The Love Killings
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- Author：Robert Ellis
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Summary
For the past six weeks， LAPD detective Matt Jones has been recovering from the wrong end of a hit man’s bullet。 Before he can look for payback， Jones finds himself enlisted in the manhunt for an old foe。 Dr。 George Baylor， the serial killer who escaped after murdering three coeds in LA， resurfaces on the East Coast。 This time， an entire family has been slaughtered in their home outside Philadelphia， and the doctor’s fingerprints are all over the crime scene。
With panic rising， the FBI seeks Jones’s help， and the hunt for this brutal mass killer is on。 But so is the hunt for the man who paid to have Jones shot。 When a second family is found murdered， the search for the killer becomes frantic， and Jones’s shocking personal history explodes before his eyes。 With his two missions welded together as one， Jones enters the madman’s world—a place of unimaginable terror—and hopes that if he survives， he can find his way out。
With panic rising， the FBI seeks Jones’s help， and the hunt for this brutal mass killer is on。 But so is the hunt for the man who paid to have Jones shot。 When a second family is found murdered， the search for the killer becomes frantic， and Jones’s shocking personal history explodes before his eyes。 With his two missions welded together as one， Jones enters the madman’s world—a place of unimaginable terror—and hopes that if he survives， he can find his way out。
Reviews
Candice Cameron
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Love matt
Lurlene McDaniel
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What creates a Serial Killer—Nature or Nurture？ In Ellis’ book the question looms for detective Matt Jones， as he seeks answers for why a serial killer once saved his life as he searches for another killer with a hideous agenda。 I found the plot a bit sketchy with coincidences and （for me） implausabilities。 As did Matt’s failure to recognize a “honey trap” per his first such ensnarment in book one of this series And though I found the murders too gory and perverted for my reading tastes， I kept What creates a Serial Killer—Nature or Nurture？ In Ellis’ book the question looms for detective Matt Jones， as he seeks answers for why a serial killer once saved his life as he searches for another killer with a hideous agenda。 I found the plot a bit sketchy with coincidences and （for me） implausabilities。 As did Matt’s failure to recognize a “honey trap” per his first such ensnarment in book one of this series And though I found the murders too gory and perverted for my reading tastes， I kept reading because Matt was a well drawn character haunted by deamons from his past and his internal desire for justice。 I also thought Ellis’ writing quite good， the main thing that keeps me reading in spite of plot and gore dislikes。 Matt was engaging enough as a character to make me want to read the third book in his Matt Jones series。 LNM 。。。more
Maryann M。 Clark
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All I can say is wow！！！From the start you knew this story was not going to be the usual cop/bad guy story。 It delivered ！！ One wow after another。 Can't wait to read the 3rd book！！ All I can say is wow！！！From the start you knew this story was not going to be the usual cop/bad guy story。 It delivered ！！ One wow after another。 Can't wait to read the 3rd book！！ 。。。more
Helen
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No doubt about it， this is well written from a storytelling perspective and the pacing is everything you want in a suspense/thriller book。 But man， the gruesome violence of the crimes and the depravity of the killer's world was just way too much for me。 No doubt about it， this is well written from a storytelling perspective and the pacing is everything you want in a suspense/thriller book。 But man， the gruesome violence of the crimes and the depravity of the killer's world was just way too much for me。 。。。more
Bob Magowan
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Kept me interested the whole way through。 Ellis is a great writer。
Wanda
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A slow start but soon got rolling。It took several chapters before I could get into it but then it hit its groove & became a really decent read。 In my opinion it’s not as good as the prequel thriller “The City of Echoes” but definitely worth reading。。。。。
Carsten Hansen
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Prior to reading this book， I had never heard about the author nor his main character Matt Jones。 While this book wasn't the first book in the series and throughout the book there are references to earlier events for our hero， I didn't feel it disturbed my enjoyment of the book。Matt Jones is called to Philadelphia where he is deputized as a US Marshall to assist working on a case involving a serial killer and some truly gruesome murders of entire families。The story is horrific and it has some in Prior to reading this book， I had never heard about the author nor his main character Matt Jones。 While this book wasn't the first book in the series and throughout the book there are references to earlier events for our hero， I didn't feel it disturbed my enjoyment of the book。Matt Jones is called to Philadelphia where he is deputized as a US Marshall to assist working on a case involving a serial killer and some truly gruesome murders of entire families。The story is horrific and it has some interesting twists and turns along the way and I found myself enjoying it a lot more than I initially thought I would。 I will soon be checking out the other books in the series along with author's other works。Highly recommended。 。。。more
Loretta K。 Allen
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A great read but a bit on the too gruesome sideVery well written story with rich complex characters and a very interesting storyline I guess my favorites are police procedural with a bit less insanity
Elizabeth Ricciardi
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Great read。。。Having read the first book and feeling like the end left me hanging， I was pleased that book 2 was a continuation。 I really enjoyed the two books together。 Definitely two good books to read。
Chanel
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Unlike the first book， City of Echoes， I didn’t want this to end。 Great story and great characters。
Alex
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These are some creepy murders that Matt Jones has to solve！ I love that this picks up where the first book ends - so reading these books in order is a must。 Robert Ellis has a special talent for never letting up on the throttle。 This one moves at a fast pace。 Time for Book 3！
Fred Kilp
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Too many improbabilitiesThe problem， the characters changed direction too often。 Police were way to dumb， and the protagonist had a bad temper and just made too many stupid mistakes。 He's not likable。 Too many probabilities。 Too many improbabilitiesThe problem， the characters changed direction too often。 Police were way to dumb， and the protagonist had a bad temper and just made too many stupid mistakes。 He's not likable。 Too many probabilities。 。。。more
autumn knapp
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FabulousThis book continues with ease after the first one。 And its non stop action has kept me reading for 3 nights！ Wonderful。
Sherry Wessman
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Not as good as book #1！For such a hotshot detective， he let Baylor get away twice！ Just a little over the top。 Sometimes I felt like I was reading a "Graphic Novel"。 Not as good as book #1！For such a hotshot detective， he let Baylor get away twice！ Just a little over the top。 Sometimes I felt like I was reading a "Graphic Novel"。 。。。more
Angela M Campos
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Good one。This book along with the first one are the best。 Can't wait to read the next one。 Hopefully Matt Jones finds someone who doesn't screw him over in that one。 Would recommend these books to anyone who likes a good murder mystery and suspense。 Good one。This book along with the first one are the best。 Can't wait to read the next one。 Hopefully Matt Jones finds someone who doesn't screw him over in that one。 Would recommend these books to anyone who likes a good murder mystery and suspense。 。。。more
Pamela Bruno
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Excellent read！Just started reading Robert Ellis & I'm very impressed。 Looking forward to more in this series！ Literally couldn't put this book down。 Excellent read！Just started reading Robert Ellis & I'm very impressed。 Looking forward to more in this series！ Literally couldn't put this book down。 。。。more
Shon Chewning
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Turn twister The storyline was a turn twister。 Everytime you think what's about to happen， something totally different does。 The characters where great and also crazy。 Thanks Turn twister The storyline was a turn twister。 Everytime you think what's about to happen， something totally different does。 The characters where great and also crazy。 Thanks 。。。more
Jacquelynn Inyama
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I began reading this book about eight months ago and haven't finished it yet， which means it did not really hold my attention。 I began reading this book about eight months ago and haven't finished it yet， which means it did not really hold my attention。 。。。more
Kim Clements
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Loved itIt’s difficult to choose my favorite Robert Ellis thriller。 They’re all so good！ Since there are only 5， I guess I’ll just have to re-read them all。
Dandi Patt
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Oh WOW！ i wanted to keep reading all night and yet， didn't want to finish！！ Great characters， hated and felt sorry for killer what an awesome writing and read！ A VERY satisfying ending！ Liked the hero。 Looking forward to reading more from Robert Ellis！！ Oh WOW！ i wanted to keep reading all night and yet， didn't want to finish！！ Great characters， hated and felt sorry for killer what an awesome writing and read！ A VERY satisfying ending！ Liked the hero。 Looking forward to reading more from Robert Ellis！！ 。。。more
joann summitt
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Lots of conflict and twist and turnsThe book got my interest and kept it。 I stayed of most of the night to finish it。 Detective Matt Jones is called to Philly to investigate a couple of multi-homicides that the F B I is attributing to a serial killer Dr。 Baylor， but Detective Jones figures out that it is not Dr。 Baylor。 The twist and turns and unexpected revelations held my。interest。 this is the second book I have read by this author but it won't be the last。 Lots of conflict and twist and turnsThe book got my interest and kept it。 I stayed of most of the night to finish it。 Detective Matt Jones is called to Philly to investigate a couple of multi-homicides that the F B I is attributing to a serial killer Dr。 Baylor， but Detective Jones figures out that it is not Dr。 Baylor。 The twist and turns and unexpected revelations held my。interest。 this is the second book I have read by this author but it won't be the last。 。。。more
Paul Appleby
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Is there a book 3？Entertaining and more a continuation of book one than a story in and of itself。 If there's a book three I'd read it。 Is there a book 3？Entertaining and more a continuation of book one than a story in and of itself。 If there's a book three I'd read it。 。。。more
MaryTee Miller
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Again， would have given 4 stars but this time thought for sure that story would reach conclusion。
Gail A。 Purington
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Book one and both dynamite readsCould not stop reading until the end of book 2。 Hope there are many more。 Five stars plus。 Best books i have read in a long time。
Edward
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Decent police read， but tempted to deduct a star due to the diesel explosion。。。
Russ Leavitt
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Outstanding！！I sure hope he writes some more books real soon。 This was the best book I have read since Connelly。
Bookworm9992001
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I finally got down to reading the second instalment of the Matt Jones series。Gritty and engrossing， It’s been a long time since I’ve read an unputdownable thriller。 The dark side of the story was a tad revolting and not for the faint hearted。I would suggest that the series is read in order， and don’t leave it too long before you read the second。I am eagerly anticipating the next title， after reading on the author’s website that he is currently working on it。
Andrea Corley
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I actually don't have much memory from book #1 of the Detective Matt Jones series but The Love Killings definitely has a great element of mystery to it and tells a pretty good story！ I really like Detective Matt Jones as a character for some reason！ I don't care for any other characters really， but Robert Ellis really put together a good mystery with this one！ I actually don't have much memory from book #1 of the Detective Matt Jones series but The Love Killings definitely has a great element of mystery to it and tells a pretty good story！ I really like Detective Matt Jones as a character for some reason！ I don't care for any other characters really， but Robert Ellis really put together a good mystery with this one！ 。。。more
Ken
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Depravity too much to bareMr。 Ellis is a very good writer。 I enjoyed his descriptive character development， especially as seen through the protagonist， Matt Jones。 The plot， however， is riddled with holes and is brought further down with the hideous nature associated with various sadistic murders。 It seems that Ellis is just trying to shock the reader with deviant description。
BC
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To good to put downDead this and e joy。 I'm going on with the series。 Terrific char。acter and p！ot。 Five more words and I can post To good to put downDead this and e joy。 I'm going on with the series。 Terrific char。acter and p！ot。 Five more words and I can post 。。。more
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