Barker, J.D.

By splitting his narrative among Porter, 4MK's diary, victim Emory, and Det. Clair Norton, Barker adds multiple perspectives, making following this intricate story unnecessarily more difficult. Still, fans of the movie Se7en and gruesome serial killer thrillers will hang on for the ride. [Barker has signed on to write a prequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula with Dacre Stoker.—Ed.]

Barker knows how to evoke chilling imagery and will have readers anxiously looking over their shoulders with each terrifying "clickity, click, click." [See "Witching Hour: Haunting SELF-e Reads," ow.ly/snYQ305imNm.]