Blogathon: An Evil Mind – Chris Carter

A freak accident in rural Wyoming leads the sheriff’s department to arrest a man for a possible double homicide, but further investigations suggest a much more horrifying discovery: a serial killer who has been kidnapping, torturing, and mutilating victims all over the United States for at least twenty-five years.

The suspect claims he is a pawn in a huge labyrinth of lies and deception—but can he be believed?

The case is immediately handed over to the FBI, but this time they’re forced to ask for help from ex-criminal behavior psychologist and lead detective with the Ultra Violent Crime Unit of the LAPD, Robert Hunter. As he begins interviewing the apprehended suspect, terrifying secrets are revealed, including the real identity of a killer so elusive that no one, not even the FBI, had any idea he existed…until now.

My thoughts: Robert Hunter, possibly the best detective the LAPD has, is about to take his first holiday in…well, forever, when the FBI come calling. They’ve picked up a murderer, and the only words he’s said in the four days they’ve had him are to ask to speak to Hunter.

Flown to Quantico, Hunter discovers the man in custody is someone he used to know. His college roommate to be precise. And he’s possibly the most disturbing killer the FBI, and Hunter, have ever met. He leads them on a merry hunt all over the country to find the remains of his victims. Somehow he’s flown under the radar for 25 years, killing across various states, in various ways, never sticking to one type of victim.

Hunter is horrified, especially as this monster has killed those close to Hunter, from a mutual friend at college, to someone Hunter has never recovered from losing.

This might be his most personal and most horrifying case ever. Each piece of information revealed leads us to a new twist in the tale. What’s clear is that this killer is like no one Hunter or the FBI have dealt with before.

Drawing on his own experiences as a criminal psychologist, Chris Carter has crafted a truly chilling monster in this installment of Hunter’s story.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.