Top Ten Author:Ryne Douglas Pearson There's only room for one at the top... "An interesting twist on the serial-killer thriller" Publishers Weekly praise for 'Top Ten' Knowing screenwriter Ryne Douglas Pearson takes the reader on a relentless journey into madness and murder in his thriller Top Ten. His plan...kill his way to the top. Her orders...stop him. At all costs. A killer... more » who believes himself an artist of unmatched talent is incensed when he is placed last on the FBI's most wanted list, and begins killing off those fugitives above him, each in a twisted manner that serves his creative vision.
But his horrific climb to the top, which leaves both guilty and innocent dead in its wake, must be stopped by FBI Special Agent Ariel Grace, who is given an almost impossible and equally inexplicable task -- save number five on the list.
Or die trying. From its shocking opening to its pulse-pounding conclusion, Top Ten grabs the reader and never lets go.
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This electrifying thriller is now available in the 'Author's Cut' version, with scenes returned that were edited from the original hardcover release for being 'too intense'.
This is the version of Top Ten as it was written, and as it was meant to be read. __________________________________________________ Praise for Ryne Douglas Pearson's novels... "...a plot that is all too believable" New York Times for 'Capitol Punishment' "Interesting premise...interesting killer" St. Petersburg Times for 'Top Ten' "A must... A gripping blend of techno-thriller and detective story... The suspense runs at a high pitch" Publishers Weekly for 'Cloudburst' "Mind-boggling... A hyperreal whiz-bang novel by a gifted high-tech specialist" Kirkus Reviews for 'Cloudburst' "Suspenseful and filled with precise descriptions of weaponry; will appeal to Tom Clancy's readers" Booklist for 'October's Ghost' "Pearson delivers another riveting technothriller... Highly recommended" Library Journal for 'October's Ghost' "...chillingly prescient..down-to-the-wire suspense" Publishers Weekly for 'Capitol Punishment' "Action-packed and fast-paced... Keeps the reader flipping pages frantically" Library Journal for 'Simple Simon' "Excellent entertainment from first page to last" Booklist for 'Simple Simon' "Aerodynamic prose and superb pacing... A one-sitting book that will make the hours fly by" Publishers Weekly for 'Simple Simon' « less
The tale of a serial killer who is upset at his meager tenth place on the FBI's most wanted list taking action to improve his position is intriguing. The problem is that he is better at finding these people than the FBI. He does use unorthodox methods that the FBI can't to find these people.
Overall it was a quick, entertaining summer read. Nothing to deep or thought provoking.
Not a book for the squeemish, ie. very graphic scenes. This has one of the most brutal, messed up villians in it that I've read in a book in a long time. A fast paced book that'll leave you reading into the early morning hours!