Killer Instinct (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481402859)

A teen girl version of Dexter meets the high stakes danger and mystery of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in this riveting debut.

Lane is a typical teenager. Loving family. Good grades. After-school job at the local animal hospital. Martial arts enthusiast. But her secret obsession is studying serial killers. She understands them, knows what makes them tick.

Why?

Because she might be one herself.

Lane channels her dark impulses by hunting criminals and delivering justice when the law fails. The vigilantism stops shy of murder, but with each visceral rush, the line of self-control blurs. And when a young preschool teacher goes missing--and returns in pieces--Lane gets a little too excited about tracking down "the Decapitator," the vicious serial murderer who has come to her hometown.

As she gets dangerously caught up in a web of lies about her own past, Lane realizes she is no longer invisible or safe. Especially after the Decapitator contacts her directly. Now she needs to use her unique talents to find the true killer's identity before she--or someone she loves--becomes the next victim...

Author: S. E. Green
ISBN-10: 1481402854
ISBN-13: 9781481402859
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/06/2014
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.51h x 6.04w x 1.04d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 172620 / Killer Instinct


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2014
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 164
Romantic Times 05/01/2014 pg. 44 - Excellent
Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 54
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 519
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 110 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw