I HUNT KILLERS

BEFORE THE HUNT is available now! The prequel to the New York Times bestselling I HUNT KILLERS is now on shelves.

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Jazz: "Of course, you idiot. Do I ever do anything crazy or illegal without you?"

In the words of Stan Lee: 'nuff said!

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“What's it like to go looking for your soul, only to learn you never had one to begin with?”

-Blood of my Blood (I Hunt Killers) by @barrylyga

Jazz: If I cut your arm off, would that make you stronger. Really. Would it?

Howie: ....

One of my favourite things that Barry Lyga does in his two biggest whump scenes in the I Hunt Killers trilogy is that before Jazz has the chance to pass he out, thus ending the scene (as often happens in books. The character passes out at the end of a fight and wakes up somewhere like a hospital) he cuts to the perspective of a character who cares about him a lot in spite of the fact that he doesn’t want to. This allows for a couple awesome things to happen:

1. You see Jazz’s injuries and predicament from an outside perspective and they can be visually cataloged. 2. You get a supporting character’s emotional reaction to seeing him like that. 3. You see the character interact with him in the moments leading up to him passing out and, just as importantly, in the moments after.

In these moments Jazz is exhausted and in incredible pain so getting the pure emotions of empathy, fear, and concern from another character who happens upon him and discovers what has happened is SO REFRESHING (and heartbreaking).