Murderous Acts

by Colin Knight

David, a failed actor with an incurable social disease has a secret:
He’s a delusional murderer who kills unworthy people for an imaginary audience.

Robbie, eleven-years old, has a secret:
He’s a snoop, obsessed with protecting his mom from bad men.

When David dates Robbie’s mom, Robbie discovers David’s secret.

Desperate for a father he never had Robbie believes David is a good person who saved his mom from a bad man and ‘only kills bad people’.

Trusting David, Robbie confesses.

Is Robbie right about David?

Can David be the father Robbie never had?

Will psychopathy compel David to kill Robbie?

Or will David’s imaginary audience recoil at the murder of a child and offer David a chance for redemption?

Genres: Ebooks

387 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 19, 2019

About the author

Colin Knight was born in Manchester, England to working class parents – his father painted houses and drove delivery trucks; his mother worked in a retirement home. He and his four siblings shared a small three-bedroom house on an unremarkable city owned housing estate ten miles from the city centre. From seven to sixteen years old, he held newspaper and milk delivery jobs, which he did, before school. Educated to state standards, at an experimental public high-school for boys, Colin graduated at sixteen with minimum credentials. At eighteen, he joined an American international company as a general office helper. By twenty-three Colin had developed an aptitude for product management and marketing. His career with the American company provided work assignments in Italy and Switzerland, as well as travel to many European countries. In 1987, Colin immigrated to Canada to work for a distributor of the American company. In 1991, he took a chance and quit work to attend university. By 1997, Colin had obtained a BA Honors Degree in Political Science, and a MA Degree in International Relations. In 1999, after a brief return to the private sector, Colin joined the Canadian Federal Government. During his fifteen-year government career, Colin worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Canadian International Development Agency, the Public Safety Department, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and most recently, he was a Senior Policy Analyst in the Federal Privy Council Office. Government work and assignments took Colin to Europe, Asia, Latin America and the US. Colin retired from the government in 2014 to focus on family, writing and life. Colin lives in Ottawa, Canada with his wife and their three children. In between housework, groceries, shuttling children and general family support, Colin is working on his next novel. Squash, soccer, learning to play the guitar, and quality beer relieve stress and writers block.

Reviews

[Cookie M.]

DNF.

I have decided I am not going to read vigilante stories any more. This is one.

I received this book free from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. I am not reviewing it.

[Barbara Dougherty Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! This is an exciting book. I was very luck to win a copy of this book from Goodreads! I am so glad I entered the contest and won. I normally read romance novels and science fiction. I am so very glad I took a chance and entered to win this one! Wow - is all I can say. This is truly a wonderful author with a creative mind. The plot is well thought out and developed and the characters are wonderful. I highly recommend this book!

[Tess · Rating 2 out of 5]

I won this Kindle ebook from Goodreads Giveaways.

I really wanted to like this book, but it just didn't hold my attention. I thought the storyline was over the top and predictable. I hope others enjoy this more than I did.

[Susan Whitmarsh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intense

Told from David's perspective, it was interesting to see him sink deeper into his fantasy while trying to maintain a "normal" life. The story was not 100% convincing but it was realistic enough to keep me reading. I'd read more by this author.

[Barb VanderWel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this & I can't wait for more.
I will be also leaving a review on Goodreads @ Amazon.
And letting everyone know about it.
So i gave it a 5 Stars.