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For ten years, the charmingly disheveled veteran FBI Special Agent E.L. Pender has been investigating the apparently random disappearances of a dozen women across the country. The only detail the cases have in common is the strawberry blond color of the victims' hair, and the presence of a mystery man with whom they were last seen.
Then, in Monterey, California, a routine traffic stop erupts into a scene of horrific violence. The local police are stunned by a disemboweled strawberry blond victim and an ingenious killer with multiple alternating personalities. Pender is convinced he has found his man, but before he can prove it, the suspect stages a cunning jailbreak and abducts his court-appointed psychiatrist, Irene Cogan.
In a house on a secluded ridge in Oregon, Irene must navigate through the minefield of her captor's various egos -- male and female, brilliant and nave, murderous and passive -- all of whom are dominated by Max, a seductive killer who views her as both his prisoner and his salvation. Irene knows that to survive she must play along with Max's game of sexual perversion. Only then will she be able to strip back the layers to discover a chilling story of a shattered young boy -- and all the girls he adored.
A sexually charged thriller of extraordinary originality and page-turning suspense, The Girls He Adored moves furiously from the inner recesses of the psyche to its final, startling climax. Jonathan Nasaw brilliantly portrays two equally intense characters -- a deviant killer and the expert who can unlock his darkest secrets -- and introduces one of the most likable sleuths in recent fiction.
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"Good Book. Not very good, but good. Some cliches should've been avoided to make it very good. I liked it mainly for a non-superhero main role, but sometimes I thought "exageratted" and "too much". For all thriller likers."
— Leszek (4 out of 5 stars)
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“A superior thriller.”
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“Compelling and intellectually stimulating.”
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“Readers should get their bloodmoney’s worth out of this twisted tale of a serial killer with a taste for strawberry blondes.”
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“An entertaining thriller.”
— Booklist
The Girls He Adored Listener Reviews
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" An excellent suspense book. Liked the psycho villian and the detective chasing him. "
— Nicole, 2/1/2014 -
" So good I read it twice "
— Lisa, 1/22/2014 -
" Couldn't put it down! Gave me nightmares but I couldn't stop reading. Can't wait to read the sequel. "
— Paula, 1/7/2014 -
" Creeeeepy! What a great suspense novel. "
— Lisa, 12/5/2013 -
" A solid psychological thriller. The main antagonist will leave his (their) mark on you. "
— Amanda, 11/4/2013 -
" Tight crime story with interesting plotline. Good escapist read. "
— Anne, 10/9/2013 -
" Great thriller. Like seven. "
— Tracey, 6/26/2013 -
" A MUST read !!! You can't put it down , Max and company will not be soon forgotten. "
— Vanillahugz, 3/30/2013 -
" LOVED this one.....multiple personality serial killer "
— Stephanie, 1/25/2013 -
" Gave this a 3.5 since the writing was well done. Couln't bring myself to go higher due to the gruesome nature of the storyline. Too much gore for me. "
— Linda, 1/23/2013 -
" it was okay. I wouldn't recommend it. "
— Lori, 9/11/2012 -
" I have read this book 3 times and will probably read it again. The story is engaging and the characters are well written. "
— Candice, 5/8/2012 -
" I really enjoyed this book. Good writing, entertaining plot, it grabbed me from the beginning and didn't let go until the very last page "
— Ricardo, 4/13/2012 -
" I'm hoping theTre is a sequel to this book! This is the first Jonathan Nasaw I've read and I will definitely be reading more of his. "
— Dawn, 3/21/2012 -
" A real page turner and nail biter. I'd definitely read more by this author. "
— DW, 2/17/2012 -
" This was so graphic and awful we could only get through about 1/3 of it. We listend to the last tape and that was it. Terrible!!! "
— Cindy, 1/4/2012 -
" LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! "
— Pam, 11/22/2011 -
" A very good psychological thriller! Well done, good character development and great description of a muli-personality serial killer. Kept me on the edge of my seat! "
— Ann, 10/4/2011 -
" A real page turner and nail biter. I'd definitely read more by this author. "
— DW, 1/2/2011 -
" great pyschological thriller......couldnt put it down, a great read if u like that sort of genre! "
— Judy, 10/5/2010 -
" decided to give Jonathan Nasaw a try...absolutely loved this book...simply could not put it down and am onto his next one in the series!!! I say give him a try...you won't be disappointed. "
— Michele, 9/19/2010 -
" A solid psychological thriller. The main antagonist will leave his (their) mark on you. "
— Amanda, 7/9/2010 -
" I picked this book off the public library shelf and realized it started in Monterey County, so I was hooked. A really creepy serial killer novel. "
— Dee, 11/30/2009 -
" Suggest you read these Nasaw books in the order they were written. Good luck in finding them! "
— Kay, 6/21/2009 -
" I wish I wouldn't have wasted my time reading this book. Someone from work gave it to me to read with a good recommendation. It wasn't totally bad but one of the worst books I've read in a while. "
— Linda, 3/29/2009 -
" Very psychological read. <br/> <br/>One of those books that keeps you thinking after you've read it. "
— Julie, 9/14/2008 -
" This book terrified me. I loved it!! I couldn't put it down! It is possibly the best thriller I have ever read. "
— Kimmi, 9/9/2008
About Jonathan Nasaw
Jonathan Nasaw is the acclaimed author of Fear Itself and The Girls He Adored, both Literary Guild Selections. He lives in Pacific Grove, California.