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Morris Brick #5
Unleashed
"A roller coaster ride between covers! A skillful blend of psychological and investigative thriller writing, Unleashed brings back the great Morris Brick and his crew, who have to stop a horrific series of murders in L.A"A roller coaster ride between covers! A skillful blend of psychological and investigative thriller writing, Unleashed brings back the great Morris Brick and his crew, who have to stop a horrific series of murders in L.A. Rarely is an author so skilled at portraying such unremitting evil and the poignant, human side of his characters in a single tale." -Jeffery Deaver
There's a new demon in the City of Angels. The Cupid Killer targets couples in love. He mercilessly tortures women before killing them. He forces men to watch before leaving them beaten and broken-but alive-and wishing them "an especially wonderful day." L.A. detective Morris Brick has never hunted a psyc
ho who's taken such sadistic pleasure in destroying people's lives. The surviving male victims have all identified the killer's snarling wolf tattoo. Now Brick knows he's on the trail of a brutal predator who's taunting him. But the danger is closer to home than he imagines . . . and the madman's
Praise for Jacob Stone and His Novels
"Jacob Stone is equal parts Thomas Harris, Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbo, and Stephen King. CRUEL will leave you shaking . . . with fear, excitement, and the uncontrollable compulsion to keep on reading." -Lee Goldberg on Cruel
"A dark and different serial killer novel that will haunt the reader long after the book is closed." -John Lutz on Deranged
"Los Angeles has seldom seen such grisly fun. It's James Ellroy meets Alfred Hitchcock on the psychotic side of the street." -Paul Levine on Deranged
"One of the most compelling, thrilling, and truth be told, at times look-away-from-page-frightening serial killer novels I've read in a long, long time." -Vincent Zandri on Deranged
"A fascinating and exciting blend of misdirection, topsy-turvy, and violence." -Reed Farrel Coleman on Deranged
There's a new demon in the City of Angels. The Cupid Killer targets couples in love. He mercilessly tortures women before killing them. He forces men to watch before leaving them beaten and broken-but alive-and wishing them "an especially wonderful day." L.A. detective Morris Brick has never hunted a psyc
ho who's taken such sadistic pleasure in destroying people's lives. The surviving male victims have all identified the killer's snarling wolf tattoo. Now Brick knows he's on the trail of a brutal predator who's taunting him. But the danger is closer to home than he imagines . . . and the madman's
Praise for Jacob Stone and His Novels
"Jacob Stone is equal parts Thomas Harris, Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbo, and Stephen King. CRUEL will leave you shaking . . . with fear, excitement, and the uncontrollable compulsion to keep on reading." -Lee Goldberg on Cruel
"A dark and different serial killer novel that will haunt the reader long after the book is closed." -John Lutz on Deranged
"Los Angeles has seldom seen such grisly fun. It's James Ellroy meets Alfred Hitchcock on the psychotic side of the street." -Paul Levine on Deranged
"One of the most compelling, thrilling, and truth be told, at times look-away-from-page-frightening serial killer novels I've read in a long, long time." -Vincent Zandri on Deranged
"A fascinating and exciting blend of misdirection, topsy-turvy, and violence." -Reed Farrel Coleman on Deranged
302 pages, Paperback
Published March 5, 2019
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About the author
Jacob Stone
5 books108 followersJacob Stone is the byline chosen by award-winning author Dave Zeltserman for his new Morris Brick series of serial-killer thrillers. His crime, mystery and horror fiction have won awards and top praise and has been translated into six languages. His novels Small Crimes and Pariah were both named by the Washington Post as best books of the year. Small Crimes topped National Public Radio's list of best crime and mystery novels of 2008 and has been made into a feature film starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Molly Parker that is now available on Netflix. Dave lives in the Boston area. His website is davezeltserman.com.
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March 17, 2019The author here. If any folks have questions about UNLEASHED or about any of the other books in the series, leave a reply and I'll get back to you here.
March 10, 2019
This thriller has an outstanding plot, a great story and excellent characters. There's a lot of names and characters to follow, but not too bad. You'll find a great dog as well, even if this isn't exactly a cozy.
August 3, 2021
WOW! What a ride!
Loved the storyline, my favorite genre serial killers. GREAT characters. Exciting, scary, sad, witty . Do yourself a favor get this book and add Jacob Stone books to your must read of favorite authors. I have!! AWESOME JOB MR. STONE. I AM hooked!!
Loved the storyline, my favorite genre serial killers. GREAT characters. Exciting, scary, sad, witty . Do yourself a favor get this book and add Jacob Stone books to your must read of favorite authors. I have!! AWESOME JOB MR. STONE. I AM hooked!!
January 17, 2020
Brick
I just read all five books, one after the other, I hope there will be more! I loved them all! Please let there be more!
I just read all five books, one after the other, I hope there will be more! I loved them all! Please let there be more!
February 28, 2021
Last in the series. This one was a little far fetched as to a reason for Moss to turn into a serial killer but I still enjoyed the book
March 4, 2021
Enjoyed this book. I didn’t think it was as good as the others but still....it kept my interest.
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