The Newport Serial Killer [Paperback]

James Huston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2005

The Newport Serial Killer relates the tale of a grisly series of murders which take place in Newport, Rhode Island. There are no clues as Police Lieutenant Clayhill and his partner, Sergeant Souza, struggle to discover and apprehend the brutal murderer of three young women, each murder taking place on a national holiday. Many leads and many interrogations lead nowhere until finally a confession is received. The confessed killer, Lloyd Krubick, is quickly tried, convicted and sentenced to a life term in prison, where in a short time he is killed by other prisoners.

While all is now calm in Newport, murders start happening in Miami, Florida, which are hauntingly similar to those in Newport. Could this be a copycat killer? Or was Krubick’s confession false and has the real Newport killer moved south? Clayhill and Souza go to Miami to solve the mystery.

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About the Author

After graduating from Michigan Law School, Jim Huston practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio. He retired early to write and moved to Newport, Rhode Island. His novel, The Barrow Murder, was published in 2004 and a collection of his short stories, Further Thoughts, was published earlier this year.

Product Details

• Paperback: 322 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (June 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595359418
• ISBN-13: 978-0595359417
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,203,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Bored to tears!, June 20, 2007

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I have never read this author before, and surely won't again. I'm sure it's easy for me to be an armchair critic, having never written a novel myself. But I sure have read zillions of 'em. This one is sorely lacking. Its prose leaves a lot to be desired--the conversations between the characters are boring and not realistic at all. And of course, the outcome is so predictable! It has taken me weeks to finish because I couldn't bear to pick it up again once I put it down. All I can say is, boring, boring, boring. Good book to read at bedtime! But I'm sure Mr. Huston is laughing all the way to the bank.