The novel, I Hunt Killers, written by Barry Lyga is an interesting mystery. The book tells the story from the point of view of Jazz Dent, son of infamous serial killer Billy Dent. Jazz see’s every crime scene from a killer’s point of view, since Billy showed him everything he knew. Now, bodies are piling up and Jazz has to show everybody that the horrible gene doesn’t run in the family. The setting takes place in the quiet town Lobo’s Nod. In the town he goes to school, sleep, does homework, and goes to play rehearsal everyday like a normal kid in high school. This affects the characters because if he didn’t do to play rehearsal everyday then he wouldn’t get half of the information he had to solve the crime. I know this because the story states,
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One reason is that the author moved the story along fast. The story states, “How long has the killer been gone? Jazz just remembered him climbing out of the window and into the ally. He had a knife. Wait! But Howie was in the alley too. Jazz ran over to the window and saw an overwhelming sight. Howie was lying on the cold ground holding his gut with blood gushing everywhere. Jazz knew this was the worst scenario to be in.” The author does use detail when he describes the characters, but it’s more in the state of mind instead of the appearance. Jazz says, “I know I am not Billy. I have never wanted to be him, but this guy is so frustrating I wouldn’t be surprised If I killed him in front of everyone right now.” The plot moves fast because it tells day after day without having to switch chapters. The book says, “Jazz and Connie had to find the girl with those specific initials, hair color, and race… But the days pasted without finding anything.” The author does use imagery. I can tell that there is imagery because the author explains everything so vividly. An example would be how the killer killed his victims. The story says, “Same age, job, hair color and Fiona Goodling. Strangled to death and left naked in a field, just like Goodling. And now a third victim. Same initials as Helen. Harper McLeod. Waitress. Twenty-five. Brown hair. Boom. Billy started having fun at this point. Drain-cleaner injections. Causes muscle spasms. Intense pain.
One reason is that the author moved the story along fast. The story states, “How long has the killer been gone? Jazz just remembered him climbing out of the window and into the ally. He had a knife. Wait! But Howie was in the alley too. Jazz ran over to the window and saw an overwhelming sight. Howie was lying on the cold ground holding his gut with blood gushing everywhere. Jazz knew this was the worst scenario to be in.” The author does use detail when he describes the characters, but it’s more in the state of mind instead of the appearance. Jazz says, “I know I am not Billy. I have never wanted to be him, but this guy is so frustrating I wouldn’t be surprised If I killed him in front of everyone right now.” The plot moves fast because it tells day after day without having to switch chapters. The book says, “Jazz and Connie had to find the girl with those specific initials, hair color, and race… But the days pasted without finding anything.” The author does use imagery. I can tell that there is imagery because the author explains everything so vividly. An example would be how the killer killed his victims. The story says, “Same age, job, hair color and Fiona Goodling. Strangled to death and left naked in a field, just like Goodling. And now a third victim. Same initials as Helen. Harper McLeod. Waitress. Twenty-five. Brown hair. Boom. Billy started having fun at this point. Drain-cleaner injections. Causes muscle spasms. Intense pain.