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Slaughter #3
Copper's Keeper
Every small town in Connecticut has its secrets, but none are as shocking as Melington's. After the riots, Melington becomes the primary target of an FBI investigation. The Council is more ruthless than the town has ever seen. And a national spotlight shines brightly on the mysterious cases of missing children. But there is one secret that no one knows better than Alan Carter. As children outside Melington start disappearing, Alan Carter knows that Copper Tibet has grown more powerful than ever before. No child will be safe. Anywhere.
155 pages, Paperback
First published May 2, 2016
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About the author
A.I. Nasser
47 books84 followersAt the age of four, Ahmed I. Nasser’s parents decided that the best way to keep a hyperactive child occupied was to teach him how to read and constantly bombard him with books. Since then, the world of imagination has constantly consumed him. He quickly decided that the only way to feel fulfilled was to spend his time writing one story after the other, even opting out of a career as a pediatrician, despite ten years of struggling through med-school.
Influenced by Stephen King, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, he has been writing since the age of 12 while travelling the world with his family. Now, finally settled in Egypt, he divides his time between teaching Middle School English Literature and finding the best ways to scare his family and friends.
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Influenced by Stephen King, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, he has been writing since the age of 12 while travelling the world with his family. Now, finally settled in Egypt, he divides his time between teaching Middle School English Literature and finding the best ways to scare his family and friends.
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August 31, 2016
This entire series was so distractingly scary. The voices that Jake Urry portrays will keep you looking over your shoulder. That distinctive voice taking on a totally different personality when he becomes the various characters. When he becomes the wraith, omg it was horrifying.
Those characters, what can I say about them except they scare me and make me fear the dark. The hands of Copper grabbing people around the ankles just terrifies me. Each time he shows up, I am more upset with the raspy voice and the horrible stench. A.I. Nasser has truly created a masterpiece of terror. I get pulled in and can not stop listening until the bitter end.
An excellent way to spend an evening is listening to the horror on your own. This story is hard to forget. It stays with you,
Those characters, what can I say about them except they scare me and make me fear the dark. The hands of Copper grabbing people around the ankles just terrifies me. Each time he shows up, I am more upset with the raspy voice and the horrible stench. A.I. Nasser has truly created a masterpiece of terror. I get pulled in and can not stop listening until the bitter end.
An excellent way to spend an evening is listening to the horror on your own. This story is hard to forget. It stays with you,
August 31, 2016
This was the third and final (?) book in the Slaughter series, which needs to be read in order.
As the FBI becomes involved in the case of the events that have shaken up the small town of Melington, Alan Carter's actions in the last book have wide-reaching consequences, and it becomes clear that Alan will be the only person who can put an end to it all. I absolutely loved the 'Lady in Red', what a wonderfully horrible character.
However, I could have done without the FBI reports that were breaking up the flow of the story for me. Combined with the many changes of perspectives, it just made the story jump about a lot.
I really liked the ending which was very fitting and rather unexpected, excellent for a horror story. The bonus scenes were fantastic. I enjoyed finding out about the fate of the reporter.
The deep and gritty narration was excellent. Another smooth performance by Jake Urry who is fantastic at increasing the menace you feel while listening to this.
Story 4 stars. Narration 5 stars.
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
As the FBI becomes involved in the case of the events that have shaken up the small town of Melington, Alan Carter's actions in the last book have wide-reaching consequences, and it becomes clear that Alan will be the only person who can put an end to it all. I absolutely loved the 'Lady in Red', what a wonderfully horrible character.
However, I could have done without the FBI reports that were breaking up the flow of the story for me. Combined with the many changes of perspectives, it just made the story jump about a lot.
I really liked the ending which was very fitting and rather unexpected, excellent for a horror story. The bonus scenes were fantastic. I enjoyed finding out about the fate of the reporter.
The deep and gritty narration was excellent. Another smooth performance by Jake Urry who is fantastic at increasing the menace you feel while listening to this.
Story 4 stars. Narration 5 stars.
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
December 1, 2025
Pēc 20 gadu prombūtnes savā dzimtajā Melingtonas mazpilsētā atgriežas Slaughter sērijas galvenais varonis Alans Kārters. Tieši tik sen Alana Kārteru ģimene piedzīvoja traģisku dienu, kad par šoku visiem tika nolaupīta Alana māsa Katrīna un tā arī vairs līdz šim neatrasta. Vēl jo traģiskāks notikums bija arī Alanam, kurš attiecīgajā momentā bija turpat blakus un bezspēcīgi varēja noraudzīties, kā no zemes izlīdusi pārdabiska un šausminoša paskata roka parauj māsu nebūtībā. Notikums, kas saprotami atstāj paliekošas sekas uz Alana psiholoģisko stāvokli vēl tagad, īpaši, kad neviens viņa stāstam nenotic un noraksta uz pārāk aktīvu fantāziju un traumatisko notikumu kā tādu.
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September 7, 2018
Copper’s Keeper is quite different from the other books in this series and is written by A. I. Nasser. In this book the author decided to include a lot of FBI reports for each of the characters to tell parts of the story written from their perspective. He mixes that with changing the point of view from the different characters throughout. This gave the book a different flare. In book three things are really happening. There are quite a few twists and some that left me speechless! I really enjoyed some of the decisions the author made that did surprise me and I am curious to see if the author will come out with another book and if so where he will go from here. The pace was perfect and I really enjoyed this book probably the most based on content.
Alan as usual makes the decisions, no matter how tough, that he feels are right and does whatever he can to save his sister and the ones he cares for! He is a stand up character and is now on a mission to save ALL the kids of Melington. I am curious to see if he will succeed since it was not fully clear if he did, so I am guessing there will be another book, and if there is I will be reading it!
Alan as usual makes the decisions, no matter how tough, that he feels are right and does whatever he can to save his sister and the ones he cares for! He is a stand up character and is now on a mission to save ALL the kids of Melington. I am curious to see if he will succeed since it was not fully clear if he did, so I am guessing there will be another book, and if there is I will be reading it!
March 10, 2018
What a way to close a series!
Having read the first two books, I was looking forward to this to see what would happen next.
Previously, the format was of present events and then flashbacks to the past, filling in the gaps. This time, FBI case reports run concurrent with the main story, filling in future events with eye witness accounts and statements. This keeps things fresh and adds a brand new element to the storyline. There are also plenty of fun scenes involving the 'lady in red', introduced in book 2 and set free to cause havoc in a sensual and chaotic way, adding to the mayhem.
The children continue going missing and people die, all leading to the outstanding and quite unique ending. The 4 bonus chapters are the icing on the cake to this last volume, adding a last look at the reporter we loved to hate.
The only misgiving was the poor editing, running through all 3 books. A shame, as I really enjoyed this series, book 3 being my personal favourite.
I recommend this series to horror fans and look forward to more from A. I. Nasser in the future.
Having read the first two books, I was looking forward to this to see what would happen next.
Previously, the format was of present events and then flashbacks to the past, filling in the gaps. This time, FBI case reports run concurrent with the main story, filling in future events with eye witness accounts and statements. This keeps things fresh and adds a brand new element to the storyline. There are also plenty of fun scenes involving the 'lady in red', introduced in book 2 and set free to cause havoc in a sensual and chaotic way, adding to the mayhem.
The children continue going missing and people die, all leading to the outstanding and quite unique ending. The 4 bonus chapters are the icing on the cake to this last volume, adding a last look at the reporter we loved to hate.
The only misgiving was the poor editing, running through all 3 books. A shame, as I really enjoyed this series, book 3 being my personal favourite.
I recommend this series to horror fans and look forward to more from A. I. Nasser in the future.
July 31, 2019
Great finale to a captivating trilogy! A pet peeve of mine is having an ending too left open, leaving you questioning what will happen. Copper's Keeper ties everything together, leaving you knowing exactly how things ended and I loved how everything went down!
June 21, 2021
I struggled to finish Copper's Keeper. I just couldn't get into it. The style of writing that was interspersed with the suspect and survivors interviews didn't appeal to me. I wasn't invested in the characters. For me it just missed the mark.
December 29, 2016
2.5 stars
Okay.... I liked the first two books well enough to keep going but now I'm starting to question myself if I should have continued. This book introduced more characters and for what reason? I didn't feel like they added any depth to the story. I really liked the whole plot to the trilogy about a monster that is taking children but I truly do not believe that A.I. Nasser did the best he could do. You can see that he has potential as an author, but I think the story could have been told so much better. A lot of my questions are still unanswered and I still don't feel like the trilogy is completed. Don't let this deter you from reading the trilogy; however, note that the first two books are significantly better than the last.
Okay.... I liked the first two books well enough to keep going but now I'm starting to question myself if I should have continued. This book introduced more characters and for what reason? I didn't feel like they added any depth to the story. I really liked the whole plot to the trilogy about a monster that is taking children but I truly do not believe that A.I. Nasser did the best he could do. You can see that he has potential as an author, but I think the story could have been told so much better. A lot of my questions are still unanswered and I still don't feel like the trilogy is completed. Don't let this deter you from reading the trilogy; however, note that the first two books are significantly better than the last.
September 27, 2017
Boo hoo!!
Nooooo... I can not believe it's over!!! There is so much more to tell!
Being serious, I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy. A fantastic storyline, with characters you will love, and some you will love to hate. I do hope there are going to be more books, however, in the mean time, I intend to purchase more of this authors work.
Thank you Mr Nassar 👍
Nooooo... I can not believe it's over!!! There is so much more to tell!
Being serious, I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy. A fantastic storyline, with characters you will love, and some you will love to hate. I do hope there are going to be more books, however, in the mean time, I intend to purchase more of this authors work.
Thank you Mr Nassar 👍
May 17, 2016
Books 1 and 2 are better.
September 15, 2025
When I read a horror novel, and I expect to come upon something scary, and hope that it will turn to scare me and interrupt my sleep pattern.
'Coppers Keeper' is the last book in a trilogy and what I thought was the best of the books. There were some of the most disturbing scenes that dealt with demons or sometimes ghosts, that I will nEVER stop thinking of or believing for that matter......they were that fucking scary! But when the small town of Melington starts to lose it's children, then more children Al takes into hand that something has to be done and now!!! What I was NOT expecting for one of the worse in a book or books ever read for the demon or tormentor to be a rotting female! Scenes of gore come at you not very quick in the story telling but then when Nasser starts percolating.......swallow fast cus' then it is an exhausting SCREAM of horror that you do not want to miss. I was so glad that I did not stop listening to this audio book, because it was the best of the week so far! Highly recommed you picking up this story in an Audiobook Format......You will NOT be disappointed!!!
5 screams
Richard
'Coppers Keeper' is the last book in a trilogy and what I thought was the best of the books. There were some of the most disturbing scenes that dealt with demons or sometimes ghosts, that I will nEVER stop thinking of or believing for that matter......they were that fucking scary! But when the small town of Melington starts to lose it's children, then more children Al takes into hand that something has to be done and now!!! What I was NOT expecting for one of the worse in a book or books ever read for the demon or tormentor to be a rotting female! Scenes of gore come at you not very quick in the story telling but then when Nasser starts percolating.......swallow fast cus' then it is an exhausting SCREAM of horror that you do not want to miss. I was so glad that I did not stop listening to this audio book, because it was the best of the week so far! Highly recommed you picking up this story in an Audiobook Format......You will NOT be disappointed!!!
5 screams
Richard
May 26, 2020
This is the 3rd in a trilogy. I got hooked on book # one. You have this horror story in Mellington. I got sucked into the horror and couldn't put the book down. You get to feel like you know the characters and follow the extreme horrors they go through. You have past and presnt tense scenerios which fill gaps and then you have flashbacks. You have an FBI investigation working with the police and they work together with the plot which keeps the storyline fresh. Book #3 is the bes. I loved Audible version. I recommend this book to all horror fans.
May 1, 2018
If I could give 1/2 star, I would. This series started out strong, but ended oh so terribly. The book's introduction of a mysterious woman at the beginning, foretold a greater payoff than what the reader actually gets. This final installment barely took a stab at answering questions that had been broached in the first two books. Seriously, this reminded me of worked produced by a kid who is under deadline and has nothing substantive to say on the subject.
April 21, 2019
Disappointed
I liked book 1. Loved book 2. Disappointed in book 3. It was a good story until you started doing the answer side of the questions but not the questions themselves. Then the ending. OMG. The bad guy won or is it the good guy turned into the bad guy. So extremely disappointing. It was disjointed and running around with no rhyme or reason. Will not be reading anymore. I hate when i put in all that time and have such a shitty ending.
I liked book 1. Loved book 2. Disappointed in book 3. It was a good story until you started doing the answer side of the questions but not the questions themselves. Then the ending. OMG. The bad guy won or is it the good guy turned into the bad guy. So extremely disappointing. It was disjointed and running around with no rhyme or reason. Will not be reading anymore. I hate when i put in all that time and have such a shitty ending.
March 3, 2017
Great series
I love this series. The characters and story are great. Looking forward to the next book in this series. I hope it is soon!!!!
I love this series. The characters and story are great. Looking forward to the next book in this series. I hope it is soon!!!!
April 21, 2018
Really enjoyed the series. Read all 3 in a week.
Cant put them down. Don't start if u have anything important to do. Great series. Gonna read more of this author
Cant put them down. Don't start if u have anything important to do. Great series. Gonna read more of this author
September 28, 2018
Great book.
From the first book to the last, it keeps you at the edge of your seat. Great series. Definitely a very good author.
From the first book to the last, it keeps you at the edge of your seat. Great series. Definitely a very good author.
October 15, 2018
Very disappointed ending, didn't really make sense or tie up any loose ends. Should've stopped at book 1.
March 12, 2019
Review to come.
November 23, 2020
3.5 stars - my least favorite out of the 3. A little disjointed.
January 17, 2021
Wow
Chills to the core.
I will never look at a closet the same again.
This series gives "mind f**died" another meaning.
Chills to the core.
I will never look at a closet the same again.
This series gives "mind f**died" another meaning.
January 29, 2021
Compulsive
Couldn't put this book down was desperate to get to the end and find out what happened. Great series of books.
Couldn't put this book down was desperate to get to the end and find out what happened. Great series of books.
July 27, 2023
Alan Carter is determined to stop Copper once and for all, but in order to do so, he may doom himself.
Interesting read, and overall great series.
Interesting read, and overall great series.
September 13, 2016
( Format : Audiobook)
""Daniel Carter was murdered lat night""
Jake Urry's sinister narration could make the reading of a telephone directory sound like something by Lovecraft - and this is no telephone listing. The third in the series about Copper Tibet and the fine folks of Melington, the ongoing story is interspersed with FBI interview reports, which, by their very normalcy, further add to the otherworldliness of the rest of the text. So many folks seem to have disappeared following the riots in the town and the FBI need to question them. More children are missing, too. Alan Carter knows that only he can stop Tibet and his companion, the Lady in Red.
This is a story which creeps into one's head, prompting primal fears of darkness and hands emerging to grab ankles. The narration enhances the written word, leaving an unease even after the main book is concluded, a feeling increased with the excellent bonus chapters which follow.
So would I recommend this book to a friend? It could, just, be read as a stand alone but that would certainly lack the fine character building from the previous two volumes. Ideally, the whole series should be read in sequence. And any friend might not like me at the end if they are of an already nervous disposition. But for the brave, yes, recommended
""Daniel Carter was murdered lat night""
Jake Urry's sinister narration could make the reading of a telephone directory sound like something by Lovecraft - and this is no telephone listing. The third in the series about Copper Tibet and the fine folks of Melington, the ongoing story is interspersed with FBI interview reports, which, by their very normalcy, further add to the otherworldliness of the rest of the text. So many folks seem to have disappeared following the riots in the town and the FBI need to question them. More children are missing, too. Alan Carter knows that only he can stop Tibet and his companion, the Lady in Red.
This is a story which creeps into one's head, prompting primal fears of darkness and hands emerging to grab ankles. The narration enhances the written word, leaving an unease even after the main book is concluded, a feeling increased with the excellent bonus chapters which follow.
So would I recommend this book to a friend? It could, just, be read as a stand alone but that would certainly lack the fine character building from the previous two volumes. Ideally, the whole series should be read in sequence. And any friend might not like me at the end if they are of an already nervous disposition. But for the brave, yes, recommended
September 29, 2016
Copper's Keeper is the third and final installment in the Slaughter series and I hope that A.I.Nasser one day changes his mind and continues the series, because that's actually possible after listening to the bonus scenes at the end of the book. This is still my favorite horror series and I'm looking forward to more books from this author.
The book starts with a lot of action and many new characters in the police department and FBI. I was sometimes very confused about who was who and it became a bit overwhelming. None the less, I enjoyed the final book and the hunt for answers - the police/FBI on the hunt for real life answers about the missing children and Alan trying to take Copper Tibet down on his own.
Copper's Keeper was very good wrapped up and had a satisfying ending. Listen to the two first books before this one, because it doesn't stand alone.
Jake Urry is again amazing in his narration and perfect for this genre. His skills as an actor really comes in handy in a series like this with many different characters.
*This book was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review.
The book starts with a lot of action and many new characters in the police department and FBI. I was sometimes very confused about who was who and it became a bit overwhelming. None the less, I enjoyed the final book and the hunt for answers - the police/FBI on the hunt for real life answers about the missing children and Alan trying to take Copper Tibet down on his own.
Copper's Keeper was very good wrapped up and had a satisfying ending. Listen to the two first books before this one, because it doesn't stand alone.
Jake Urry is again amazing in his narration and perfect for this genre. His skills as an actor really comes in handy in a series like this with many different characters.
*This book was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review.
August 28, 2016
Book three of the trilogy. Children have disappeared, town riots and the FBI are on the job. Plenty of suspense and drama. I'm not sure about the ending.......................................was that a hint of a fourth book?
The narration was well done.The characters were well portrayed.The voicing was quite pleasant to listen to. I'll look for more from him.
“This audiobook was given by the narrator at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review."
June 15, 2016
Great reading
Great reading, I wish the ending was a happy one, or at least a happier one. This leaves you with big loose ends, I don't believe the story ended fully. Still good reading.
Great reading, I wish the ending was a happy one, or at least a happier one. This leaves you with big loose ends, I don't believe the story ended fully. Still good reading.
July 20, 2016
Good Story
I loved the whole series. Each were very intriguing. With this last book, I was disappointed with the ending. I think it could have been better
I loved the whole series. Each were very intriguing. With this last book, I was disappointed with the ending. I think it could have been better
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