A review by jrosenstein
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

4.0

This is a seriously dark and wonderfully tense YA thriller, definitely not for the squeamish. Lyga starts with a fantastic concept and main character. Jasper (Jazz) is the son of a notorious serial killer, whose father tried to mold him into the perfect sociopath. With his father now in jail Jazz is trying to be a normal teenager, but he is haunted by his father's lessons. Those lessons prove useful, however, when a string of dead bodies starts to turn up in his small town. Jazz is a very well-realized character and his father, Billy, is a terrifying villain. Like Jazz, we are never quite sure if he will turn out to be his father's son or not. Lyga evokes a convincing atmosphere of dread and paranoia, and keeps you guessing till the end. This is a very promising start to a series.