Review: KILLER INSTINCT by S.E. Green

Lane is pretty sure she’s a bad person.  For one thing, she has a really hard time dealing with other people.  If you’re not related to her, she’s pretty much not interested.  In fact, Lane can barely even deal with her perky, popular sister Daisy.  She’s pretty into the dogs at the clinic where she works.  And her boss is kind of cute, so there’s that.  But as far as the rest of humanity is concerned?  She sees the worst in them.  And it probably doesn’t help that she’s obsessed with serial killers.  In fact, she thinks she might be one.

Simon Pulse, May 2014.

Since her parents both work at the FBI, Lane has sneakily found access to things she shouldn’t be able to see.  And when a famous killer — the Decapitator – reappears in her home town, Lane wants to find him before her parents do.  For one thing, she’s begun going on vigilante missions in disguise.  No kills yet, but definitely some tasering and martial arts kick-assery. But Lane doesn’t know how long she can hold back from going all the way.

The thing is, the Decapitator knows Lane.  He knows where she lives.  He knows where she goes to school, who she cares about, and what she does in secret.  And when he starts communicating with her in secret, Lane is both terrified and more excited than she’s ever been.

A combination of Dexter and Veronica Mars (leaning more toward Dexter), KILLER INSTINCT by S.E. Green is chilling, brutal, and impossible to put down.  And with plenty of clues to keep you guessing, there’s a chance you won’t see the twist coming.  And isn’t that one of the best parts of a good whodunnit?