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An Evil Mind
How do you stop a serial killer who can escape from any prison? On December 11, fifteen-year-old Helen Hinton is brutally murdered in an abandoned house. Her killer, Edward Phillips, is caught and sentenced to death. Helen's blood was on Edward's clothes and shoes, the murder weapon has his fingerprints on it. Edward claims he's innocent. He's telling the truth. Two months after Edward Phillips is transferred to death row, a murder similar to Helen's occurs in another city. The victim is eighteen-year-old Laura Sumner. On an October morning, Mark Hinton, Helen's father, visits Edward in prison to talk about Laura Sumner's case. Edward tells him that he knows who really killed Helen. What he doesn't tell Mark is that the real killer is the most dangerous criminal on the planet.
307 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 3, 2016
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January 15, 2016I gave up at 10% on this one because it is just not well written. It feels as if it was maybe written by someone very young who has watched a lot of tv but has no “real” knowledge or experience of crime, either from a detection point of view or the other side of the tracks. It reads very much as a draft and not an edited final version. A shame because the idea for the book is quite good, but it is just painful to read.
November 17, 2020
Different in a good way
Well now, this definitely was a different story to what I was expecting. But in a good way. The story was a refreshing take on a suspense story. I really enjoyed it, and kind of wish there was more
Well now, this definitely was a different story to what I was expecting. But in a good way. The story was a refreshing take on a suspense story. I really enjoyed it, and kind of wish there was more
December 20, 2017
Ups and downs
This story is in many ways like being on a rollercoaster. It keeps you moving finding it difficult to put down you can't believe it can get any weirder. You're feeling are that this book will do well in it's market for the people who like this type of book like myself will find that this a thrilling experience just to have had the opportunity take this rollercoaster ride.
This story is in many ways like being on a rollercoaster. It keeps you moving finding it difficult to put down you can't believe it can get any weirder. You're feeling are that this book will do well in it's market for the people who like this type of book like myself will find that this a thrilling experience just to have had the opportunity take this rollercoaster ride.
November 21, 2024
Cool concept but poor execution. The Virtual Voice was really annoying on the audiobook and took away from the story. Wasn't well written and often all over the place. Not really enough there to keep my attention.
March 11, 2017
Could have been good...
Terrible ending, stilted writing. Such a shame as the story had potential. Unfortunately the whole body swap thing was a little too far fetched for me.
Terrible ending, stilted writing. Such a shame as the story had potential. Unfortunately the whole body swap thing was a little too far fetched for me.
December 30, 2024
Could not even finish this book I can’t decide if it’s the narrator or the story line.
May 29, 2016
Big waste of time!
You are a policeman. You are investigating a murder. The man accused says he is innocent as he has from day one. The cop is informed by the convicted man what REALLY happened: he wasn't who everyone thought he was. He'd had his consciousness stolen and now, the real killer is walking around in his former body. The detective believes him.
Yup. That killed the story for me! No law enforcement agent in the USA would buy that malarkey ... ever. Yet based on knowing some "secrets" like email addresses, passwords, the name of his dog at age 11, the girl's name who gave him his first BJ, and other equally inane "proofs," the seasoned detective BELIEVED the man sitting on Death Row. Who did he kill? The detective's daughter.
Uh ... who wrote this, a 16 year old with decent writing skills and a vivid imagination?! Someone using story-telling software? He forgot one little detail ... the necessary suspension of belief. NO ONE IS GONNA SUSPEND ANYTHING WITH THAT LOAD OF GARBAGE.
This could have been a good whodunit but ... it's not. It's not much more than a convoluted, wordy chase scene. Don't waste your time.
You are a policeman. You are investigating a murder. The man accused says he is innocent as he has from day one. The cop is informed by the convicted man what REALLY happened: he wasn't who everyone thought he was. He'd had his consciousness stolen and now, the real killer is walking around in his former body. The detective believes him.
Yup. That killed the story for me! No law enforcement agent in the USA would buy that malarkey ... ever. Yet based on knowing some "secrets" like email addresses, passwords, the name of his dog at age 11, the girl's name who gave him his first BJ, and other equally inane "proofs," the seasoned detective BELIEVED the man sitting on Death Row. Who did he kill? The detective's daughter.
Uh ... who wrote this, a 16 year old with decent writing skills and a vivid imagination?! Someone using story-telling software? He forgot one little detail ... the necessary suspension of belief. NO ONE IS GONNA SUSPEND ANYTHING WITH THAT LOAD OF GARBAGE.
This could have been a good whodunit but ... it's not. It's not much more than a convoluted, wordy chase scene. Don't waste your time.
April 13, 2016
Disappointing
Boy would I like to be able to write something positive about this book. I would like to write that because the premise of this book is a good one. (Spoiler Alert) Two grifters use an ancient ritual to switch bodies with other people in an attempt to get money. That's great!
What isn't great is the writing. It was close to impossible to suspend my disbelief with such wooden writing. Also, the ending really stunk. Gosh, I wanted this to be better. Sorry.
Boy would I like to be able to write something positive about this book. I would like to write that because the premise of this book is a good one. (Spoiler Alert) Two grifters use an ancient ritual to switch bodies with other people in an attempt to get money. That's great!
What isn't great is the writing. It was close to impossible to suspend my disbelief with such wooden writing. Also, the ending really stunk. Gosh, I wanted this to be better. Sorry.
June 30, 2016
So many simple editing mistakes I just had to stop
I normally don't just stop reading a book but this literally felt like it was written by a perverse 10 year old. The mistakes are not even just big time grammar mistakes because I'm not even close to a grammar Nazi. When I got to the point when Phillip's lawyer told the dad of Helen that "whoever killed your daughter and HELEN Sumner" (should have been Laura) I said that's it. This is ridiculous. Tim Kizer you need to either fire your editor or hire one or pick up another hobby. Because this is draft 1 garbage.
I normally don't just stop reading a book but this literally felt like it was written by a perverse 10 year old. The mistakes are not even just big time grammar mistakes because I'm not even close to a grammar Nazi. When I got to the point when Phillip's lawyer told the dad of Helen that "whoever killed your daughter and HELEN Sumner" (should have been Laura) I said that's it. This is ridiculous. Tim Kizer you need to either fire your editor or hire one or pick up another hobby. Because this is draft 1 garbage.
February 18, 2016
Disappointing
This book was so disappointing. The story sounded very interesting and could have been a great book. Unfortunately, the writer didn't have the skills needed to make this a great book. The writing was stilted and juvenile. My middle schooler writes better and he is 12. I would have given this a lower rating except the IDEA of the story was intriguing. A more talented writer could have made this book into a best seller.
This book was so disappointing. The story sounded very interesting and could have been a great book. Unfortunately, the writer didn't have the skills needed to make this a great book. The writing was stilted and juvenile. My middle schooler writes better and he is 12. I would have given this a lower rating except the IDEA of the story was intriguing. A more talented writer could have made this book into a best seller.
April 13, 2016
I tried
I tried really really hard to get into this book. I did. I never really got into it but I wanted to give it a fair chance. It is poorly written, has very little plot, the characters don't seem very plausible, and I found many many spelling/grammar errors. The ending was extremely anti-climatic. I've never read a book that I couldn't at least get semi-involved in but this is the first.
I tried really really hard to get into this book. I did. I never really got into it but I wanted to give it a fair chance. It is poorly written, has very little plot, the characters don't seem very plausible, and I found many many spelling/grammar errors. The ending was extremely anti-climatic. I've never read a book that I couldn't at least get semi-involved in but this is the first.
January 20, 2017
I expected more.
I would recommended, but the ending could have gone in so many different directions. I would not have chosen the one the author used. It was a suspense. Could have been better. But still a good book. I must have thought of 3 different endings and none of them was any where close to the actual ending. I like the switching of the bodies that should have gave way to many a better shocking ending.
I would recommended, but the ending could have gone in so many different directions. I would not have chosen the one the author used. It was a suspense. Could have been better. But still a good book. I must have thought of 3 different endings and none of them was any where close to the actual ending. I like the switching of the bodies that should have gave way to many a better shocking ending.
January 16, 2016
What I really liked about this book was the way it got you hooked in. I could relate to the characters and the flow of the story. It could have been a little more descriptive in the emotions of the characters but eventually you grasped the feel of the book. I guess this is the writer's style and I enjoyed many aspects of the book. I would definitely read more of Tim Kizer's books.
February 27, 2016
Very odd or should I say unusual (to me) way of writing. Dialogues are somehow emotionless but straight to the point pretty much until the end of the story, and then when reaching the end you're like: "oh, that's it then, ok." Dialogues are pretty much on a question-answer basis and not much in between but at least it doesn't hang around, hence my rating a three star.
March 28, 2016
An Evil Mind
Really loved this book. It was such a different plot I sure didn't see any of it happening. In fact out of all the books I've read this was the most surprising. It just rolled along and then BAM it ended on a note I sure didn't see coming. It definitely deserved more than 5 stars.
Really loved this book. It was such a different plot I sure didn't see any of it happening. In fact out of all the books I've read this was the most surprising. It just rolled along and then BAM it ended on a note I sure didn't see coming. It definitely deserved more than 5 stars.
April 30, 2016
Terrible.
Terrible. I usually slog through most books but I couldn't get past the awful writing. The dialogue was stilted, choppy, and stale. Cheesy too. Then he tries throwing in voodoo and switching bodies. I gave up. Don't waste your time on this one. It reads like a play written and performed by a tenth grade drama club in a vo tech school.
Terrible. I usually slog through most books but I couldn't get past the awful writing. The dialogue was stilted, choppy, and stale. Cheesy too. Then he tries throwing in voodoo and switching bodies. I gave up. Don't waste your time on this one. It reads like a play written and performed by a tenth grade drama club in a vo tech school.
May 5, 2016
Not for me
I am normally a huge fan of this genre but I just couldn't get into this book. The story just seemed so far fetched; almost like the author couldn't decide what to include so he just threw in a little bit of everything. I kept reading hoping it would pick up but it never did for me. Instead, I felt like I kept rolling my eyes and saying "that would never happen".
I am normally a huge fan of this genre but I just couldn't get into this book. The story just seemed so far fetched; almost like the author couldn't decide what to include so he just threw in a little bit of everything. I kept reading hoping it would pick up but it never did for me. Instead, I felt like I kept rolling my eyes and saying "that would never happen".
January 15, 2016
An Evil Mind
More a 2.5 star.
The story is a little far fetched. It sort of works but I wasn't entirely convinced. The writing style is ok but not great, possibly that is because the editing is shockingly bad and as a result, the story suffers.
More a 2.5 star.
The story is a little far fetched. It sort of works but I wasn't entirely convinced. The writing style is ok but not great, possibly that is because the editing is shockingly bad and as a result, the story suffers.
January 15, 2016
Not recommended
Interesting concept, but very poorly written. The characters and dialogue are stilted and stiff. There is almost no description, which keeps the reader from picturing the action.
Interesting concept, but very poorly written. The characters and dialogue are stilted and stiff. There is almost no description, which keeps the reader from picturing the action.
January 20, 2016
Evil
Although I finished this book and even purchased another by the author as it was only 99 cents it was to see if other efforts by Tim Kinzer were as robotic and implausible as evil mind I see many excelled reviews and can only wonder
Although I finished this book and even purchased another by the author as it was only 99 cents it was to see if other efforts by Tim Kinzer were as robotic and implausible as evil mind I see many excelled reviews and can only wonder
February 13, 2016
An Evil Mind
Reading "An Evil Mind" was like reading a script from Dragnet. Boring, dry conversations. Ridiculous characters and plot. However, in all honesty, the book started out great, but, transfer of consciousness? Good grief. Glad I only paid 99¢ for it.
Reading "An Evil Mind" was like reading a script from Dragnet. Boring, dry conversations. Ridiculous characters and plot. However, in all honesty, the book started out great, but, transfer of consciousness? Good grief. Glad I only paid 99¢ for it.
April 16, 2016
An Evil Mind--A Suspense Novel
I myself did not enjoy this book at all. The story was not like a usual suspense novel, that I enjoy reading. Some of the material was more left field and sci-fi than I care for. It took me a long time to finish it- almost didn't.
I myself did not enjoy this book at all. The story was not like a usual suspense novel, that I enjoy reading. Some of the material was more left field and sci-fi than I care for. It took me a long time to finish it- almost didn't.
April 26, 2016
Bleh
This was just poorly written!! It had the storey line to be excellent and just kept falling short. The characters were never really developed and the conversations between characters was just lame.
This was just poorly written!! It had the storey line to be excellent and just kept falling short. The characters were never really developed and the conversations between characters was just lame.
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May 5, 2016A little hard to follow at times because of all of the different characters, but overall interesting. I wish there would've been more depth to the characters rather than just following around their actions.
June 10, 2016
One of the dumbest books I have ever read
I seriously couldn't wait to finish this book add I'm not a quieter. I really wish I was with this book. The writing was elementary. The conversations rudimentary. The plot was dumb. Don't waste your time.
I seriously couldn't wait to finish this book add I'm not a quieter. I really wish I was with this book. The writing was elementary. The conversations rudimentary. The plot was dumb. Don't waste your time.
January 26, 2017
Strange story
I enjoyed the book,but there was something missing. I don't know if it was the twist in the story,or the ending(which ended too abruptly). Can't quite put my finger on it. I would still recommend it as an interesting read. Go for it!
I enjoyed the book,but there was something missing. I don't know if it was the twist in the story,or the ending(which ended too abruptly). Can't quite put my finger on it. I would still recommend it as an interesting read. Go for it!
January 15, 2016
FABULOUS.
This author writes a fantastic book. This was a totally different story with a very unique plot but flowed smoothly. I definitely recommend this book.
This author writes a fantastic book. This was a totally different story with a very unique plot but flowed smoothly. I definitely recommend this book.
January 18, 2016
Brenda
Very good please send me more free books I really enjoy reading books by Tim kizer. His ideas are superb
Very good please send me more free books I really enjoy reading books by Tim kizer. His ideas are superb
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January 22, 2016Very slow and boring.
I did not care for the way this book read. I kept wanting to put it aside and not finish if but, I just can't do that. It was a downer.
I did not care for the way this book read. I kept wanting to put it aside and not finish if but, I just can't do that. It was a downer.
April 12, 2016
An Evil Mind
Great story! I really like Tim Kizer's style and now I am ready to read more of his work can't wait to see what he comes up with next
Great story! I really like Tim Kizer's style and now I am ready to read more of his work can't wait to see what he comes up with next
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