Black Lightning: A Novel
Nov 2010 · Sold by Ballantine Books
4.2star
10 reviews
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John Saul knows how to make the blood run cold and the heart race wild with fear. Now the author of the New York Times bestsellers Creature and The Homing delivers a chilling novel of a convicted serial killer sentenced to death—and hell-bent on revenge.
For five years Seattle journalist Anne Jeffers has pursued the horrifying story of a sadistic serial killer’s bloody reign, capture, trial, and appeal—crusading to keep the wheels of justice churning toward the electric chair. Now the day of execution has come. A convicted killer will meet his end. Anne believes her long nightmare is over. But she’s dead wrong. . . .
Within days, a similar murder stuns the city. As the butcher stalks his next victims, creeping ever closer to her, Anne is seized by an icy unease, a haunting sense of connection to these unspeakable crimes. And, relentlessly, she hears the eerie echo of the dead man’s last words to her: “Today won’t end it. How will you feel, Anne? When I’m dead, and it all starts again, how will you feel?”
In Black Lightning, John Saul strikes with a novel as electrifying as a jagged bolt from a pitch-dark sky, proving once again his inimitable genius for suspense.
Praise for Black Lightning
“His most effective thriller to date . . . [a] compelling read.”—The Seattle Times
“Electrifyingly scary.”—San Jose Mercury News
“One of Saul’s best.”—Publishers Weekly
For five years Seattle journalist Anne Jeffers has pursued the horrifying story of a sadistic serial killer’s bloody reign, capture, trial, and appeal—crusading to keep the wheels of justice churning toward the electric chair. Now the day of execution has come. A convicted killer will meet his end. Anne believes her long nightmare is over. But she’s dead wrong. . . .
Within days, a similar murder stuns the city. As the butcher stalks his next victims, creeping ever closer to her, Anne is seized by an icy unease, a haunting sense of connection to these unspeakable crimes. And, relentlessly, she hears the eerie echo of the dead man’s last words to her: “Today won’t end it. How will you feel, Anne? When I’m dead, and it all starts again, how will you feel?”
In Black Lightning, John Saul strikes with a novel as electrifying as a jagged bolt from a pitch-dark sky, proving once again his inimitable genius for suspense.
Praise for Black Lightning
“His most effective thriller to date . . . [a] compelling read.”—The Seattle Times
“Electrifyingly scary.”—San Jose Mercury News
“One of Saul’s best.”—Publishers Weekly
Ratings and reviews
4.2
10 reviews
Kendra Redd
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January 21, 2017
I read this book when I was 17 years old. My uncle had given it to me as a gift. I fell in love instantly. I couldn't put it down...I finished it in one day!!!! Love it!!!
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Cheryl Rogers
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January 14, 2019
creapy serial killer thriller. keeps you guessing till the end!
Jami Keeney
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June 8, 2014
Another great read by John Saul.
About the author
John Saul, the author of seventeen novels of terror and supernatural suspense, lives in the state of Washington and on the island of Maui.
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