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Chris Parker

The first three novels in the series featuring a master of psychological influence who goes head-to-head with the most twisted criminal minds.

The world’s foremost expert on influence and communication, Marcus Kline can tell what you’re thinking. He can see inside you, step inside your mind. In these three thrillers, he assists the police in outmanoeuvring those who have similar manipulative abilities—but use them for evil …

Influence

When murder victims bear the horrific hallmarks of an intelligent and remorseless serial killer, Detective Inspector Peter Jones turns to Marcus for help. As the killer sets a deadly pace, the irresistible and terrifying power of influence threatens friendships, reputations, and lives—and when events appear to implicate the great Marcus Kline himself, everyone involved will learn that the worst pain isn’t physical …

Belief

Serial killer and master hypnotist Ethan Hall has escaped from hospital, seeking revenge on the man who helped take him down. Using language to bend people to his will, influencing others to carry out destructive acts, Hall targets Marcus Kline and those closest to him in the most personal and savage ways. While Marcus tries desperately to save his cancer-stricken wife and rebuild his life, reputation, and shattered self-confidence, Ethan Hall has other plans.

Faith

The time has come for Ethan Hall to be tried in Crown Court. And the result is far from certain. The unanswered question: How do you prevent the world’s most destructive killer from wreaking havoc in a courtroom? Meanwhile, a new wave of murders is being recorded and shared on social media, inciting ever more extreme behaviour—which may linked to the Hall case. Murder is spreading like a virus, and a master hypnotist must be brought to justice …

Bloodhound Books

The Marcus Kline Books

The Marcus Kline Trilogy: Influence, Belief, and Faith

One man faces the ultimate test when the murderous hypnotist he helped take down escapes captivity—with revenge on his mind . . .

I’m going to say a few words . . . That’s the promise made by Ethan Hall, serial killer and master hypnotist, when he recovers from his gunshot wounds and escapes from hospital. It’s a promise that causes havoc, loss, and unending pain. Using language to bend people to his will, influencing others to carry out the most destructive acts, Ethan Hall intends to exact his revenge on Marcus Kline and those closest to him in the most personal and savage ways.

 Six months have passed since a series of horrific murders forced Marcus, the world’s leading authority on communication and influence, into a unique confrontation with Ethan—a battle of words like no other. Marcus is trying desperately to save his cancer-stricken wife and rebuild his life, his reputation, and his shattered self-confidence. But Ethan Hall has other plans.

 Now, with Marcus Kline’s self-belief at an all-time low, the struggle for survival, sanity, and salvation teaches everyone involved that things can always get worse . . .

Belief

Murder is spreading like a virus, and a master hypnotist must be brought to justice …

The time has come for Ethan Hall, serial killer and master hypnotist, to be tried in Crown Court. And the result is far from certain. The unanswered question remains: How do you prevent the world’s most destructive murderer from wreaking havoc in a courtroom?

For Marcus Kline, the world’s leading authority on communication and influence, the devastation Ethan Hall has brought into his life is about to reach terrifying and unimaginable heights.

Meanwhile, a new wave of murders is being recorded and shared on social media, inciting ever more extreme behaviour. Support for the violence grows and the very fabric of society seems threatened.

Is Ethan Hall in any way responsible? And, if so, how can he possibly be stopped? As Marcus Kline must faces his nemesis in a final battle of wills, he must find the faith to succeed …