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As The Crowe Flies (The Murder of Crowes Trilogy)

Michael Paul Patrick

Justice has a pattern. So does obsession.

When violent offenders begin dying in meticulously staged scenes across the city, authorities are quick to believe they’re facing a vigilante—someone hunting the worst of the worst. To the public, it looks like justice finally catching up.

To forensic psychologist Eli Crowe, it feels different.

Each crime is too precise. Too deliberate. Not random retribution—but design.

As Eli continues his work with a task force racing to stop the killer, the investigation accelerates into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game. Every step forward tightens the net. Every profile brings him closer to understanding the mind behind the murders—and further from his own certainty.

Because this killer doesn’t just anticipate the system.

He understands it.

Told through alternating perspectives, As the Crowe Flies is a dark psychological thriller about control, complicity, and the thin line between observation and participation. As the body count rises and the pressure mounts, the question isn’t whether the killer will be caught—

It’s what catching him will cost.

Perfect for readers who love slow-burn tension, moral ambiguity, and psychological twists that linger long after the final page.

GenresLiterature & FictionMystery, Thriller & SuspenseThrillers & SuspensePsychological ThrillersCrime

308 pages

English edition · First published 2026 by Independently published · ISBN 9798247625445

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