Johnson Road Saga
Blurb:
JOHNSON ROAD + PETERSON COUNTY MURDERS - 2 BOOK BUNDLE JOHNSON ROAD: Book One - The Saga Begins "Hiding in plain sight, a predator stalks its prey…" When Purvis Johnson fell on hard times, he agreed to sell most of his land to a real-estate developer. Before long, the dirt road that once served as his make-shift driveway became a paved street. Newly constructed houses sprung up on both sides. Families moved in. The quiet neighborhood became the perfect place to raise a family. Meet Jake and Mary Bickman and their two sons, the first to move into their new home. Soon, Thomas and Gladys Jenkins buy the house across the street and introduce a beautiful baby girl to the world. The wealthy Peterson couple and their two children build the big house near the end of the block, right next door to the tiny shack where the Johnsons still reside. One by one, tragedy will strike them all. Welcome to Peterson County, Alabama, mid-twentieth century Americana; a quaint, rural community on its journey to becoming the suburban utopia promised by the American Dream. By the time the dreamers realize they are trapped inside a nightmare, it’s too late. Something has gone terribly wrong inside the dream – something evil – something on Johnson Road. PETERSON COUNTY MURDERS: Book Two of the Johnson Road Saga A retelling of the Johnson Road story from the killer's point of view with additional insight into how and why things happened the way they did, and the chase to catch the evil, incredibly cunning, murderer. "Chasing a serial killer..." From the moment they found the body, the hunt was on. Now that the FBI and US Marshals were involved, Sheriff Clifford Gaskin and Deputy Sean Willis were confident it was only a matter of time before they tracked down the murderer and brought justice to the people of Peterson County. Detective Robert Stallworth wasn’t so sure. This was no ordinary criminal they were searching for. This killer was clever and cruel, but most of all, he was evil. Only hell itself could have produced such a monster, and this demon wasn’t going to stop. He was having too much fun. Only the detective and the killer knew what this psychopath was capable of and what really happened on Johnson Road.
Review:
Johnson Road Saga by Clayton E. Spriggs has two murder mysteries that are hard to put down. The first book is Johnson Road and is full of detail and in depth characters. There is a lot to the story that keeps you turning the pages. The author' writing flows well and keeps the plot moving. It introduces you to a whole cast of characters that are hard to forget. There were a lot of different situation that Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome and so much more. All of which keep you entangled in the search for a serial murderer. The writer keeps you guessing here and there. I guessed who it was before the big reveal but I did go back and forth a time or two. The second installment in the bundle is from the killer's perspective and adds more details and insight to what they were thinking. It is also the detective and sheriff working together to find the killer. It's just as interesting as the first one and I couldn't put it down. I would recommend Johnson Road Saga to anyone who enjoys murder mysteries.
