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The Evolution of a Serial Killer: He’s on the hunt for the perfect killer: himself. (DCI Morton Book 6) Kindle Edition

by Sean Campbell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,013 ratings
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He asks them to plan the perfect murder. So they do.

When hotshot DCI David Morton is relegated to teaching the bright young things that will one day put him out of a job, he sets them the challenge of plotting the perfect murder.

It’s the perfect way to teach them how to catch a killer. They’ll learn how the greatest mind in the Met’s history can catch any would-be murderer.

Except there’s one man Morton can never beat: himself.

Too bad there’s a killer in the classroom.

The Patient Killer is the sixth stand-alone crime novel in the DCI Morton series. Jump in here or search “DCI Morton” to check out the rest of the series.
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    DCI Morton
  2. Print length
    278 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    Nov. 1 2017
  6. File size
    1518 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0773MSJWY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ De Minimis; 1st edition (Nov. 1 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1518 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 278 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B095GJ2GHF
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,013 ratings

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  1. Daniel Campbell

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    Daniel Campbell was born in Portsmouth, England in 1988, and has lived in Oxford since 2017.

    Together with his brother, Sean, he is the author of the DCI Morton series of crime novels (Dead on Demand, Cleaver Square, Ten Guilty Men, The Patient Killer, Missing Persons, and The Evolution of a Serial Killer).

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    Sean Campbell is the author of DCI Morton series (Dead on Demand, Cleaver Square, Ten Guilty Men, The Patient Killer, Missing Persons, The Evolution of a Serial Killer, and My Hands Are Tied) as well as the standalone thriller, The Grifter.

    He spends his days working out how to kill people without being caught, and then flipping the switch to play detective. His non-writing interests vary from photography and cinema to rugby and hiking. You can usually find him somewhere in one of London’s coffee shops – look for the big bearded guy taking up way too much room and hogging the Wi-Fi.

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5.0 out of 5 stars You will never guess who done it
Reviewed in Canada on January 29, 2018
Just when you think you have heard this before, sidelined detective and vindive boss , you get caught up in the plot. It turns into a real page turned. This book kept me I terested and guessing till the very end. Looking forward to the next book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in India on December 12, 2018
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Thriller at it's best. Read in one sitting. Enjoyed a lot nd definitely will read the next books in line
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Tinkertoo
5.0 out of 5 stars doing what he does best – catching killers
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2017
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This is a fast paced police procedure, with a high body count. Sean and Dan Campbell have created an extraordinary killer who executes some extra-ordinary murders – including defenestration, exsanguination, and asphyxiation – all with the killer notably absent from the murder scene.

After he hacks off the new Chief, Morton is shunted off to the lecture theatre to coach rookie detectives.
Meanwhile, the Chief earmarks DI Rafferty to step into Morton’s shoes, but then a series of seemingly unsolvable cases land on her desk. All have one thing in common – a bizarre cause of death. Floundering, Rafferty appeals to her old boss for help and after a few run-ins with the Chief, Morton’s back on the streets of London, doing what he does best – catching killers.

The story unfolds from multiple viewpoints; the chapters dealing with Morton and his students verge on comical. We sense Morton’s frustration at being forced to babysit. In a bid to enliven lessons, he sets the students an impossible task – to plan an undetectable murder – Morton then proceeds to shoot down their suggestions. As lectures progress and students reveal their characters, Morton’s interest in them grows and one senses that he’s almost enjoying his new role. However, one student has their own agenda and Morton has unwittingly given them all the ammunition they need to commit the perfect murder.

Poor DI Rafferty is definitely not enjoying her new role; heading up murder investigations isn’t the walk in the park it seemed; it’s more like herding cats towards a dogs’ home. Again, we sense her despair and sympathise when colleagues refuse to recognise her authority. Once it’s clear that an ingenious killer is just warming up and Rafferty hands over the reins to Morton, one can almost hear her sigh of relief. Here the two story lines merge as the awful truth dawns: A rogue student has accepted Morton’s challenge and chances are that he’s responsible for the evolution of a serial killer. Tension heightens and the clock ticks even faster as Morton finally realises what the killer’s real target has been all along and races to prevent a major disaster befalling London and those he cares for.

Fair warning. It’s best to start reading while the night is young, especially if you have work the following day. Evolution of A Serial Killer really is that book you cannot stop reading until the last page.
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Cinta Garcia de la Rosa
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Just wow!
Reviewed in Spain on November 10, 2017
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I have been a follower of the Campbell brothers since they challenged themselves to write a novel in 90 days back in 2012. Six novels and five years later, I can honestly say they have set the bar for this genre so high that it will be difficult to find a story so compelling and suspenseful as this one. I have really liked all their previous novels featuring DCI Morton, but this one... wow, just wow. It is their best, hands down.
DCI Morton is frustrated when he gets kind of demoted to just teaching, without being able to investigate any case. But what happens when you start teaching your students about the perfect ways of getting away with murder? Surprises, suspense, unexpected events, and interesting characters, that's what happens. DI Rafferty is not having a better time than Morton; when she gets promoted to leading investigator, but all her cases happen to be impossible to solve, it seems the only way to go is make Morton go back to investigating.
Will they discover the mystery behind all the murders that seem to happen weekly in London? Is it a serial killer or different ones? Coincidences or an evil plan to laugh at Scotland Yard? Read the book to discover all of these and more; you won't regret it. I devoured the book in just three days.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable twists and turns.
Reviewed in Australia on August 8, 2018
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This was a bit different. Some plot twists I found to be hard to believe, but overall a quite enjoyable book. I like the characters, and I dislike the characters that the reader is inclined by the authors to dislike.
I will be looking forward to the next book in this series.
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Peter B
4.0 out of 5 stars Part of a series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2021
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Have read all the books to date.This installs little confidence in our Police and Security Services if you were to believe any part of the story. Perhaps a bit too far fetched for me but relief from the boredom of the lockdown. Intend to stick with the author now I am acquainted with the characters
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