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Charm City Killer

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CHARM CITY KILLER is the shocking first book of the Charm City Thrillers Series, fast psychological thrillers with unforgettable psychopaths.

In 2008 Baltimore, nostalgia converges with technology, and a new type of serial killer emerges.

Moe Steadman has become irrelevant and it’s torturing him. Amidst a middle age identity crisis, Moe faces self-loathing triggered by “the beautiful people” and obsolescence as a yellow pages advertising salesperson. He begins to take revenge on his youthful internet competitors after a misguided sexual and self-awakening.

Despite crippling guilt, Moe can’t stop his bloody rampage. As the police close in and he falls deeper into mental breakdown, it’s revealed that reality is not what it seems, just as in the end what Moe thought represented love and true beauty are not what they seem.

Can this troubled, defeated loaner be stopped, or can Moe stop himself and along the way find his peace?

CHARM CITY KILLER is set in 2008, a time when many traditional advertising mediums died at the hands of the internet. The novel pits nostalgia against technology in a brass knuckle fight to the death. Throughout this death match, CHARM CITY KILLER redefines the term plot twist.

The premise of CHARM CITY KILLER was derived from Josh’s seven years selling yellow pages advertising in the 2000’s. (Read more about this conception in the Message From The Author section.)

Here’s a couple reviews. Please see the link below those to access more reviews and the book on Amazon.

Highly recommend!

Posted by Laura SOBO Book Club on 2017-05-22 01:09:46

“Our book club read Charm City Killer and absolutely loved the novel. It was a well developed and suspenseful story with twists and turns that left us wanting more.”

Kat Von Steal

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read sounds too cliche… Do the thing, buy this book

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2021

“There does not seem to be adequate wording for how immensely I enjoyed Charm City Killer. This work has beautifully illustrated characters that grab your attention and draw you in to the story. Petroski elegantly weaves together several characters without missing a beat or muddying the plot.
The climax does not disappoint and leaves you audibly expressing “Excuse me?” and wondering if everything you had read prior to the reveal was something you had concocted in your own mind, or if it came from your own madness… which is appropriate given…. well, I will let you find out.
The only negative I can reveal, is once it’s over and you’ve finished this book… you’ll have the knowledge that many others will no longer meet the expectation this book has set.”

See other reviews and order print, kindle/e-reader, or Audible versions from Amazon here- http://amazon.com/dp/B08QDPVWHR .

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* This novel is for 18 and older due to sexual content and adult situations. 

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