Murder Theory (2019)

by Andrew Mayne

Series: The Naturalist Series (3)

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"The desire to kill is becoming contagious in this riveting novel of conceivable mad science. Computational biologist and serial-killer hunter Dr. Theo Cray receives an off-the-record request from the FBI to investigate an inexplicable double homicide. It happened at the excavation site where a murderer had buried his victims' remains. In custody is a forensic technician in shock, with no history of aggression. He doesn't remember a thing. His colleagues don't even recognize the man they thought they knew. But an MRI reveals something peculiar. And abnormal. What on earth made him commit murder? After discovering that a mysterious man has been stalking crime scenes and stealing forensic data, Cray has a radical and terrifying theory. Now he must race against time to find a darker version of himself: a scientist with an obsession in pathological behavior who uses his genius not to catch serial killers-but to create them."--Publisher.… (more)

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Another wonderful read. Dr. Theo Cray is quite the computational biologist and serial-killer hunter. The writing is excellent and the story line is really, really scary because it could so easily be true. (

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CasSprout | Dec 18, 2022 |

I've read all the books published in the Jessica Blackwood series by Andrew Mayne. But, Murder Theory is the first I've read in The Naturalist series. And, I have to admit that at first didn't Dr. Theo Cray, a computational biologist and serial-killer hunter, rock my boat the same way that Jessica Blackwood does. Not a bad story at all, just not on the same interested level and it got a bit "scientific" now and then. Then, BAM one of the best scenes ever happened that pretty much changed how I felt for the book. And, I can't write about it since you know spoilers. However, I will just say this, this is by far the most interesting way to capture a serial killer. Seriously, totally mental and I loved it. After that, I just felt that yup this is a series for me. Any guy that can do something like this is my kind of guy to read about!

So, kudos to Andrew Mayne for the worlds greatest how-to-catch-a-serial-killer-scene!

I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review! (

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tamaranth | Dec 1, 2021 |

Theo Cray returns in the 3rd installment of this series and in this one the hunter becomes the hunter as Cray searches for a serial killer who uses a virus as his/her weapon of choice. I enjoy Andrew Mayne's books and his writing style is very engaging. He creates wonderful characters with enough flaws to make them real and in the case of Cray just the right mix of ego and self-doubt. Having said that, however, I have to say that this book wasn't as good in my mind as the first two in the series. Don't get me wrong, it is very readable with a good plot and the usual excellent characters walking the pages, but it just wasn't as gripping for me as one and two. Still, it was well written and worth the read if you're into these kinds of mysteries. I will definitely pick up the fourth, which is, as this point, the last. It is a great series and a really excellent story line. (

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"The desire to kill is becoming contagious in this riveting novel of conceivable mad science. Computational biologist and serial-killer hunter Dr. Theo Cray receives an off-the-record request from the FBI to investigate an inexplicable double homicide. It happened at the excavation site where a murderer had buried his victims' remains. In custody is a forensic technician in shock, with no history of aggression. He doesn't remember a thing. His colleagues don't even recognize the man they thought they knew. But an MRI reveals something peculiar. And abnormal. What on earth made him commit murder? After discovering that a mysterious man has been stalking crime scenes and stealing forensic data, Cray has a radical and terrifying theory. Now he must race against time to find a darker version of himself: a scientist with an obsession in pathological behavior who uses his genius not to catch serial killers-but to create them."--Publisher.

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The desire to kill is becoming contagious in this riveting novel of conceivable mad science. Computational biologist and serial-killer hunter Dr. Theo Cray receives an off-the-record request from the FBI to investigate an inexplicable double homicide. It happened at the excavation site where a murderer had buried his victims' remains. In custody is a forensic technician in shock, with no history of aggression. He doesn't remember a thing. His colleagues don't even recognize the man they thought they knew. But an MRI reveals something peculiar. And abnormal. What on earth made him commit murder? After discovering that a mysterious man has been stalking crime scenes and stealing forensic data, Cray has a radical and terrifying theory. Now he must race against time to find a darker version of himself: a scientist with an obsession in pathological behavior who uses his genius not to catch serial killers-but to create them.

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