Series Update

TalkBook Discussion : The Death Watcher by Chris Carter

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Series Update

1Andrew-theQM
Feb 12, 11:46 am

Where are we up to in the series?

2Carol420
Edited: Feb 18, 11:29 am

The Crucifix Killer- Chris Carter
Series: Robert Hunter Book#1
Publication Date: January 2013

Book Description: When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles National Forest, Homicide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself entering a horrific and recurring nightmare. Naked, strung from two wooden posts, the victim was sadistically tortured before meeting an excruciatingly painful death. All the skin has been ripped from her face - while she was still alive. On the nape of her neck has been carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the "Crucifix Killer". But that's impossible. Because two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Could this therefore be a copycat killer? Or could the unthinkable be true? Is the real killer still out there, ready to embark once again on a vicious and violent killing spree, selecting his victims seemingly at random, taunting Robert Hunter with his inability to catch him? Hunter and his rookie partner are about to enter a nightmare beyond imagining.

Dates Read: October 27 - October 31, 2016
Participants: (9) Andrew; Carol; Lynda; Eadie; Jen; Sergei; Bluebird; Sushi, Brenda
Ratings: Andrew - 5; Carol -5; Lynda -4.5; Eadie - 5; Jen- 4; Sergei - 5 ; Bluebird- 4.5 ; Sushi - 4.2; Brenda - 4;
Overall Average Rating: 4.58
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The Executioner - Chris Carter
Book Discussion: https://www.librarything.com/groups/bookdiscussiontheexe
Series: Robert Hunter series Book #2
Publication Date: February 28, 2011

Book Description: Inside a Los Angeles church, on the altar steps, lies the blood-soaked, decapitated body of a priest. Carefully positioned, legs stretched out, arms crossed over the chest, the most horrifying thing of all is that the priest's head has been replaced by that of a dog. Later, the forensic team discover that, on the victim's chest, the figure 3 has been scrawled in blood. At first, Detective Robert Hunter believes that this is a ritualistic killing. But as more bodies surface, he is forced to reassess. All the victims died in the way they feared the most. Their worst nightmares have literally come true. But how could the killer have known? And what links these apparently random victims? Hunter finds himself on the trail of an elusive and sadistic killer, somone who apparently has the power to read his victims' minds. Someone who can sense what scares his victims the most. Someone who will stop at nothing to achieve his goal.

Dates Read: April 9, 2017 - April 13, 2017
Participants: (8) - Andrew, Carol, Sergei, Lynda, Eadie, Brenda, Sushi, Bluebird
Ratings: Andrew - 5; Carol- 5; Sergei - 5 ; Lynda -5; Eadie - 5; Brenda - 4 ; Sushi- 3.4; Bluebird - 4 ;
Overall Average Rating: 4.55
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The Night Stalker - Chris Carter
Book Discussion:https://www.librarything.com/groups/bookdiscussionnights
Series: Robert Hunter Book #3
Publication Date: March 1, 2012

Book Description: An unidentified female body brought into the LA County morgue bears no marks except for the fact that her lips have been stitched shut. But what shocks the pathologist most is that the killer has left something inside. Detective Robert Hunter is called in to investigate.

Dates Read: June 30, 2017 - July 4, 2017
Participants & Ratings: (7) Andrew-4: - Carol - 4.5; Sergei-4; Lynda- 4; Bluebird - 3; Brenda- 3.5; Eadie - 4; Sushi - 3.5;
Overall Average Rating: 4.36
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The Death Sculptor - Chris Carter
Book Discussion:
Series: Robert Hunter Book #4
Publication Date: February 28, 2013

Book Description: A student nurse has the shock of her life when she discovers her patient, prosecutor Derek Nicholson, brutally murdered in his bed. The act seems senseless - Nicholson was terminally ill with only weeks to live. But what most shocks Detective Robert Hunter is the calling card the killer left behind.

Dates Read: November 19, 2017 - November 23, 2017
Participants & Ratings: (6) Andrew 4; Sergei 3.5; Carol 4.5; Lynda 4; Eadie 5; Brenda 3.25;
Overall Average Rating: 4.04
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One By One - Chris Carter
Book Discussion:
Series: Robert Hunter Book #5
Publication Date: May 22, 2013

Book Description: Detective Robert Hunter of the LAPD's Homicide Special Section receives an anonymous call asking him to go to a specific web address - a private broadcast. Hunter logs on and a show devised for his eyes only immediately begins. But the caller doesn't want Detective Hunter to just watch, he wants him to participate, and refusal is simply not an option.

Dates Read: March 16, 2018 - March 20, 2018
Participants & Ratings: (6) Andrew- 4; Sergei - 3.5; Carol-4.5; Lynda- 4.25; Brenda - 4; Eadie - 5
Overall Average Rating: 4.21
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An Evil Mind - Chris Carter
Book Discussion:
Series: Robert Hunter Book #6
Publication Date: September 27, 2016

Book Description: A freak accident in rural Wyoming leads the sheriff’s department to arrest a man for a possible double homicide, but further investigations suggest a much more horrifying discovery: a serial killer who has been kidnapping, torturing, and mutilating victims all over the United States for at least twenty-five years. The suspect claims he is a pawn in a huge labyrinth of lies and deception—but can he be believed? The case is immediately handed over to the FBI, but this time they’re forced to ask for help from ex-criminal behavior psychologist and lead detective with the Ultra Violent Crime Unit of the LAPD, Robert Hunter. As he begins interviewing the apprehended suspect, terrifying secrets are revealed, including the real identity of a killer so elusive that no one, not even the FBI, had any idea he existed…until now.

Dates Read: September 7, 2018- September 11, 2018
Participants & Ratings: (6) Andrew -4.5, Sergei -4, Carol- 5, Lynda -5 ,Eadie - 5, Brenda -4.5,
Overall Average Rating: 4.67
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I Am Death - Chris Carter
Book Discussion:
Series: Robert Hunter series Book #7
Publication Date: July 30, 2015

Book Description: Criminal behavior psychologist turned LAPD detective Robert Hunter finds himself engaged in a brutal game to the finish with a ruthless opponent. But no matter what moves Hunter makes, death is coming. At the Los Angeles International Airport, the body of a twenty-year-old woman is discovered. The autopsy reveals that she had been tortured and murdered in a most bizarre way—but the surprises don’t end there. The killer likes to play, and he left something behind for the cops to find. LAPD Detective Robert Hunter is assigned to the case but almost immediately a second body turns up. Surrounded by new challenges as every day passes, Hunter finds himself chasing a monster—one with a dark past and whose desire to hurt people and thirst for murder can never be quenched.

Dates Read: January 6, 2019 - January 10, 2019
Participants & Ratings: (6) Andrew 3 - Sergei 2.75- Carol 4- Lynda - 4, Eadie 3- Brenda 4
Overall Average Rating: 3.46
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The Caller - Chris Carter
Book Discussion:
Series: Robert Hunter Book #8
Publication Date: January 1, 2017

Book Description:Be careful before answering your next call. It could be the beginning of your worst nightmare. After a tough week, Tanya Kaitlin is looking forward to a relaxing night in, but as she steps out of her shower, she hears her phone ring. The video call request comes from her best friend, Karen Ward. Tanya takes the call and the nightmare begins. Detectives Robert Hunter and Carlos Garcia are thrown into a rollercoaster of evil, chasing a predator who scouts the streets and social media networks for victims, taunting them with secret messages and feeding on their fear.

Dates Read: September 6, 2019 - September 10, 2019
Participants & Ratings: (6) Andrew- 5, Sergei- 4.5, Carol- 4.5, Lynda- 5, Eadie- 5, Brenda - 4
Overall Average Rating: 4.67
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Gallery of the Dead - Chris Carter
Series - Robert Hunter #9
Publication Date: September 1, 2018
I have no information about the group having ever read it, and Amazon doesn't list any book description for it.
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Hunting Evil - Chris Carter
Book Discussion:
Series: Robert Hunter Book #10
Publication Date: April 1, 2019

Book Description: Every story one day comes to an end.' As roommates, they met for the first time in college. Two of the brightest minds ever to graduate from Stamford Psychology University. As adversaries, they met again in Quantico, Virginia. Robert Hunter had become the head of the LAPD’s Ultra Violent Crimes Unit. Lucien Folter had become the most prolific and dangerous serial killer the FBI had ever encountered. Now, after spending three and a half years locked in solitary confinement, Lucien has finally managed to break free. And he’s angry. For the past three and a half years, Lucien has thought of nothing else but vengeance. The person responsible for locking him away has to pay, he has to suffer. That person ... is Robert Hunter. And now it is finally time to execute the plan.

Dates Read: August 10, 2023 - August 15, 2023
Participants & Ratings: (7): Andrew: 4.75 Sergei:4.5 Carol: 5 Lynda: 5 Eadie: 5 John: 4.25 Maura: 4
Overall Average Rating: 4.64
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Written in Blood - Chris Carter
Book Discussion:
Series: Robert Hunter - Book #11
Publication Date: February 24, 2021 (Paperback)

Book Description: A serial killer who will stop at nothing….The Killer: His most valuable possession has been stolen.
Now he must retrieve it, at any cost. The Girl: Angela Wood wanted to teach the man a lesson. It was a bag, just like any other.
But when she opens it, the worst nightmare of her life begins. The Detective: A journal ends up on Robert Hunter’s desk. It soon becomes clear that there is a serial killer on the loose i and if Hunter can’t stop him in time, more people will die, starting with Angela. If you have read it
You must die.

Dates Read: - June 13, 2024 - June 18, 2024
Participants & Ratings: Andrew: 5 Sergei: 5 Carol:5 Lynda: Eadie:5 John:5
Overall Average Rating: 5.0
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Genesis - Chris Carter
Book Discussion:
Series: - Robert Hunter Book #12
Publication Date: August 17, 2022

Book Description:
'Do you believe the Devil exists, Detective?’ the officer at the end of the line asks. ‘Because if you don’t . . . I’m sure you will once you get here.’
Robert Hunter is called to the most vicious crime scene he has ever attended. It is made even more disturbing when the autopsy reveals a poem, left by the killer, inside the body of their victim. Soon, another body is found. The methods and signature of the murder differs, but the level of violence used suggests that the same person is behind both crimes. Hunter’s fears are confirmed when a second part of the poem is found. But this discovery does more than just link the two killings – it suggests that this is the work of a serial murderer. With no forensic evidence to go on, Robert Hunter must catch the most disciplined and systematic killer that he has ever encountered, someone who thrives on the victims' fear, and to whom death is a lesson that needs to be taught.

Dates Read: April 10, 2025 - April 15, 2025
Participants & Ratings:(6) - Andrew:4.5 Sergei:4.5 Lynda:4.5 Carol:5:0 Eadie:5.0 Bluebird:4.5
Overall Average Rating: 4.67
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The Death Watcher - Chris Carter
Book Discussion:
Series: Robert Hunter Book #13
Publication Date: - June 6, 2024
Book Description:
When a routine autopsy on what looked like a straightforward hit-and-run leads the LA Chief Medical Examiner, Dr Carolyn Hove, to discover some puzzling inconsistencies, she calls in Detective Robert Hunter of the LAPD Ultra-Violent Crimes Unit. Not only did Dr Hove discover that the death wasn’t caused by a hit-and-run, but she also found indications that the victim had been severely tortured prior to death. What no one realizes is that what Dr Hove has stumbled upon is just the tip of the iceberg and it will lead Hunter and his partner, Carlos Garcia, on the trail of a twisted and clever killer who hides in plain sight. A serial killer no one even knew existed – a killer who has always operated under the radar, expertly disguising every gruesome murder as an accidental death.

Dates Read: February 12, 2026 - February 16, 2026
Participants & Ratings: (5) Andrew:5.0 Sergei - 5.0 Carol:5.0 Lynda:5.0 Eadie:5.0
Overall Average Rating: 5.0
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3EadieB
Feb 12, 2:09 pm

Carol: Thanks!

4Sergeirocks
Feb 12, 3:50 pm

Thanks, Carol, ☺️.
It’s strange to think it’s over 9 years since we read the first of the series together as a group - Wow!

5Andrew-theQM
Feb 12, 7:22 pm

Thanks Carol, here’s the link to the Group when we read Gallery of the Dead. This scored an average of 4.31.

https://www.librarything.com/ngroups/23817/Book-Discussion-The-Gallery-of-the-De...

6Olivermagnus
Edited: Feb 12, 11:44 pm

Thanks >2 Carol420:

This is a series I would never have noticed if it wasn't for this group. It's hard to believe we've been reading as a group for so many years. To celebrate, I leased a new boat for us. Love that it came with a slide!

7Andrew-theQM
Feb 13, 4:24 am

>6 Olivermagnus: It’s rained every day this year so far, and not sure when I last saw the sun, so heading off to the boat to read the book!

8Sergeirocks
Feb 13, 5:23 am

The boat has already come in handy, I’ve floundered so much about what’s going on… ☺️.
We’ve come a long way since our first rowing boat, 🚣!

9Carol420
Edited: Feb 13, 6:32 am

Welcome aboard everyone. Nice boat, Lynda! Are there a maid and a chef on board? Will they want to be PAID??? Since Andrew is our noble leader, I guess they can send the bill to him. Thank you, Andrew.