I Hunt Killers, Barry Lyga, Fiction

Jasper Dent is a good kid, generally well-liked. He’s also the son of Billy Dent, the most notorious serial killer of the past half century.

Jasper has fought long and hard to bury his past, ever since his father was arrested and imprisoned for multiple life sentences, Jasper has strived to create a normal, quiet life. Even with the buried memories that haunt him, Jasper keeps his sanity thanks to the help of Connie and Howie, even though he knows he’ll never be like other carefree teens. When a mutilated body shows up in the sleepy town of Lobo’s Nod, Jasper knows that this is no random act of violence – there is a serial killer on the loose. The police, however, think otherwise and warn Jasper to back away from the case, but how can he? Jasper, with his intimate knowledge of murder and manipulation passed on by his father knows that he alone has the power to stop the killer. As the bodies pile up, with every new layer that Jasper uncovers, one thing becomes unassailably clear: this new killer is somehow tied to Jasper and his incarcerated father, Billy.