Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice
2015 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
About This Book
What if the world's worst serial killer...was your dad?
Jasper (Jazz) Dent is a likable teenager. A charmer, one might say.
But he's also the son of the world's most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, Take Your Son to Work Day was year-round. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could--from the criminal's point of view.
And now bodies are piling up in Lobo's Nod.
In an effort to clear his name, Jazz joins the police in a hunt for a new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret--could he be more like his father than anyone knows?
Jasper (Jazz) Dent is a likable teenager. A charmer, one might say.
But he's also the son of the world's most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, Take Your Son to Work Day was year-round. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could--from the criminal's point of view.
And now bodies are piling up in Lobo's Nod.
In an effort to clear his name, Jazz joins the police in a hunt for a new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret--could he be more like his father than anyone knows?
Series Placement
Awards
Sequoyah Book Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Green Mountain Book Award
2014 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2014 · Grades 9-12 · Winner
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
2013 · Young Adult · Honor Book
Tayshas Reading
2013 · Young Adult · Commended
Cybils
2012 · Young Adult Fiction · Finalist
Bram Stoker Award
2012 · Young Adult Novel · Nominee
