I thought I had everything figured out about halfway through, and I was worried that the book was becoming too predictable.

Dan Wells just, in general, threw me for a loop with this one.

The identities of the killers was unexpected. Most of the word count is devoted to action, John's internal puzzling over the clues and killers' psychological profiles, and his intimate discussions with Marci about them. There's two killers to deal with this time, and there's a lot less time for the slower moments of John's life than there were in the previous two books. I read this book faster than either of the previous two entries, and I have to say that it's way more of a page-turner. The best thing about this trilogy is that it doesn't overstay it's welcome, and the ending is the kind that makes your mind wander and imagine all of the possibilities that wait for John in the future. But it was just my post-series depression. When I finished this book I immediately felt the overwhelming need to read another one, followed by anger at Dan Wells for stopping this great series after three books. That's how I would describe the John Cleaver trilogy. I Don't Want to Kill You brings his story to a thundering climax of suspicion, mayhem, and death.Īnd in a town full of secrets, everyone is guilty of something.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Now John Wayne Cleaver has mastered his twisted talents and embraced his role as a killer of killers. Monster we held our breath as he fought madly with himself, struggling to stay in control. In I Am Not a Serial Killer we watched a budding sociopath break every rule he had to save his town from evil. As he wades through the town's darkest secrets, searching for any sign of who the demon might be, one thing becomes all too clear: in a game of cat and mouse with a supernatural killer, you are always the mouse. He's faced two monsters already, barely escaping with his life, and now he's done running he's taking the fight to them. John Wayne Cleaver has called a demon-literally called it on the phone-and challenged it to a fight. In I Don't Want to Kill You, Cleaver faces his toughest challenge yet.

Dan Wells introduced us to John Wayne Cleaver in the chilling novels I Am Not a Serial Killer and Mr.

I Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells