Malicious
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No one takes down deranged killers like L.A. detective Brick Morris. But a crazed maniac is savagely murdering Hollywood starlets and sending Morris grisly calling cards. And thatโs just the first phase of a fiendish โdeath machineโ the relentless killer plans to unleash on Los Angeles. Every move Morris makes triggers another step in the psychopathโs doomsday scenario. Morris has only one choice to stop the killings: the one the killer never expected . . .
Praise for DERANGED
โOne 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.โ
โVincent Zandri
โA fascinating and exciting blend of misdirection, topsy-turvy, and violence.โ
โReed Farrel Coleman
โA dark and different serial killer novel that will haunt the reader long after the book is closed.โ
โJohn Lutz
โLos Angeles has seldom seen such grisly fun. Itโs James Ellroy meets Alfred Hitchcock on the psychotic side of the street.โ
โPaul Levine
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Jacob Stone is the pseudonym chosen by Dave Zeltserman, an award-winning author of crime, mystery, and horror fiction, for his Morris Brick thriller seriesโDeranged, Crazed, Malicious, Cruel, and Unleashed. His crime novels Small Crimes and Pariah were both named by the Washington Post as best books of the year, with Small Crimes also topping National Public Radio's list of best crime and mystery novels of 2008. His horror novel, The Caretaker of the Lorne Field, was short listed by the American Library Association for best horror novel of 2010, a Black Quill nominee for best dark genre book, and a Library Journal horror gem. His Frankenstein retelling Monster was named by Booklist as one of the 10 best horror novels of the year, and by WBUR as one of the best novels of the year. His mystery fiction is regularly published by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, has won Shamus and Derringer awards, and twice has won the Ellery Queenโs Readers Choice award. Daveโs novels have been translated to German, French, Italian, Dutch, Lithuanian, and Thai. His novel Small Crimes has been made into a film starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Molly Parker, Gary Cole, Robert Forster, and Jacki Weaver, and can be seen on Netflix. His novels Outsourced and The Caretaker of Lorne Field are currently in development.
