Blake Crouch - Serial Killers Uncut

Compilation copyright 2011 by Blake Crouch& Joe Konrath

SERIAL KILLERS UNCUT copyright 2011 byBlake Crouch & Joe Konrath

Cover copyright 2011 by Jeroen tenBerge

Smashwords Edition

SERIAL KILLERS UNCUT is a work of fiction.Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of theauthors imaginations or used fictitiously. Any resemblance toactual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirelycoincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from JoeKonrath & Blake Crouch.

For more information about Blake Crouch,please visit www.blakecrouch.com.

For more information about JA Konrath, pleasevisit www.jakonrath.com.

For more information about Jack Kilborn,please visit www.jackkilborn.com.

For more information about the cover artist,please visit www.jeroentenberge.com.

For everyone who thinks the badguys are so much more fun to read than the good guys, weve writtena book just for you, and now the definitive volume containing everymajor villain from the Crouch/Kilborn/Konrath Universe is here.First, there was Serial, the collaborative smash-hit that has beendownloaded 500,000 times and optioned for film. Then came SerialUncut, which expanded on that story. Then Killers, the sequel toSerial. Then Birds of Prey and Killers Uncut, which introducedevery major villain the writers had ever created into one cohesivenovel. And now, all that and more has been brought together for thedefinitive, omnibus monster, which at 120,000 words, is the lengthof two full novels...

Serial Killers Uncut

This epic work, over two yearsin the making, contains Serial Uncut, Killers Uncut, Birds of Prey,Crouchs Break You, an interview with the authors, and more. If youhavent read anything by Crouch, Kilborn, and Konrath, SerialKillers Uncut is the perfect introduction to the dark side of theiruniverse. And if you enjoy a good bad guy (or bad girl), youregoing to love this. Because there are TWENTY-ONE of them featuredin this book: Lucy and Donaldson from Serial, Orson and Luther fromDesert Places, Locked Doors, and Break You, Mr. K from Shaken, Alexand Charles Kork from Whiskey Sour and Rusty Nail, Isaiah fromAbandon, Javier from Snowbound, and many, many more.

Part 20 Lovebirds

The original version of SERIAL, stillavailable as a free ebook, was a 7500-word horror short storywritten as an experiment. A psychotic driver named Donaldson picksup a psychotic hitchhiker named Lucy, and horror ensues. In twoyears, SERIAL has been downloaded over 500,000 times, and hasreceived over a hundred scathingly negative reviews, with manypeople claiming it was the most depraved, awful thing theyve everread.

So naturally, we knew we were on tosomething.

SERIAL UNCUT was over 36,000 words, much ofit brand new. Along with the insertion of additional material tooextreme for the original version, it also had a vastly expandedbeginning and ending, including an extended section that originallyappeared in the novellas BAD GIRL and TRUCK STOP.

But even with this expanded version, therewere still loose ends to tie up, and more story left to tell.

Which brought us to KILLERS, the sequel toDonaldsons and Lucys escapades in the desert southwest.

And then KILLERS UNCUT, which neatly broughttogether characters from Crouchs, Kilborns, and Konraths works,SERIAL UNCUT, DESERT PLACES, LOCKED DOORS, BREAK YOU, ENDURANCE,TRAPPED, SHOT OF TEQUILA, WHISKEY SOUR, BLOODY MARY, FUZZY NAVEL,CHERRY BOMB, SHAKEN, STIRRED, SNOWBOUND, ABANDON, DRACULAS, andRUN.

What you have here is the culmination of ourexperiment to see if we could bring all of the villains from ourbooks into a single, cohesive work. This is the definitive volume,what weve been working toward for the last two years.

At 120,000 words, SERIAL KILLERS UNCUT is amonster of a novel, the marriage of SERIAL UNCUT, KILLERS UNCUT,BIRDS OF PREY, and more.

You probably know the drill by now, but ifnot, it bears repeating...

If you can handle horrific thrills, proceedat your own risk.

But if you suffer from anxiety attacks,nervous disorders, insomnia, nightmares or night terrors, heartpalpitations, stomach problems, or are of an overly sensitivenature, you should read something else instead.

The authors are in no way responsible forany lost sleep, missed work, failed relationships, or difficulty incoping with life after you have read SERIAL KILLERS UNCUT. Theywill not pay for any therapy you may require as a result of readingSERIAL KILLERS UNCUT. They will not cradle you in their arms, rockyou back and forth, and speak in soothing tones while youunsuccessfully try to forget SERIAL KILLERS UNCUT.

You have been warned...

Love,

Blake Crouch, Jack Kilborn, and JAKonrath

In Serial Killers Uncut, the reader willcome across occasional hyperlinks when a character first appears,or when a passage in the story refers to a novel in theCrouch/Kilborn/Konrath Universe. Clicking on this underscored textwill take the reader to a brief description of the character or abrief description of the referenced novel.

Our goal is to provide the reader ascomplete a picture as possible of the 38 stories, novellas, andnovels that comprise our interconnected body of work.

We hope this state-of-the-art featureenhances your enjoyment of Serial Killers Uncut, and crystallizesyour understanding of the Crouch/Kilborn/Konrath Universe, 1.75million words and growing...

For the previous, intervening, andcontinuing adventures of all major characters featured in SerialKillers Uncut, the following list sets forth a brief description ofthem, and the works outside of SKU in which they appear. For yourconvenience, we have hyperlinked every major character the firsttime they appear in SKU. Clicking on their name will bring you backto their listing on this page, which provides a brief bio andrefresher on them. Clicking on the Go tothe characters first appearance link will return youto where you were in SKU.

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