Maniacal (A Detective Jade Monroe Crime Thriller Book 1)
- 4.3 out of 5
- 18,399 ratings
- 311 pages
Overall Content Rating: Restricted R
This is a police procedural thriller about a detective hunting a serial killer who taunts the department. Expect frequent tense investigation scenes, killer viewpoint passages, and strong violent content including homicides, attacks on women, and detailed blood and injury description, without sexual scenes. Language includes moderate swearing and harsh insults, especially in the antagonist’s thoughts and speech; many readers still found it relatively restrained compared with heavier crime fiction. Parents of younger teens should weigh the graphic violence and menacing tone more heavily than romance or sexual content, which reviewers consistently say is absent aside from a brief reference to rape as a type of gang crime.
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Crude Mild
7Aside from profanity, dialogue includes everyday put-downs such as calling someone foolish or saying a situation is unfairly bad. These are occasional and not sustained crude humor.
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Specific words
- idiot: 3
- stupid: 3
- suck: 1
Profanity Moderate
58Mild to moderate swearing and insults run through police banter and stress talk, with stronger name-calling concentrated in the serial killer’s point of view. Several readers describe the language as light or not heavily vulgar, but the sampled matches are clearly present across the story.
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Specific words
- damn: 17
- bitch: 15
- hell: 9
- shit: 9
- ass: 5
- butt: 3
Sex Mild
1There are no sexual scenes or on-page sexual activity. Rape is named once in passing as a category of street crime, not shown as an event.
Specific words
- rape: 1
Violence Heavy
32A serial-killer thriller centers on murders and attempted murders, including throat injuries, beatings, stabbings, and detailed blood at crime scenes. Investigators repeatedly process graphic remains and assaults; some readers describe the violence as strong or gruesome.
Amazon reviews mentioning violence
Specific words
- blood: 23
- kick: 4
- punch: 2
- stab: 2
- smash: 1
About this book
Over 9,660 Amazon 5-Star Reviews! Jade Monroe puts the worst criminals in her county on notice—there’s a new sergeant in town. Oftentimes risking her own life, she takes down the most maniacal and cunning criminals imaginable—and they aren't liking it . In the quiet town of North Bend, where crime was virtually unheard of, a sudden jolt of terror shakes the community awake. Sergeant Jade Monroe, recently promoted, and her partner, Detective Jack Steele, receive a grim notification: a nearly decapitated male body is found at a local lake. Panic ripples through the town. Murder, a rare visitor to North Bend, has made a gruesome appearance. With each new victim discovered, a chilling connection emerges—it's Jade herself. As the body count rises, time becomes an enemy. Jade must uncover the person responsible before her loved ones, or she herself, are the next targets of this sinister killer. Reader Reviews... "A proverbial page turner" "I couldn't put it down!" "A great police thriller that is actually believable!" "A chilling tale filled with unexpected twists!" "5-star killer thriller!" "Will I sleep? It remains to be seen." The Detective Jade Monroe Crime Thriller Series #1 Maniacal #2 Captive #3 Fallacy #4 Premonition #5 Exposed Read more