Born Evil: A dark psychological thriller with a killer twist

Name: Born Evil: A dark psychological thriller with a killer twist
Price: 3.99 USD
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Rating: 3.9 (2844 reviews)
Author: Julia Derek

by Julia Derek

Thriller

3.9 (2,844)

3.9 stars from 2,844 reviews. Top 72% of Thriller books we track.

Published by Independently PublishedPublished 2018-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy psychological thrillers that probe the darkest family secrets and parental terror without relying on graphic gore.
You're drawn to morally complex characters and stories that refuse easy answers about nature versus nurture.
You want a page-turner with genuine stakes where you're never quite sure what will happen next.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer uplifting or cathartic endings that wrap things up neatly.
You're looking for lighter suspense or stories that shy away from disturbing psychological content.
You need on-page action and violence to stay engaged; slow-burn psychological dread isn't your style.

About this book

Jennifer Hanson returns home one rainy night to find her twelve-year-old son, Shane, killing their family cat. For years, she has noticed his emotional coldness, which began after "that accident" involving his father—an event others dismissed as a fluke. Now Jennifer must confront the possibility that something fundamental is wrong with her son. As Shane's behavior escalates from troubling to alarming, Jennifer struggles to believe he can be helped. When she discovers disturbing photographs of a dead girl on his phone—a girl the town believed died accidentally—Jennifer faces a terrifying truth about her child. This psychological thriller explores parental fear and contains explicit dark themes throughout. It includes minimal on-page violence but no sexual content. The book is the first in the Evil Trilogy and can be read as a standalone.

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Currently 3.9★ from 2,844 reviews

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