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Skeleton King (Detective Damien Drake Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Patrick Logan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 697 ratings

The legend of some serial killers simply refuses to die.

If only their victims could be so lucky. 


When a body is found—dissolved in acid, a ring of finger bones cemented to the skull—Drake is floored.


For over a year he's been telling the NYPD that the man he had killed, the man who had taken his partner's life, wasn't the real Skeleton King. 


Nobody believed him. 


Even now, with a new skeleton as proof, Drake is met with resistance. 


A copycat killer, they say. A deranged fan of Peter Kellington, perhaps. But Drake knows differently. He knows that this is the work of the original Skeleton King, and he is driven to seek revenge for his dead partner.


Only, like before, he has no suspects. 


Drake is on his own, trying to stop a sadistic murderer before he strikes again. Seeking answers, he turns to an unlikely ally to catch the Skeleton King once and for all: another serial killer that he put away during his time as an NYPD detective. But it doesn't take long before Drake starts to wonder who's asking the questions, and who's providing the answers. 


And if he can catch a killer with his sanity still intact. 


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    Detective Damien Drake
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0796CDM4W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pathological Ink
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2018
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 8th
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 8.4 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 261 pages
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  • Book 4 of 12 ‏ : ‎ Detective Damien Drake
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True story: I used to cut up bodies. No, not for fun, you sickos–for work. After reaching the age of majority and fleeing the clutches of an overprotective mother, I went to university like a good boy.

More than a decade later and an alphabet soup of letters after my name, I found myself looking down the double-chamber of a microscope at an eyeball. Feeling ironically introspective, I decided that it was time for a change.

After seventy plus novels and more than a million copies sold, I’ve found my true calling, one that also includes a plethora of letters. Hopefully you see something in my catalog that you like, something to feast your eyes on.

I also have two spooky podcasts that are appropriate for ALL ages, so long as you like to be scared: P.T. Logan's Five Minutes of Terror and Camp Fear. Both are FREE and available on all podcast platforms. For MATURE audiences, I've created two fiction podcasts, Nightmare Residue and Bad Priest.

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THRILLERS

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DETECTIVE DAMIEN DRAKE

Butterfly Kisses (feat. Chase Adams, Dr. Beckett Campbell)

Cause of Death (feat. Chase Adams, Dr. Beckett Campbell)

Download Murder (feat. Chase Adams, Dr. Beckett Campbell)

Skeleton King (feat. Dr. Beckett Campbell)

Human Traffic (feat. Dr. Beckett Campbell)

Drug Lord: Part I

Drug Lord: Part II

Prized Fight

Almost Infamous

Straw Man

Dangerous Company

Happy Face

CHASE ADAMS FBI

Frozen Stiff

Shadow Suspect

Drawing Dead

Amber Alert

Georgina's Story

Dirty Money

Devil's Den

Painted Ladies

Adverse Effects

Already Dead

Direct Evidence

Filthy Secrets

Tainted Blood

Deadly Cargo

Active Shooter

Frost Bite

Grim Harvest

Tidal Bones

Last Supper

DR. BECKET CAMPBELL, MEDICAL EXAMINER

Bitter End (prequel)

Organ Donor

Injecting Faith

Surgical Precision

Do Not Resuscitate

Extracting Evil

Residence Evil (AKA Beckett's First Kill)

TOMMY WILDE, CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP

One Wilde Night

Two Wilde Weeks

Three Wilde Months

Four Wilde Families

VERONICA SHADE THRILLERS

The Color of Murder

The Scent of Murder

The Sound of Murder

The Taste of Murder

The Touch of Murder

HORROR

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THE HAUNTED SERIES

Shallow Graves

The Seventh Ward

Seaforth Prison

Scarsdale Crematorium

Sacred Heart Orphanage

Shores of the Marrow

Sacrifice

THE INSATIABLE SERIES

Skin

Crackers

Flesh

Parasite

Knuckles (4.5)

Stitches

FAMILY VALUES TRILOGY

Witch (prequel)

Mother

Father

Daughter

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  • Linda S. Dimezza
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great series written by a great author!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018
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    This is the 4th book in the Damien Drake series and it was simply outstanding. Patrick Logan is one of my new favorite authors and with every book I read he does not disappoint. This book was downright scary an with so many twists and turns. I thought I was correct about one aspect of how the book would end and I was. But then there were other scenarios that I most definitely did not see coming and left me with my mouth open. Not only is the Damien Drake series outstanding so is his Chase Adams series. If you have not had the pleasure of enjoying one of his books and you are a fan of this genre, please read Patrick Logan. So now the wait until April for the next Chase Adams book and May for the next Damien Drake book which I hope will answer so many of the unanswered questions left at the end of The Skeleton King. As Patrick Logan says at the end of each of his book, "You keep reading them and I will keep writing them." You can be on that!!
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  • Melanie
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Series
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2020
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    This is a great murder mystery series.... there are several typos throughout but overall kept my attention cover to cover! Now on to the next book in the series!
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  • SkyGrey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Twisted!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2022
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    This book was a wild ride that had me in fear of how many were going to end up dead! I want to know how Ken got this much power and what happened to him in his childhood. He is twisted! I’m not giving anything away but this is a must read series and once you start you have to read all of them.
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  • Jacqueline Gardner
    5.0 out of 5 stars I'm ready for the next one.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2018
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    Love this series. Love the characters. The story keeps moving and is sure not ready to end. Patrick sure knows how to grasp my attention and make me ready for the next book. Keep them coming.
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  • Judi Haley
    4.0 out of 5 stars Is the Skeleton King Really Back???
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    This is the 4th in the series about Detective turned PI Damien Drake. Drake has always told the police and everyone else that the Skeleton King serial killer is not dead and he is still alive. The Skeleton King was responsible for Drake's partner being killed and he swore that he would find him.

    This time, the Skeleton King is back and Drake is on the hunt. Could he have known the killer all along? Drake has really turned over the PI services to his partner. Chase is now an FBI agent (I miss her). But will Drake quit drinking and turn his life around? Or will the Skeleton Killer finally have his last victim?
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  • Lee Ann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2018
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    I read this book in one sitting like I have almost all in the Damien Drake series and this didn't disappoint either. Patrick Logan is a great author and the worst part is having to wait for the next book to come out. Please never stop writing, Patrick, because you certainly have quite a few fans out here who will keep reading.
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  • denise cunniff
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good series, awful proofreading
    Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019
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    I really like the Damien Drake series and will continue to read them. I would give all the books 5 stars except proofreading is non-existent with these books and the typos are often enough that you find yourself making corrections in your head and they are distracting to madness sometimes.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2021
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    Another twisted fast paced hold on to your seat .. what the heck just happened!! Are you for real!! Are these guys ever going to be caught or punished!!! Or tortured then left to rot somewhere… I can only hope!! On to the next!!!
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