Books by Jacob Stone

“A dark and different serial killer novel that will haunt the reader long after the book is closed.” —John Lutz on Deranged L.A. detective Morris Brick has seen the face of evil. He has witnessed the grisly handiwork of a deranged sadist known as SCK—the Skull Cracker Killer. But Brick isn’t the only one watching. A crazed lunatic’s interest in the case has turned into a deadly obsession. This sicko vows to outdo SCK and reach new heights of macabre mayhem. The mounting body count is a personal challenge to Brick. But as he lays his trap, he can hardly imagine the evil he is about to face . . . Praise for Deranged,  the first Morris Brick thriller “A fascinating and exciting blend of misdirection, topsy-turvy, and violence.”—Reed Farrel Coleman  “Grisly fun. It’s James Ellroy meets Alfred Hitchcock on the psychotic side of the street.”—Paul Levine “Compelling, thrilling, and frightening.”—Vincent Zandri

"A fascinating and exciting blend of misdirection, topsy-turvy, and violence." -Reed Farrel Coleman"A dark and different serial killer novel that will haunt the reader long after the book is closed." -John Lutz"Los Angeles has seldom seen such grisly fun. It's James Ellroy meets Alfred Hitchcock on the psychotic side of the street." -Paul Levine"One of the most compelling, thrilling, and truth be told, at times look-away-from-page-frightening serial killer novels I've read in a long, long time." -Vincent ZandriIntroducing L.A. investigator Morris Brick, a former homicide cop on the trail of a murderous psychopath who gives a terrifying new meaning to the word DERANGED . . .They call him the Skull Cracker Killer. He drugs his victims. Breaks open their skulls with a hammer and chisel. The rest is inhuman. Five years ago he terrorized New York City, claiming twelve victims before the killing stopped. Now he's racking up victims on a fresh hunting ground. Where former LAPD homicide detective Morris Brick is working as a consultant on a serial-killer film. Where a desperate mayor pleads with Brick to take on the case. And where the only way he can stop the next wave of murders is by outsmarting a madman-before he strikes again, this time much too close to home . . .