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Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct, November 2014
The Naturals #2
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Disney Hyperion
Featuring: Cassie Hobbes
384 pages
ISBN: 1423168321
EAN: 9781423168324
Kindle: B00OCB706A
Hardcover / e-Book
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"Talented, smart and full of teen drama as they try to catch a killer"

Fresh Fiction Review

Killer Instinct
Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Reviewed by Shellie Surles
Posted January 10, 2015

Young Adult | Mystery

The naturals are a group of teenagers with remarkable abilities. Michael can read people's emotions, Dean and Cassie are expert profilers, Lia can tell if people are lying and Sloan knows all kinds of statistics, has an ability to measure and sense things just by seeing or feeling them, her mind is like a computer. This group of kids works for the FBI by working cold cases and solving crimes. They are only allowed to work cold cases, as they are an off the book group of teens the FBI Director keeps hidden.

That is until a murder occurs. The murder is very similar to the kills of a pervious serial killer with very close ties to the group. That killer is now in jail, but someone is out there recreating his crimes. As the murders continue, the group gets more and more involved in solving the crime and eventually one of their lives is put in danger. They use all the talents they have to bring the case to resolution in time to save lives.

KILLER INSTINCTS is an amazing story. It had me losing sleep, one I started reading I did not want to put it down. This group of teens have lead very hard lives and the talents they learned from those lives are being put to use in an exciting way. Each team member has their own demons to bear, but they put it all aside and work hard to save lives. They work together well and the adults that mentor and work with them give just the right level of balance to the story.

KILLER INSTINCT is a nonstop thriller full of great characters, a twist filled plot and a satisfying ending. Jennifer Lynn Barnes has a hit with The Natural series. KILLER INSTINCT is not to be missed.

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SUMMARY

Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI program for teens with innate crime-solving abilities, and into some harrowing situations. After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother's murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance. But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home: the killer is a perfect copycat of Dean's incarcerated father-a man he'd do anything to forget. Forced deeper into a murderer's psyche than ever before, will the Naturals be able to outsmart the enigmatic killer's brutal mind games before this copycat twists them into his web for good? With her trademark wit, brilliant plotting, and twists that no one will see coming, Jennifer Lynn Barnes will keep readers on the edge of their seats (and looking over their shoulders) as they race through the pages of this thrilling novel.


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