Friday, July 25, 2025

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

Robert Ellis - Author


 

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/

Poster image of ‘The Love Killings’ by Robert Ellis, Book 2 in the Detective Matt Jones thriller series, includes the book jacket with the title, ‘The Love Killings’ by Robert Ellis, along with a blurb “Staggering” from a starred review by Booklist from ‘City of Echoes’ Book 1 in the series, over the image of a mysterious gate opening before a mansion shrouded in darkness and suspicion, and the poster image itself that includes the words, “A serial killer escapes… And Matt Jones’ frantic search begins. But is it one serial killer, or could it be two?” along with praise from a wonderful review by Kirkus Reviews, “A gleefully tense sequel. A persistently gripping thriller” and the addition of Robert Ellis’s website address, www.robertellis.net.

ROBERT ELLIS WRITERS BLOG

07/25/2025

https://www.robertellis.net


Thursday, July 17, 2025

Robert Ellis: July 15 Book Contest Winners

 

Photo of Robert Ellis, New York Times acclaimed author of the bestselling Lena Gamble and Detective Matt Jones thriller series.

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/

Poster image of ‘The Love Killings’ by Robert Ellis, Book 2 in the Detective Matt Jones thriller series, includes the book jacket with the title, ‘The Love Killings’ by Robert Ellis, along with a blurb “Staggering” from a starred review by Booklist from ‘City of Echoes’ Book 1 in the series, over the image of a mysterious gate opening before a mansion shrouded in darkness and suspicion, and the poster image itself that includes the words, “A serial killer escapes… And Matt Jones’ frantic search begins. But is it one serial killer, or could it be two?” along with praise from a wonderful review by Kirkus Reviews, “A gleefully tense sequel. A persistently gripping thriller” and the addition of Robert Ellis’s website address, www.robertellis.net.

ROBERT ELLIS WRITERS BLOG

07/17/2025

https://www.robertellis.net

 

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Robert Ellis: Secret Garden from The Love Killings

Photo of Robert Ellis, New York Times acclaimed author of the bestselling Lena Gamble and Detective Matt Jones thriller series.

 

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/

Photograph of the secret garden from ‘The Love Killings’ by Robert Ellis, Book 2 in the Detective Matt Jones thriller series, includes a wrought iron fence and gate opening to a mysterious garden where a murder occurred invoking the mood and suspense of this gripping bestselling novel, The Love Killings, by Robert Ellis.

ROBERT ELLIS WRITERS BLOG

07/05/2025

https://www.robertellis.net