Memoirs of a Serial Killer: Children and Strangers

by J.J. Franks

Detective Amelia Markland finds herself on a hunt for a serial killer that is prying on children. In this powerful tale of the hunted and the hunter, you will be immersed inside the troubled mind of a maniac that will leave you terrified. Memoirs of a Serial Killer: Children and Strangers is the first book in this spine-chilling series!

When the killer takes another officer's child the case has not only gotten too close to home for comfort, now it's personal. Robby and Amelia share a special bond. Before she can gather the first solid clue, another child goes missing. Now with two children gone in as many days, the town is tense and parents are terrified. Amelia and her police chief are pulled into an undercover federal investigation that brings even more questions and fears into Amelia's life than answers.

Follow along as Amelia and Agent Brent Spalding team up to take down a monster that has wreaked havoc on innocent children for over twenty years. Not about to go down without his moment in the spotlight the unsub has begun constructing his own memoirs and leaving a trail of chilling clues for this new dynamic duo. Time is of the essence and Amelia and Brent must move fast before another child is lost forever.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller Suspense

124 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2021

About the author

Wife, mother, a survivor of life... Recently promoted from Mom to Nana. Full-time author of multiple titles including; Saving Ian, Not My Mother's Child, the Suburban Dysfunction trilogy, and a new detective series, Memoirs of a Serial Killer.

Reviews

[Craig Stucko · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story pulled me right in! I enjoyed the style of this mystery, jumping between the memoirs of the antagonist and the real time pursuit by the police and FBI to prevent more abductions. I got pulled in by the mystery and wanted to know more, so kept turning pages through to the end. I couldn’t help but like the main character, Amelia. Her character is quite believable, and I like the little faux pas that the author uses to make characters and events even more human and believable. The end came too soon.

[Louise Scholl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome!

Really great book. Love going from the memoirs to the detective handling the current cases. Seriously can not wait until the next book.

[Ash (eat.pray.decorate) · Rating 4 out of 5]

𝙾𝚖𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚎𝚡𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚍! 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚑 𝙸 𝚜𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚞𝚙 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚃𝙱𝚁 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚜, 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚐𝚘-𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚜/𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢. 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚢 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚌𝚞𝚝𝚎 𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚞𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎! 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕 𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝!

𝙸 𝚖𝚎𝚝 @jj.franks 𝚘𝚗 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚖. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚘 𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍. 𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚕𝚘𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗’𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚜𝚘𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛. 𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚔𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝-𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚙𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗. 𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚝𝚢𝚕𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗- 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊 𝚏𝚕𝚞𝚏𝚏.

𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚊 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚜𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚏𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚞𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚞𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛, 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞!

[Ty Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s been so long since I found a book that kept me up reading until 4am, but this one sure did! I literally could not put it down! It had my brain going, and just pulled me right in. If you are looking for a fantastic read look no further! This is the book for you!
Anxiously waiting for book 2 to drop!

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story, well written, intriguing tale. Held my attention throughout the story, very disappointed that this is a cliff hanger with many story aspects left without answers. 4 stars due to the need to obtain additional books.


My thanks to goodreads and the book’s giveaway sponsors for the opportunity to obtain and read a copy of this book.

[Beth Alfieri · Rating 2 out of 5]

The editing is poorly lacking, with words missing in sentences, causing the reader to try to guess at the meaning. Without a conclusion I cannot tell if it’s as predictable as it seems or not.

[ElizRead · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really loved the story and writing, however the book ends in a cliffhanger and you must read the rest of the series for resolution.

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this book but when I checked with Amazon to download it says it my Kindle may not be a compatible device.
4 Mar. 23 I can now read this book. I am enjoying it. I am not finished yet and want to write this now, I am wondering if this could be similar to the serial killings at the Univ. of ID.