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Killer Instinct

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Narrated by: Amber Faith
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A chilling copycat killer has the Naturals in his crosshairs in this exhilarating crime thriller from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games.

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 this thrilling novel.

Praise for Killer Instinct "A welcome addition to the teen-sleuth genre."
-Kirkus Reviews

"Barnes knows how to keep the reader hooked, and fans will be eagerly reaching for this title and clamoring for the next in the series."
-Booklist

"This is a definite purchase for libraries...."
-School Library Journal

"Intricately plotted, this novel will keep teens guessing and leave readers eagerly waiting the next installment in The Naturals series."

©2014 Jennifer Lynn Barnes (P)2023 Little, Brown Young Readers

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a real page turner

as a true crime addict, i didn’t know if a YA fictional crime book would be enough for me. But this book was everything. I ate this whole series up and will be recommending these to everyone.
The plot was well done and the characters were even better. This book is fast paced and kept me coming back for more. A real page turner.

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Intriguing Story

The narrator did a good job. The story pulled me in from the start and keep me interested throughout.

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Killer instinct

Love the book the story behind everything and all the killers in the story is great

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Fantastic story and reading

The story was good cleanish fun with twists and turns. Told in an exciting way.

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Pure YA gold

This was one of the best series I have ever read. So good! As a YA addict this and books like a good girls guide to murder are on the same level as this, and a good girls guide to murder and the following series WAS THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. so that’s a pretty damn good book.

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the ploy had many plot twists

I loved the plot twists and the facts that she ended up with dean for now

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So good.

Loved the second book. I enjoyed the first in the series but the second was definitely better! Would highly recommend and excited to read book three!

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my favorite series

i usually prefer two voices for men/women but she did great and i love this series! i’ve read it before and now i’m listening to it, one of my favorites

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another one!!!

I have LOVED Jennifer Lynn Barnes so far an she came through again!! I will be continuing this series.

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I love these books

People can say whatever they want but this writer is my favorite. I love the books she’s written and I love the story lines. This writer is great and I would recommend reading at least one of her books before saying boo to it.

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