The fourth monkey

Pages: 448
Published: 2017
Language: English

For over five years, the Four Monkey Killer has terrorized Chicago. When his body is found, police realize he was on his way to deliver one final message, proving he has taken another victim who may still be alive. Detective Sam Porter, lead investigator on the 4MK task force, discovers a personal diary in the killer's pocket, pulling him into the mind of a psychopath. Porter must unravel a twisted history to find the last girl, all while battling his own personal demons.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Dark Tense Gritty

Mystery Box Unreliable Narrator

Horror Suspense Crime Mystery Psychological Thriller Thriller

J. D. Barker

Jonathan Dylan Barker (born January 7, 1971, in Lombard, Illinois) is an American author of suspense, thriller and horror novels. His debut novel Forsaken was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. He is the author of the Fourth Monkey series, beginning with The Fourth Monkey (2017), and co-wrote the novel Dracul (2018) with Dacre Stoker. He has also collaborated with James Patterson on The Coast-to-Coast Murders, The Noise, Death of the Black Widow, Confessions of the Dead and The Writer. He advoca...