Sagittarius

Zodiac Killers #13

by W.L. Knightly

The Zodiac killer is after the remaining members of the Zodiac Society, and no one is safe. With the case heating up, Detective Darek Blake, the Zodiac’s Sagittarius, finds himself growing closer to the fire when a piece of evidence can directly link his involvement. Not wanting to be outed, he takes extreme measures to protect himself as his personal life crumbles.

Bay Collins seeks revenge when he learns the identity of Max’s partner in crime, but will that be enough to stop the Zodiac killer before they kill again?

This is the final book in this series.

Genres: Thriller, Crime

164 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 27, 2018

About the author

WL Knightly is a thriller/murder mystery co-writing pen name for two USA Today Best Selling Authors. "W" when not writing can be found dealing in Antique Jewelry and hanging out with her awesome hubby and three kids. And "L" is a full-time writer that lives near Nashville, TN and spends her time cooking, hanging out with her hubs and 3 kiddos, or wrangling new ideas as they float by!
Their love of a good mystery novel caused them to combine forces and go after their dream of telling stories that sent a shiver down your spine. I'm thinking they figured it out!
These two friends met years ago when they both started writing and publishing in various young adult genres and needed a critique partner.
The rest is history...They'd love for you to join the fun!
Website-http://thezodiackillerseries.com/
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Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trigger warning for….well, pretty much everything.

I was reading through this at the rate of one, sometimes two a day, so I decided to wait until I finished the series to do a full review. Also, given that each book was contributing information to the overall story, I didn’t want to post something that ended up being a spoiler, or toss out a theory that went the wrong way.

Now that we’re done, I can say—I guessed one of the killers around book 4. I didn’t want to say anything in case I was proved wrong, especially since it was an “out there” guess. For the remaining books I went back and forth as to whether I had been a genius or an idiot, as information and clues piled up and then dropped away.

I remain torn as to what I think of the series overall. Obviously, I was hooked—I bought all 13 books and tore through them, one and after another. The quality of the books was a little uneven, and things started to feel a little unwound by the last two or three books—but I think that could have on purpose, to emphasize how the entire situations as crumbling and spinning out of control. The Zodiacs who had earlier signs got more time in the books and more character development, and often appeared in more than one book. Some of the later Zodiacs were introduced and killed in the same book, which made it hard to feel any kind of emotional resonance to their deaths.

The violence of the deaths was intense, and grew increasingly graphic as we moved through the signs. Most of the early deaths were (relatively) straightforward, quick and to the point. But the last few deaths were increasingly horrific and torturous, with the bodies mutilated both before and after death, and the bystander body count going higher and higher.

My biggest issue was the over-the-top, constant, sex scenes. I don’t mind sex scenes that advance the plot, or that tell me something about the characters. But I did not need descriptions, over and over, about erections, oral sex, anal sex, sex toys, a thousand different ways to talk about both male and female orgasms… enough, enough already. I get it. They had sex. I don’t need a blow by blow (haha) descriptions once a chapter. It was just overdone and unnecessary, and distracted me from the rest of the plot. Some of the sex scenes were actually necessary for one reason or another, but I could have gone with a “fade to black” sometimes.

So, all of that being said—reading requires a pretty high tolerance for…just about everything. But, if you’ve got the stomach for it, it’s an interesting and well done mystery/thriller series, and overall, I recommend it.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Zodiac killer is after the remaining members of the Zodiac Society, and no one is safe. With the case heating up, Detective Darek Blake, the Zodiac’s Sagittarius, finds himself growing closer to the fire when a piece of evidence can directly link his involvement. Not wanting to be outed, he takes extreme measures to protect himself as his personal life crumbles.
Bay Collins seeks revenge when he learns the identity of Max’s partner in crime, but will that be enough to stop the Zodiac killer before they kill again?

Well that was an interesting end to the series. It wrapped up faster and weirder than I expected. I kind of had a feeling of what was going to happen.

[Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am going to really miss this series and these characters. I feel so invested in their lives. I enjoyed the wind-down to this series. Was shocked in a few places. Wanted to shake a couple of the characters. I felt a bit let down in someone’s case. Don’t want to post any spoilers. Loved the ending.

[JoAnn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series will forever be one of my favorites. I knew who the 1st killer was and pretty much figured out the 2nd early on. When Bay confirmed, I literally yelled out, "I f'ing knew it!"

I do not feel the end was rushed, especially being the 13th book of this series. I feel this series had everything I love to read in a book; murder, romance, bordeeline erotica, and suspense.

While I'm glad things worked out for Darek in the end, I still feel like justice was not served on his end. I understand he tried to save Emily... No, I do not think he should have been murdered, and yes, he will suffer his internal pain for the remainder of his life, but are those really the consequences enough?

[Munira Vahed · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been eagerly waiting for this book to find out who the murderer is or maybe i should say confirm who i think it is. Just to clarify i had inklings of the person who turned out to be the killer to somehow be involved in the mystery but not to the extent it ended up as. I was more and more sure as the books were released.
The ending was fabulous. I loved this book.
The gist of this book is that Darek thinks hes losing his mind again after ‘forgetting conversations’.
Bay is out for revenge after Mia was killed. His in laws come home including his wife and he has to navigate his emotions and situations that arise from the murder.
I didnt expect some of the events that took place.
The epilogue of the book was lovely and sweet.
I enjoyed this series alot. It started off with a bang and it kept my interest completly but then the story slowed down considerably without revealing any clues of the murderer for several books. It consisted of each character personality and lives and difficulties and obviously their deaths.
It started to get very repititive.
The last few books sped up and became interesting and very exciting.
The story moved at a fast pace during the last few books.
I would highly recommend this series.
I received an ARC from the author. I voluntarily review this book. This is my honest review.

[Tina Nordyke · Rating 3 out of 5]

They lure you in with the free first book, which I guess is the point as I read the whole series. The writing style is easy to follow. The story line seems pretty thin in spots as well as forced. I'm left with the impression that the author hates women and thinks all women act like the women in porn videos.

[MJM · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an exceptional series, the Zodiac Killers, by Ali Parker and Lexy Timms who write together as W.L. Knightly. Now confession time here, I hate series. I avoid them. BUT, when I saw who the authors were I was prepared to give Capricorn a chance way back in the beginning of the year and I was hooked! As months passed by I was getting deeper in the complexities of who was murdering these men and why?? I love solving puzzles and reading mysteries [Agatha Christie got me hooked as a young 10 year old fascinated by her stories and so I enjoyed these monthly episodes and looked forward to them with relish. Derak and Lizzy are the main leads in this series trying to solve this who series of murders. Now Derak is keeping secrets from Lizzy as he knows all the men involved and is working with bay to keep secrets that could destroy both their lives. The detailed ways that they were all murdered were all different and these differences held clues about them that could help you piece together what is going on. Now I have to be honest and tell you that just reading this book alone will not be anywhere near as satisfying as if you had read the whole series, as I did, in the correct sequence. Ali and Lexy are fabulous authors who together, are amazing the way they create these gruesome, deviant and fantastic characters that the reader will meet along the way. The storylines follow through with such detail that are all important and should not be dismissed if you want to solve who is behind it all as I most certainly did. I was certainly shocked at some of the deaths and felt so sad at the ways their bodies had been mutilated but they all held a message that could be used to solve who was behind it all. I received a reader's copy of this book and voluntarily leave my honest opinion of it here. I am now fully prepared and willing to read any series that these two writes compose for us as I was delighted with the tension, storyline and conclusion. Just as amazing series that I most definitely recommend . A Must Have Read!

[Marvel Irabor · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's taken me a few years to read them all. As the book series neared its end, I got too hooked and finished the last 3 books under 3 weeks, especially this last book in like 3-4 hours. I wanted to give my final review instead of per book.

What can I say that I cannot believe the direction of the book series, so many twists that made your mouth to grasp and say that you didn't see it coming. I didn't!! It was very nice for the authors to place a lot of doubts to the readers then flip the twist on someone you didn't suspect wholeheartedly. At first I suspected Lizzy but pushed it down because she barely had time to do for the murders. After the reveal, it all made sense in that moment.

I loved the character, Bay, and his personality even though all the things he did are questionable, he's one persistent bastard who wants to get things his own ways and boi, did it make me feel sad when he passed away. He was so fun, messing around with his Zodiac friends, his clients and other people.

Darek is a good man trying to put things in motion as he was losing his dreams and mind on reality, being manipulated by Lizzy without knowing it. And finally he got what he wanted. He was so smart to know that Lizzy would kill the person Darek loves a lot but I felt like the end story was a bit rushed. Won't Lizzy kill all the zodiac to accomplish her older sister's goal? It's a bit weird but I'm assuming Lizzy has a soft spot for Darek. Sad end to their "relationship". The end of that book sent me chills, it's never the end, more will come, another Bay, another Darek and more of each Zodiac members.

I was a crazy fan and still am today. Loved the whole books even though some were a bit stagnant in the middle of the series. Thank you for reading and to the author, thank you for writing an awesome book series that has kept me hooked till the end.

[Velda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely 5 stars for this final book, what a rollercoaster series. I was I little worried when I knew it was a 13 book series as it’s hard to keep momentum going over that many books in a series to be fair, there was certainly a lull in the middle of the series, however I respect the decision of the authors to give every zodiac their own book and segment in the series and finding out the backstory and character of each individual zodiac was definitely a great decision. What kept you interested was the solid continuation of certain characters in every book and the links between past and present in each case. I received an ARC copy of this book and I’m leaving a voluntary and honest review. Only read this series in order that is a must! Try as you might to figure out the plot and who the killer is, if you can get both right I admire you - I managed to suss parts of each by the time this last book was underway but the extent of the plot and depth of character and intricacy of the storyline are an absolute tribute to both authors - great book, start at the beginning of the series, hang on in the middle and hold tight for the last few books - this final one especially!

[Terry Rabe · Rating 2 out of 5]

Last summer I read books 1-8 of this series, and this summer I finished 9-13. Because the plot setup is intriguing with all of the characters and how their lives intertwine, I wanted to see the journey to the end, and even though the person "whodunit" can be ascertained midway in the series, I still wasn't sure if someone else would be implicated as well, so I plodded on to the bitter end. I cannot rate the series highly, however, due in part to all of the unnecessary and depraved sexual details. Most offensive, though, is the lack of basic knowledge of pronoun-antecedent agreement as well as objective and nominative case usage. The errors are not occasional; they infuse practically every pronoun use in agreement and case. (Heck, errors exist even in the order presented: "It's me and Derek", e.g.--two errors in one short sentence!) It is absolutely shocking that with two writers involved neither possesses that basic knowledge of the language. I will not be reading the Hangman series as I refuse to be offended (dare I say "assaulted"?) further by their writing errors.

[Terri Eaches · Rating 5 out of 5]

OUT OF PARK AWESOME🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

You know that moment when everything becomes crystal clear and you wonder"how did I miss that? ". That is the epic finale in Sagittarius. The clues are there then a seed of doubt is planted or a twist happens to take you mind on a different path. Bay and Derak are closing in on the killer but suspicion goes on two directions and neither plausible until a face to face then it's like "Oh crap, didn't see that one coming". The whole series has a masterful plot with a spin in all directions to keep you from seeing what is right in front of you. Who makes it to the end and who doesn't is a tale you will have to read from the beginning to the end. This is definitely a must read series and i highly recommend it. Can't wait to see what this amazing duo will come up with next. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

[Bookworm151 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I voluntarily reviewed this ARC.

This book is the last in The Zodiac series and was everything I had hoped for.

Sagittarius picks up from the end of Scorpio, and hits the ground running. At the end of Scorpio Bay learns who the killer is, but keeps it to himself. Sagittarius's opening starts to bring all the plot lines and clues together without revealing the killer too soon. Raven makes a surprise appearance, rattling things between Lizzy and Derek. This book has so shocking moments which I leave me aghast.

I can’t say much else without spoiling it for others, so all I’ll say is that this is an absolutely stunning end to a wonderful series. Can’t wait to see what WL Knightly pens next.

[Julianne Macneil · Rating 5 out of 5]

i read this book as part of an arc program. This is the final book in the Zodiac Killers series. I loved this series! In this final book, we learn who was the killer helping Max and the reason why they targeted the Zodiacs. We pick up with Lane just being murdered and Bay knowing he discovered who the killer was before his death. Bay wanted to use that information for revenge for Mia. Darek was nervous his involvement was going to be revealed after evidence was found at Lane's murder that was linked to him. There was so many twists and turns in this series. Just when i thought i knew who the killer was, something happened and i second guessed my theory. When the killer was revealed, i even wondered if it was another twist lol. The whole series was great and i loved the ending!

[Stephanie Ditmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. Wow, I can’t believe this series has come to an end. I love when you read a book and or series that keeps you wondering, and on the edge of your seat good that you can’t put the book down, well this is that series! I’ve been waiting to find out who the killers were, and you are so engrossed that you start to put the pieces together and the light bulb finally clicks on and you are I freaking knew it!! If you haven’t read this series, you are totally missing out and need to grab it. No spoilers from me, this series was amazing and sad to see it end, I have to say this was the most intriguing series I’ve ever read.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was certainly a long, drawn out murder investigation. Of course when so many of the potential suspects are getting murdered it does throw a few pipe wrenches into things. This book is no exception, though we were running out of possible murderers. At least it turned out to be....ha, not going to tell you. I will just say I already disliked the person, though that doesn't really narrow it down any since the only likable character left is Noah.

I was given an advanced copy of this book by the author. My review is voluntary.

[Diane W. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a good murder mystery and boy this 13 book series did not disappoint. My logical mind was able to shift through all the clues, mayhem and the numerous body count to arrive at the proper deduction as to whom the guilty perpetrator and the accomplice turned out to be. W.L. Knightly did a fabulous job in keeping the story on point and continued to change the venues, states, subplots varied to keep you guessing. I must admit that a shiver ran down my spine when in the epilogue there was a note written by one child and given to another child.

Diane W.

[Linda Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an awesome conclusion to an absolutely thrilling series! I did pick the killer but only a few books before the grand finale. It was awesome watching Lizzie & Darek working through or covering up clues throughout the series. In the beginning my head was hurting trying to decipher who the killer was. These authors worked their magic into keeping the suspense alive. I don’t wish to ruin everything but with only Bay and Darek left we are running out of suspects. Then the twists are a plenty. Just loved this series...well worth all of those books.

[Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazing end to such a great series! I truly loved each book and I had no idea how it would all come together in the end.

The body count continued to rise in this book and (at least for me) the book took a surprising twist as Max’s accomplice was revealed. We also finally got the whole story about what happened the night Emily died.

I’m so sad this series is over but wow! What a way to end it!

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ha! I figured out who did it at the end of the previous book but did NOT see the twists coming. Excellent series. Highly recommended. Start at the beginning and follow in order. Each story builds on the previous one with twists and turns galore. I didn’t figure out whodunnit until the next to the last book but even then there were twists I didn’t expect. The story follows a group of men that had an unforgettable summer as children. This is a definite winner. (I voluntarily reviewed an ARC).

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well I’ve smashed this book in 4 hours. I had to find out who the killer was and how the series would end. I’m gutted this has now finished but it’s been a fabulous series. I had a feeling who the second killer was going to be and I was right. Can’t say much more about this book without giving away the plot. I definitely recommend this book and entire series

[Gerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great conclusion to a great series. Wonderful characters and the plot led so beautifully from one book to the next, ending in a fabulous resolution. More bodies drop and then the sh*t really hits the fan. Darek and Bay are still trying to figure out who done it. I was really hooked and almost hate to see the series end. Very enjoyable and I recommend it, but please start at the beginning.

[Roberta · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t want to spoiler anything. The only thing I want to say is that this series has kept me waiting for the next book since book number 1! It lasts 13 books and everyone of them is great!
The style is very good and it’s a pleasure reading the story. I am quite sad to say goodbye to the characters and cannot wait to read something else from W. L. Knightly!

[Kerry Lock · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been reading this series on and off for about a year and while investing a lot into it I was a little disappointed at the ending. I find the series quite inconsistent with its pace. I loved the first few books however it seemed that it was just rushed towards the end and there was a lot of repetition in some of the books.

[Naznin Azeez · Rating 5 out of 5]

After Harry Potter series, this is the best series I have invested so much of myself in. Really interesting and suspenseful. It was too long though. 13 books!. The authors still successfully kept the killer mastermind hidden from me until book 12 so I would say that is really incredible. This is one series you must read if you are into murder suspense thrillers. Highly recommended.

[NanaX8 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clearly this series takes the reader on the biggest rollercoaster ride of all rides with all of the twists and turns, murders, lies, loves, mayhem...and the grand finale is NO DIFFERENT...grab this if you love being kept on your toes and shocked with the paths it takes.

[Sue Bradshaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too much sex

Sorry I skipped most of these books as I thought the explicit
Sex was way too much. If you don’t mind the sex then you would probably enjoy it, but I couldn’t but I had to get the last one to find out who was the killer.

[Joanna Kerlin Corbett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rushed

I enjoyed this series very much and was looking forward to the last book. I feel like the storyline was very rushed and the outcome became obvious early on. It could have been better. Overall I still recommend the entire series though.

[Ashleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

The BEST series

Hands down the best book series. One cliffhanger after another. It's going to be a struggle to find a series as good as this one. I spent the last 2 years reading it little by little at night and it was worth every penny.

[Taya Conn · Rating 5 out of 5]

1) HOLY FUCK AM I A DETECTIVE? Lmao just kidding it was easy to see that my prediction was pretty close to the ending sooooo…. I called it! 2) WA WA WEE WAH THAT TWIST AT THE END?!? I DIDNT SEE THAT COMING THOUGH!!! CRAZY! 3) not the epilogue almost making me cry … LOVED this series!!

[Maha Eshraa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of nessecery tell tales could have been eliminated, but in the end, the ending was a psycho manipulative ending. I am glad it is done, and finally, I can say this series could have been a lot shorter and with a lot more twists. The writer got potential for more though.