The Pain Hunter (The Broken Doll Book 1)

Name: The Pain Hunter (The Broken Doll Book 1)
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Rating: 4.2 (7044 reviews)
Author: Jeffery Deaver

by Jeffery Deaver

Mystery Thriller Thriller

4.2 (7,044)

4.2 stars from 7,044 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You love Deaver's trademark cat-and-mouse psychology and want a taut, confined thriller that plays out like a pressure cooker.
You're drawn to morally complex characters forced into impossible situations where survival means compromising your values.
You prefer short, punchy stories you can finish in one sitting without losing momentum or psychological intensity.

Maybe not for you if...

You need lengthy character development and backstory to invest in a narrative; this moves too fast for that.
You're looking for traditional crime procedurals with forensic detail; this is psychological chess, not investigation.
You prefer stories with a clear moral resolution; the ethical questions here stay murky.

About this book

A violent jailbreak at a Wisconsin street fair leaves carnage in its wake. A getaway van speeds down a rural highway carrying two men bound by a shared obsession with pain: Paul Offenbach, a sadistic crime boss nursing a life-threatening bullet wound, and Dr. Stuart Collier, his hostage, who faces an ethical dilemma. As the van travels, a calculated battle of wills unfolds between them. Offenbach plots his next move while Collier, bound by his oath to do no harm, seeks a way to escape. The Pain Hunter is part of The Broken Doll collection, a series of interconnected short stories exploring killers and prey, justice and revenge.

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Currently 4.2★ from 7,044 reviews

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