The MIT Murders (The Dimase Augustin Thriller Series Book 1)

The MIT Murders (The Dimase Augustin Thriller Series Book 1)

by Stephen L Bruneau

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Published 2024-08-23

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  • You love crime thrillers with high stakes and a detective protagonist who feels like a real person, not just a plot device.
  • You enjoy cat-and-mouse games between a killer and investigator where both sides are genuinely clever.
  • You want a book set in a recognisable place (Boston, MIT) with authentic procedural details that make the danger feel immediate.

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  • You prefer standalone thrillers without series commitments, as this is book one of a series.
  • You're uncomfortable with graphic violence or morally grey female characters who enable terrible acts.
  • You want a slower, character-driven mystery rather than a fast-paced body-count thriller.

About this book

A young woman is found murdered in a Cambridge apartment, followed by the discovery of a jogger's body on Boston Common. As killings continue among members of a book club, homicide detective Dimase Augustin realizes the perpetrator is far from finished. Investigating two crime scenes, Dimase uncovers a pattern linking all the murders to MIT. The killer proves to be a respected professor—brilliant and intellectually matched to Dimase himself, but with a hidden capacity for violence. A female undergrad connected to the professor complicates the case, blurring moral boundaries as her book club friends become victims. As detective and killer circle each other in this academic thriller, Dimase must navigate a dangerous investigation where a single mistake could prove fatal.

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