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I hunt killers
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- ISBN: 9780316125833
- ISBN: 0316125830
- Physical Description: 359 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition: First paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
- Copyright: ©2012.
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| General Note: | Reprint. Originally published: 2012. Includes an interview with Barry Lyga. Includes excerpt from Game, the sequel to I Hunt Killers. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Manitou Library | YA F Lyg v.1 (Text) | 36620001687360 | Young Adult | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Stelly's Secondary School | FIC LYG v.1 (Text) | 21050000701078 | Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-02-20 |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2012 February #1
The Artist, Green Jack, Gentle Killer, Hand-in-Glove, Satan's Eyeâall nicknames for Billy Dent, the killer who murdered 123 people before being incarcerated. For 17-year-old Jazz, the memories of his father's butcherous routine may be four years old, but they're all too fresh: his small-town community continues to treat him with suspicion at every turn. Then the murders begin again in the same order and fashion as Billy Dent's, and the town sheriff has no choice but to bring in Jazz to help find the new killer. Lyga has fashioned the kind of gripping, gory psycho-thriller usually relegated to adult fiction, one that fears neither viscera nor deviant sexual behavior nor the darkest of human impulses. It is rare when a YA novel dares to dwell upon the moral ambivalence of its protagonist, but Jazz is just thatâa hero who constantly yearns to succumb to his killer instincts. Before the teasing finale, Lyga gifts readers with a Hannibal Lecterâlike prison showdown between Jazz and Billy. Safe bet that the sequel will offer more of these satisfying tête-à -têtes. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Warner Brothers has already snapped up TV rights to this big new series, which should compel the publisher to further crank up its already significant promotional plans and author tours. Copyright 2012 Booklist Reviews. - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2012 Fall
Four years ago, Jazz's father was convicted of over one hundred and twenty murders. Now Jazz hopes to stop whoever is re-creating those murders. Lyga explores compelling questions of nature, nurture, and free will in Jazz, who has more heart and conscience than he thinks. The biggest strength of this taut thriller is the engrossing mystery of the killer's identity--and what Jazz will do when he finds him. - Horn Book Magazine Reviews : Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2012 #3
Seventeen-year-old Jasper "Jazz" Dent's life changed irrevocably four years ago when his father was convicted of over one hundred and twenty murders. "For Dear Old Dad, Take Your Son to Work Day was year-round"; Billy taught Jazz tricks of the serial killer trade throughout his childhood. But when another killer strikes, Jazz hopes desperately that preventing more murders will prove to his small town (and himself) that he's not destined to follow in his father's bloody footsteps. He runs his own investigation alongside the official one and pieces together a pattern: the killer is doing a Billy Dent "impression" by re-creating his murders down to minute details. Though the characters are underdeveloped, Lyga explores compelling questions of nature, nurture, and free will in Jazz, who has more heart and conscience than he thinks. A wisecracking best friend, a compassionate girlfriend, and a father figure provided by the local sheriff anchor him and occasionally offer advice on "being human" to counterbalance Billy's macabre life lessons in violence and manipulation. The biggest strength of this taut thriller is the engrossing mystery of the Impressionist's identity -- and what Jazz will do when he finds him. katie bircher Copyright 2012 Horn Book Magazine Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2012 February #2
When your father is the most notorious serial killer of the 21st century, having a normal life is a struggle. So is not following in his footsteps. After witnessing many of the crime scenes of his father's 123 official kills in ways the police wish they could, 17-year-old Jasper "Jazz" Dent is glad his father's in prison. Life with crazy Gramma, who raised "Dear Old Dad," is hard enough, and now it's in jeopardy thanks to Jazz's social worker. When police discover a body in a field near town, Jazz becomes certain it's a new serial killer. In spite of the objections of Lobo's Nod Sheriff G. William Tanner, Jazz and his best friend, hemophiliac Howie, run their own investigation and uncover a pattern as bodies quickly pile up. Can Jazz help the cops find this new monster without becoming a suspect himself? YA rebel-author Lyga switches from goths and superheroes to serial killers and sociopaths with this grisly teen thriller. Jazz's heightened self-consciousness is both believable and entirely in tune with regular teens. Readers of Dan Wells' John Wayne Cleaver novels (I Am Not a Serial Killer, 2010, etc.) will find echoes of them here, though the writing is not as tight and the creep factor is lower. Also, the certain-sequel open ending is a bit of a letdown. Still there is much to satisfy the blood-and-gore lust of older teen CSI and serial-killer fans. (Thriller. 15 & up) Copyright Kirkus 2012 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews Newsletter
The latest from crossover favorite Lyga (at the 2007 Day of Dialog, he told the audience, my fans are 15-year-old boys and women in their 30s and 40s) pits a teenage boy against a copycat killer in his home town. Jazz knows more than he should about serial killers; his dad ranks as the world's most notorious. Now, dad is in prison and Jazz is using his talents to help local law enforcement to find the Impressionist, whether they want him to or not. Jazz's likable personality contrasts sharply with his grisly upbringingâ his father was open about his work, hoping Jazz would follow in his footsteps. The supporting characters and side stories ground the narrative: Jazz's grandma is battling dementia, his girlfriend wants an emotional commitment, and his best friend, Howie, provides comic relief. The book's blood-spattered exterior (with a first-class use of the book jacket) foreshadows its graphic subject matter. Whether you are cringing at its nastier bits or greedily turning the pages, this thriller will keep you up at night. Lyga's Mangaman (Houghton Mifflin, 2011, illustrated by Colleen Doran) plays on the differences between Western and manga-style comics. The former marketing manager for Diamond Comic Book Distributors will be part of the panel on Alternate Formats in teen literature. â "35 Going on 13" LJ Reviews 7/19/12 (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2012 February #3
Lyga continues to shift genres, delivering a superb mystery/thriller that explores what it's like to have a monster for a father. Seventeen-year-old Jazz's father, Billy Dent, was a prolific and brilliant serial killer who did his best to educate his son in the ways of murder. With Billy in prison for life, Jazz longs to overcome the stigma of his family history, but when a new serial killer strikes his small town, he is drawn into the investigation. Along with his hemophiliac best friend, Howie, and his girlfriend, Connie, Jazz applies the gruesome knowledge his father passed along in an attempt to discover the killer and overcome his fear that he might become a murderer himself. Lyga (Boy Toy) delivers a taut, gory tale that can easily stand on its own as an adult thriller, with a large group of suspects and plenty of red herrings. But it's Jazz's internal conflict about his exposure to his father's evil that adds extra dimension and makes the book shine. Additional books are planned, and TV rights have sold to Warner Bros. Ages 15âup. Agent: Kathleen Anderson, Anderson Literary Management. (Apr.)
[Page ]. Copyright 2012 PWxyz LLC - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2012 April
Gr 9 UpâJasper's father, now in prison, is the world's most notorious serial killer, and he raised his son to follow in his footsteps. Now Jazz (who never turned his father in) can't be sure that he isn't a sociopath, too. He tries to find redemption by convincing the local sheriff that a recent murder is the work of a new serial killerâone who seems to be an admirer of his father and patterns his methods after him. Jazz proves himself right and is able to use his knowledge of his father's way of thinking to track down the murderer. The teen has disturbing thoughts about women, thinking that they are "simultaneously special and useless" and has to consistently remind himself that "People matter. People are real." He can be a difficult protagonist to relate to, but many teens, particularly boys, will be drawn to this title for the suspense, the violence, the brutality, and the gore. Fans of Dexter or Dan Wells's I Am Not a Serial Killer (Tor, 2010) will likely find themselves hooked on this new series.âHayden Bass, Seattle Public Library, WA
[Page 168]. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Voice of Youth Advocates Reviews : VOYA Reviews 2012 April
In order to catch a killer, one must think like a killer, and nobody knows how to do that better than Jazz Dent. His father is one of the most notorious serial killers in the world and taught Jazz everything he knew about the art of killing. Now his dad is in jail, and all Jazz wants to do is suppress the urges his dad passed on to him and be a normal teenager, but when a new serial killer shows up in Lobo's Nod, Jazz is obsessed with catching him. In order to face the killer, Jazz must first confront his own demons and decide which side he is really on Lyga brilliantly combines the feel of a true crime story with mystery, adventure, and psychoanalysis in this intense story of a different kind of family bond. It is a classic "whodunit" with the added intrigue of describing murders in great detail, while not becoming overly gruesome, as well as the police work involved in solving a crime, so it feels like a true crime novel instead of fiction. The characters are especially believable, and the reader will be drawn in by their motivations and actions. Jazz's inner struggle to understand his compulsions to both save and hurt people will captivate readers into wanting to know which path he will ultimately choose. This story will appeal to a wide variety of older teen readers, especially guys, and will make an excellent addition to any library serving mature teens.âBlake Norby. 5Q 4P S Copyright 2011 Voya Reviews.
