margaret · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wanted to like this so much. But it was awful. The writing was as bad as Twilight. The plot more about teen angst than anything else. And what 17 year old uses the word “begrudge”?! Has Kellerman ever talked to a 17 year old?! Unless they’re a 200 year old vampire posing as a teen, she’s way off on her dialogue. There were perhaps 12 pages in 700 devoted to the serial killer (and those were stupid and added no value). The rest was YA trash. Big thumbs down.

[Mary K Russell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Last One

So this was the end of the series. It ended well, with everything tied up That was satisfying and was well done. I think that these 3 books will kindle a desire to read more from this author. That's a good thing, because she's very good.
I highly recommend her.

[Judith A Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great series

Faye Kellerman's stories get my interest right away. I love to read a book that I can't put down. I have read all her books to date and I have enjoyed every last one of them.

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

~ 4.5 Stars ~ Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ending surprised me.

[Cres · Rating 2 out of 5]

For Teens or Preteens

Not what I expected, but I read to the end, hoping. Teenage angst & a serial killer-hard to believe it would be boring.

[Deb H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Audio. I enjoy this author. Well written

[Sofiep_03 · Rating 3 out of 5]

☆☆☆.5

[Diane Bubier · Rating 4 out of 5]

I came to like these self aware and in many cases over sexed teens. The bad guy was clever but the kids daring and smart. I liked the book and conclusion!

[Jen Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book, my copy of the book has all three parts and my rating is for the whole book, I thought it was good story and I absolutely adored Ben, who was so fixed on finding his sister’s killer and who I kept forgetting was only 17, as he was very mature and clever unfortunately Ro was the opposite so very immature and selfish and even when she was ‘helping’ Ben it was only for what she could get out it, it was always about her. Do teenager really act like JD and Ro did, to me they were not very nice at all and I alway remember what someone once said to me that they may think they were big fish in school but wait until they hit the real world were they will be nothing. It would like another book on Ben maybe while he is at Caltech he could have another murder to solve along with Lily of course