Robert Ellis: 'Silence of the Lambs' meets 'True Romance'

 

A Serial Killer Falling in Love

Thanks to Amazon for featuring ‘The Love Killings’ this month and lowering the price until August 1.

I know this novel is sometimes called ‘Silence of the Lambs’ meets the movie ‘True Romance.’ But at its heart, ‘The Love Killings’ is all about family and an entire cast of characters exploring their pasts. That the characters are so outrageous is what tips the scale. Here’s a short excerpt as Andrew Penchant, a natural born killer in his early twenties, looks at Avery Cooper, a girl he picked up at the mall, lying on his bed at his mother’s house.

“He could see the sweat collecting on her forehead and above her full lips. He didn’t want to move. He didn’t want to leave her alone in the room. He was in love with her, he realized. He was in love with her being, her body, the idea of her, the fact of her, the sound of her voice. But it was more than that. Way more. He loved everything about her. The things she was touching. The things she was looking at.”

The Love Killings on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Killings-Detective-Matt-Jones-ebook/dp/B012W7BCVE/

ROBERT ELLIS WRITERS BLOG

07/25/2025

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Robert Ellis: July 15 Book Contest Winners

 

July 15 Book Contest Winners

Congratulations to Mark R. from Santa Monica, CA, and Jean C. from Portland, OR, for winning this week’s Free Book Contest. Signed copies of The Love Killings, one of my favorites in the Matt Jones thriller series, are on their way.

Special thanks to Amazon for featuring The Love Killings this month and lowering the price until August.

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Killings-Detective-Matt-Jones-ebook/dp/B012W7BCVE/

ROBERT ELLIS WRITERS BLOG

07/17/2025

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Robert Ellis: Secret Garden from The Love Killings

 

Secret Garden: The Love Killings

I discovered this secret garden a few weeks ago while walking Chevy. It reminds me so much of the first crime scene in The Love Killings. Not just the garden but the house that goes with it. Before moving to Los Angeles, I found a remarkable place to live outside Philadelphia. A mansion divided into thirty apartments. My rent, with three fireplaces and a view, topped out at $270! It was an awesome place to live! And the perfect place to stage a horrific mass killing! And why not? I knew every room in the building. I had a serial killer who just escaped capture in Los Angeles and fascinated readers in City of Echoes. I had Matt Jones on medical leave recovering from gunshot wounds. So why not bring everyone back together in Philly? And why not do it in the middle of winter? How happy I am to have found this secret garden and the wonderful memories that go with it!

The Love Killings on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Killings-Detective-Matt-Jones-ebook/dp/B012W7BCVE/

ROBERT ELLIS WRITERS BLOG

07/05/2025

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