Couple Killer
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- Author：L.T. Vargus
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Summary
A shadow walks the streets at night。 Stalking couples in their cars。 Flashlight in one hand。 Gun in the other。 Killing people is so much fun。
When multiple murders terrorize a small town college campus， FBI profiler Violet Darger heads to rural Michigan to investigate。 As soon as she arrives， a grim history begins to emerge。
The crimes have progressed steadily over a period of 18 months。
Indecent exposure to stalking。
Stalking to rape。
Rape to murder。
The UNSUB's emphasis on power and control rapidly verges toward full blown sadism。 He grows ever bolder， ever more vicious。
What could be more dangerous than a killer aroused by expressions of rage？ Increasing brutality。 Overkill。
Understanding his psychological motivations will guide the efforts to stop him。
Darger digs into the history。 Tries to figure out how the perpetrator advanced unchecked to graver and graver trangressions。
What she finds buried in the police records unsettles her as much as the murders themselves。
While a faceless killer terrorizes the campus， the school administrators remain focused on burying the story。
The revelation creates another complication: The students feel disenfranchised。 Angry。
Prostesters gather on lawns。 Ignore the citywide curfew。 An uprising brewing all over campus。
Darger must navigate an uncooperative administration， a powder keg of a campus， and a killer as savage and dangerous as any she's ever faced。
When it all boils over， chaos descends on the townspeople。 And the killer walks among them。
When multiple murders terrorize a small town college campus， FBI profiler Violet Darger heads to rural Michigan to investigate。 As soon as she arrives， a grim history begins to emerge。
The crimes have progressed steadily over a period of 18 months。
Indecent exposure to stalking。
Stalking to rape。
Rape to murder。
The UNSUB's emphasis on power and control rapidly verges toward full blown sadism。 He grows ever bolder， ever more vicious。
What could be more dangerous than a killer aroused by expressions of rage？ Increasing brutality。 Overkill。
Understanding his psychological motivations will guide the efforts to stop him。
Darger digs into the history。 Tries to figure out how the perpetrator advanced unchecked to graver and graver trangressions。
What she finds buried in the police records unsettles her as much as the murders themselves。
While a faceless killer terrorizes the campus， the school administrators remain focused on burying the story。
The revelation creates another complication: The students feel disenfranchised。 Angry。
Prostesters gather on lawns。 Ignore the citywide curfew。 An uprising brewing all over campus。
Darger must navigate an uncooperative administration， a powder keg of a campus， and a killer as savage and dangerous as any she's ever faced。
When it all boils over， chaos descends on the townspeople。 And the killer walks among them。
Reviews
David Taylor
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Couple Killer， the latest in the Violet Darger series is undoubtably the best of the series！ Not only is this one of the best researched books I’ve read in quite a while， but the authors also did an excellent job setting the stage for a story set in a university town。 When I had finished to book， which by the way happened in one sitting because I couldn’t put it down， I had a good background into serial killers and into several in particular。 All Violet Darger books are action packed and filled Couple Killer， the latest in the Violet Darger series is undoubtably the best of the series！ Not only is this one of the best researched books I’ve read in quite a while， but the authors also did an excellent job setting the stage for a story set in a university town。 When I had finished to book， which by the way happened in one sitting because I couldn’t put it down， I had a good background into serial killers and into several in particular。 All Violet Darger books are action packed and filled with misdirection or several twists that keep your head swimming， Couple Killer not only fulfilled these elements， but took the Darger series into a much darker and grittier direction than the earlier books。 The next episode in this series cannot come soon enough， I really want to know where Darger & Loshak hare headed next。 I received a review copy of this book from the author and chose to provide my review。 。。。more
Melanie Foxfire
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I mean I did not expect what happened， I don't think anyone could expect that。 so if you're ready to be freaked out just get ready， because this is wild y'all， five stars， very exciting read！ I wanted to say the word for what happened but I don't want to ruin it for you， so you'll have to find out yourself！ I mean I did not expect what happened， I don't think anyone could expect that。 so if you're ready to be freaked out just get ready， because this is wild y'all， five stars， very exciting read！ I wanted to say the word for what happened but I don't want to ruin it for you， so you'll have to find out yourself！ 。。。more
Stephanie Cruz
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Vernell Jones， 33， of Philadelphia admitted in the court to killing John Davis。 He was found shot to death in a van on Dec。 18， 2001， outside the whitemarsh Township bridal shop where he worked。 Authorities believe her boyfriend， Kenneth Harold Burno， fired the first shot into Davis' head。 Tylar Witt took a plea deal and was sentenced in 2011 to 15 years in state prison。 Now 23 years old， she is at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla。 According to inmate information available o Vernell Jones， 33， of Philadelphia admitted in the court to killing John Davis。 He was found shot to death in a van on Dec。 18， 2001， outside the whitemarsh Township bridal shop where he worked。 Authorities believe her boyfriend， Kenneth Harold Burno， fired the first shot into Davis' head。 Tylar Witt took a plea deal and was sentenced in 2011 to 15 years in state prison。 Now 23 years old， she is at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla。 According to inmate information available online， the first date she will be eligible for a parole suitability hearing is December 2021。 One of the OG true crime shows， long before podcasts like Serial and My Favorite Murder hooked us in， Snapped premiered on the Oxygen network in 2004， and focuses primarily on women who are accused of committing murder or attempting to commit murder。 。。。more
Ada Lavin
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Roommates Brain and Cody going back to their room after a night of pledge partying find a trial of blood。 Cody tells Brian he thinks it's a pledge horror scavenger hunt。 Curious they follow it first to a car， then to the parking lot of the local Auto Zone store when they find a body。 Cody laughing still thinking that it's a pledge trick goudes Brain into going over and checking out the body that they find there。 To their horror Brian finds that the body is not only real but alive and seriously w Roommates Brain and Cody going back to their room after a night of pledge partying find a trial of blood。 Cody tells Brian he thinks it's a pledge horror scavenger hunt。 Curious they follow it first to a car， then to the parking lot of the local Auto Zone store when they find a body。 Cody laughing still thinking that it's a pledge trick goudes Brain into going over and checking out the body that they find there。 To their horror Brian finds that the body is not only real but alive and seriously wounded。 Darger arrives at SMU （South Michigan University） to meet Loshak at the scene of this latest double murder。 She's introduced to Officers Kidney and Dixon who explained that the body of the male had been found here at the Auto Zone and the body of the female a few hundred feet away。 That it looked as though the man had been shot in the truck of the car and had crawled to the store to find help。The campus police in this story are less than helpful and truthful。 Are more concerned with making the University President， Whitman happy so they don't lose their jobs than solving a crime。 Let alone do the right thing。 President Whitman is more concerned with making sure that the University has a good reputation than the welfare of the students。 Therefore when the reports of a flasher started they were ignored。 Reports of rape began， they were buried。 Unfortunately， when the murders began they couldn't hide or bury those。 At what becomes， in my opinion， a breaking point in this book， the President holds a press conference to announce that there will be a curfew enacted immediately on campus。 That everything except the Homecoming Game will be cancelled。 That there will not even be attendance allowed at the game。 That announcement causes an immediate reaction from the students that should have been foreseen。 A roving band of angry protesters turned into a riot that had devastating consequences。 Giving the killer the cover he craved。Ooh the killer。 I dare you to figure out who the killer is before the reveal。 I'll admit at this point that I had a difficult time writing this review。 Not because this book was bad NO！ Just the opposite。 Because I had so much I wanted to put in but was at a loss because I didn't want to make this review too long。 I didn't want to put in a bunch of spoilers。 I didn't want to write a book about this book。 There are so many great characters in this one it was hard to choose which direction to go in。 Thanks to L。T。 Vargas and Tim McBain for a copy of this book for an honest review。 。。。more
C。 Awbrey
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The story is set in a Southern Michigan University where the students have been invaded by a sinister shadowy figure。 Starting with flashing unsuspecting women to a rapist and now there is a murderer stalking couples ！Darger and Loshak come onto the scene to assist the local police investigate the murders of young Kyle bled out on the steps of Auto Zone and his unfortunate girlfriend shot in the backseat of his car。 The killer stalking his victims taking them down in twos。 Three dead couples。 Da The story is set in a Southern Michigan University where the students have been invaded by a sinister shadowy figure。 Starting with flashing unsuspecting women to a rapist and now there is a murderer stalking couples ！Darger and Loshak come onto the scene to assist the local police investigate the murders of young Kyle bled out on the steps of Auto Zone and his unfortunate girlfriend shot in the backseat of his car。 The killer stalking his victims taking them down in twos。 Three dead couples。 Darger knows this is escalating and she’ll need to come up with a profile to find the killer soon。This is the ninth book in The Darger series。 I hope there are many more the writer’s are definitely in their genre。 。。。more
Jennifer Tooker
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Full disclosure - I was provided an advanced reader’s copy of this book by the authors but have voluntarily provided a review。 All opinions are my own。Couple Killer is scheduled for a March 31， 2022 releaseA Campus TerrorizedRemington Hills is a quaint college town near the campus of Southern Michigan University。 What should be a place for students to be free to explore their individuality while seeking higher education has become a campus of people walking on eggshells。 Over the past year and a Full disclosure - I was provided an advanced reader’s copy of this book by the authors but have voluntarily provided a review。 All opinions are my own。Couple Killer is scheduled for a March 31， 2022 releaseA Campus TerrorizedRemington Hills is a quaint college town near the campus of Southern Michigan University。 What should be a place for students to be free to explore their individuality while seeking higher education has become a campus of people walking on eggshells。 Over the past year and a half， the students have been terrorized by a flasher， a rapist， and now， a murderer。 As the body count creeps toward the double-digit mark， Darger and Loshak are called in to assist。 When they get there， however， they find a police officer force whose authority is throttled by the university president。 Rather than mar the name of her school， investigations have been quashed， covered up， and ignored altogether。 This has not gone unnoticed by a few astute pupils who have become outwardly vocal in their opposition and resistance to the ever-growing inept tactics。 When the killer strikes again， Darger hatches a plan for a massive dragnet， but when the unrest on the campus erupts into a night of chaos will they catch their killer， or will he manage to blend into the masses and slip away to murder another day？Couple Killer is the ninth in the Violet Darger series of books by author duo Tim McBain and L。T。 Vargus。 The case this time， while still involving a possible serial killer， is unlike anything that the duo has experienced before。 Navigating departmental politics is one thing but throw in the PR Nightmare of a college official whose only concern is the image of the school and the dynamic changes drastically。 Add in a student body who are becoming more restless and more vocal with each subsequent incident and the campus of SMU is a ticking time bomb just waiting for detonation。 The killer in this one is clever， and a tad on the scary side in his execution as safety in numbers does not seem to be a concept that he is aware of。 The action starts immediately with the reader being sucked into the narrative， not to be released until the final word。 With Couple Killer， McBain and Vargus have proven yet again that this is their genre， and Loshak and Darger are their stars。 Utilizing references to other well-known serial murder cases adds an additional depth that lends a credible believability to the story in addition to providing interesting if not morbid nuggets for persons like me who are intrigued with what makes people such as this “tick”。 While there are a few other series that the duo has also written in this genre， the pair of Loshak and Darger are by far my favorites。 With another case closed， I am eager to see what the duo dream up for the next assignment。 。。。more
Cheryl
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These authors always provide a ton of juicy details。 That in turn， paints a great picture of the adventure。
Dawn Myers
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I say WELL DONE！！！ to L。T。 Vargus and Tim McBain， the reason is they hid the culprit from me till about the end of Couple Killer。 L。T。 Vargus and Tim McBain kept me guessing on everything。 I was kept on the edge of my seat turning the pages。 I was given clues that pointed to several people needless to say I was wrong on all accounts。 I was given mystery， suspense and bloodshed。 I love the dynamic between Darger and Loshak it's always fun， I love how they work together。 In my opinion this is a gr I say WELL DONE！！！ to L。T。 Vargus and Tim McBain， the reason is they hid the culprit from me till about the end of Couple Killer。 L。T。 Vargus and Tim McBain kept me guessing on everything。 I was kept on the edge of my seat turning the pages。 I was given clues that pointed to several people needless to say I was wrong on all accounts。 I was given mystery， suspense and bloodshed。 I love the dynamic between Darger and Loshak it's always fun， I love how they work together。 In my opinion this is a great continuation of the Violet Darger Series。 If this is your first book of the Violet Darger Series it is a standI voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader's copy。 。。。more
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