A Perfect Evil
(Adobe EPUB eBook, OverDrive Read)
The brutal murders of three young boys paralyze the citizens of Platte City, Nebraska. What's worse is the grim realization that the man recently executed for the crimes was a copycat. When Sheriff Nick Morrelli is called to the scene of another grisly murder, it becomes clear that the real predator is still at large, waiting to kill again.
Morrelli understands the urgency of the case terrorizing his community, but it's the experienced eye of FBI criminal profiler Maggie O'Dell that pinpoints the true nature of the evil behind the killings--a revelation made all the more horrific when Morrelli's own nephew goes missing.
Maggie understands something else: the killer is enjoying himself, relishing his ability to stay one step ahead of her, making this case more personal by the hour. Because out there, watching, is a killer with a heart of pure and perfect evil.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
Alex Kava. (2012). A Perfect Evil. MIRA Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Alex Kava. 2012. A Perfect Evil. MIRA Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Alex Kava, A Perfect Evil. MIRA Books, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Alex Kava. A Perfect Evil. MIRA Books, 2012.
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 2 | 2 |
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1071-1/{BFAC32FC-3B5C-4624-A0C7-AF01517BBA1F}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1071-1/{BFAC32FC-3B5C-4624-A0C7-AF01517BBA1F}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1071-1/BFA/C32/FC/{BFAC32FC-3B5C-4624-A0C7-AF01517BBA1F}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1071-1/BFA/C32/FC/{BFAC32FC-3B5C-4624-A0C7-AF01517BBA1F}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781460301494
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B009031SBI
- name: Kindle Book
- id: ebook-kindle
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781460301494
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780778325932
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Alex Kava
- title
- A Perfect Evil
- dateAdded
- 2011-09-23T12:40:23.32-04:00
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=87118
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
- id: 1151
- sortTitle
- Perfect Evil
- crossRefId
- 87118
- series
- A Maggie O'Dell Novel
- id
- bfac32fc-3b5c-4624-a0c7-af01517bba1f
- starRating
- 4
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- fileName: APerfectEvil_9781460301494_87118
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 869043
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781460301494
- rights:
- type: Copying
- value: 0
- type: Printing
- value: 0
- type: Lending
- value: 0
- type: ReadAloud
- value: 0
- type: ExpirationRights
- value: 0
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- onSaleDate: 9/17/2012
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1071-1/BFA/C32/FC/PerfectEvil.epub
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BFAC32FC-3B5C-4624-A0C7-AF01517BBA1F&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: APerfectEvil_9781460301494_87118
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781460301494
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 9/17/2012
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1071-1/BFA/C32/FC/PerfectEvil.epub
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BFAC32FC-3B5C-4624-A0C7-AF01517BBA1F&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- keywords
- value: Psychological
- value: Thriller
- value: Contemporary
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Kava, Alex
- name: Alex Kava
- imprint
- MIRA
- publishDate
- 2012-09-17T00:00:00-04:00
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- A Perfect Evil
- fullDescription
The brutal murders of three young boys paralyze the citizens of Platte City, Nebraska. What's worse is the grim realization that the man recently executed for the crimes was a copycat. When Sheriff Nick Morrelli is called to the scene of another grisly murder, it becomes clear that the real predator is still at large, waiting to kill again.
Morrelli understands the urgency of the case terrorizing his community, but it's the experienced eye of FBI criminal profiler Maggie O'Dell that pinpoints the true nature of the evil behind the killings--a revelation made all the more horrific when Morrelli's own nephew goes missing.
Maggie understands something else: the killer is enjoying himself, relishing his ability to stay one step ahead of her, making this case more personal by the hour. Because out there, watching, is a killer with a heart of pure and perfect evil.
- seriesId
- 775826
- reviews
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
July 31, 2000
A serial killer eludes an FBI profiler and a smalltown Nebraska sheriff in Kava's engaging debut, which manages to remain entertaining despite a fairly conventional plot line. As the story opens, recently appointed Sheriff Nick Morelli is as relieved as the rest of the citizens of Platte City that his predecessor, who also happens to be his father, has captured the child killer who plagued the town. But after the killer is executed, another child is discovered dead, and Morelli realizes that the convicted man was in fact a copycat killer, leaving the original criminal still on the prowl. Morelli gets some much-needed help in the investigation from FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell, but the hunt gets complicated when Morelli's sister, a journalist, leaks info to the media. Things become even stickier when O'Dell unearths a couple of unlikely suspects who've been dismissed by the police, and the search takes on a new level of urgency when Morelli's nephew is abducted and appears to be the next victim. Kava keeps her prose simple, but she does a nice job of setting up the chemistry between O'Dell and Morelli while balancing the various family issues Morelli faces in the investigation. She also makes good use of the smalltown milieu, tightening the tension by establishing that the killer is part of the fabric of the community. The result is a well-crafted page-turner involving the reader in the specter of murder in an intimate and disturbing fashion, with a plausible setup for a sequel. Agent, Philip Spitzer.
- popularity
- 705
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/bfac32fc-3b5c-4624-a0c7-af01517bba1f/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- bfac32fc-3b5c-4624-a0c7-af01517bba1f
- starRating
- 4
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1071-1/{BFAC32FC-3B5C-4624-A0C7-AF01517BBA1F}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1071-1/{BFAC32FC-3B5C-4624-A0C7-AF01517BBA1F}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1071-1/BFA/C32/FC/{BFAC32FC-3B5C-4624-A0C7-AF01517BBA1F}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1071-1/BFA/C32/FC/{BFAC32FC-3B5C-4624-A0C7-AF01517BBA1F}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Fiction
- value: Thriller
- publishDateText
- 09/17/2012
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780778325932
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
The brutal murders of three young boys paralyze the citizens of Platte City, Nebraska. What's worse is the grim realization that the man recently executed for the crimes was a copycat. When Sheriff Nick Morrelli is called to the scene of another grisly murder, it becomes clear that the real predator is still at large, waiting to kill again.
Morrelli understands the urgency of the case terrorizing his community, but it's the experienced eye of FBI criminal profiler Maggie O'Dell that pinpoints the true nature of the evil behind the killings--a revelation made all the more horrific when Morrelli's own nephew goes missing.
Maggie understands something else: the killer is enjoying himself, relishing his ability to stay one step ahead of her, making this case more personal by the hour. Because out there, watching, is a killer with a heart of pure and perfect evil.
- sortTitle
- Perfect Evil
- crossRefId
- 87118
- series
- A Maggie O'Dell Novel
- awards
- source: Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine
- value: Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award Nominee - Best Book
- source: Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine
- value: Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Nominee
- publisher
- MIRA Books
- bisacCodes
- code: FIC031080
- description: Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological
