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The Girls He Adored

Jonathan Nasaw (2001)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.06

Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

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Heroine archetypes

Doctor / Nurse

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsVillain Protagonist

Synopsis

When a routine traffic stop in Monterey, California erupts into a scene of horrific violence, the stunned local police are left with a disemboweled strawberry blond victim and an ingenious killer with multiple alternating personalities. FBI Special Agent E.L. Pender is convinced he has found the mystery man responsible for the disappearances of a dozen women. But before Pender can prove it, the suspect stages a cunning jailbreak and abducts his court-appointed psychiatrist, Irene Cogan. In a house secluded on a ridge in Oregon, Irene must navigate through the minefield of her captor's various egos - male and female, brilliant and naive, murderous and passive - all of whom are dominated by Max, a seductive killer who views her as both his prisoner and his salvation. Irene knows that to survive, she must play along with Max's game of sexual perversion. Only then will she be able to strip back the layers to discover a chilling story of a shattered young boy - and all the girls he adored

The Girls He Adored: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Extremely graphic psychological thriller featuring serial murder, dismemberment, kidnapping, sexual violence, and disturbing manipulative games between captor and captive. The content involves explicit descriptions of violence and sexual coercion. Intended for mature adult readers only.

What to know going in

This book has graphic violence, explicit sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include sexual assault, graphic violence, gore, emotional abuse, and murder (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Not appropriate for young readers; this is an intense adult psychological thriller for readers who enjoy dark crime fiction.

Tags

Psychological ThrillerCrime FictionHorrorSerial Killer