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Jessie Hunt #2
The Perfect Block
In THE PERFECT BLOCK (Book #2), rookie criminal profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, picks up the pieces of her broken life and leaves suburbia to start a new life in downtown Los Angeles. But when a wealthy socialite is murdered, Jessie, assigned the case, finds herself back in the world of picture-perfect suburbia, hunting a deranged killer amidst the false facades of normalcy and sociopathic women.
Jessie, thriving again in downtown LA, is sure she’s moved on from her suburban nightmare. Ready to put her failed marriage behind her, she lands a job with the local police department, deferring her acceptance to the FBI’s Academy.
She is assigned a straightforward murder in a wealthy neighborhood, a simple case to start her career. But little do her bosses know, there's more to the case than anyone suspected. Nothing can prepare her for her first case, one that will force her to probe the minds of the wealthy, suburban couples she’d thought she’d left behind. Behind their polished family pictures and manicured hedges, Jessie realizes, perfection is not what it seems.
A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT BLOCK is book #2 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
Book #3 in the Jessie Hunt series—THE PERFECT HOUSE—is now also available for pre-order.
Jessie, thriving again in downtown LA, is sure she’s moved on from her suburban nightmare. Ready to put her failed marriage behind her, she lands a job with the local police department, deferring her acceptance to the FBI’s Academy.
She is assigned a straightforward murder in a wealthy neighborhood, a simple case to start her career. But little do her bosses know, there's more to the case than anyone suspected. Nothing can prepare her for her first case, one that will force her to probe the minds of the wealthy, suburban couples she’d thought she’d left behind. Behind their polished family pictures and manicured hedges, Jessie realizes, perfection is not what it seems.
A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT BLOCK is book #2 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
Book #3 in the Jessie Hunt series—THE PERFECT HOUSE—is now also available for pre-order.
202 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 25, 2018
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Blake Pierce
1,274books5,427followersBlake Pierce is author of the bestselling RILEY PAGE mystery series, which includes seven books (and counting). Blake Pierce is also the author of the MACKENZIE WHITE mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); of the AVERY BLACK mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); and of the new KERI LOCKE mystery series.
An avid reader and lifelong fan of the mystery and thriller genres, Blake loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit to learn more and stay in touch.
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December 20, 2021
Blake Pierce writes crime thrillers that keep the reader on the proverbial seats-edge. THE PERFECT BLOCK is the second in the Jessie Hunt series.
Jessie, 29, decides to use her last and instincts in her new job as a criminal profiler for the LAPD. While her savvy impulses often are on the right track, Jessie still has a lot to learn as she maneuvers her way through her first murder case. “Mentor� detective Ryan Hernandez is at the ready to keep the case on track. Jessie and Ryan push forward and navigate the false leads in order to get Justice for the victim.
Jessie, 29, decides to use her last and instincts in her new job as a criminal profiler for the LAPD. While her savvy impulses often are on the right track, Jessie still has a lot to learn as she maneuvers her way through her first murder case. “Mentor� detective Ryan Hernandez is at the ready to keep the case on track. Jessie and Ryan push forward and navigate the false leads in order to get Justice for the victim.
July 15, 2020
Anaphylaxis from peanut allergy requires epinephrine injection. Not an inhaler. Warning: Cliffhanger ending.
An easy, fast read, but I was stopped short at page 74, when I found a medical faux pas that may mislead readers. Jessie Hunt, the criminal profiler protagonist, has a PEANUT ALLERGY, for which she would NOT rely on an inhaler. She would keep an Epinephrine Auto-injector with her at all times.
In this age of quick information availability, authors should avoid misleading “facts� about allergies and treatment. I searched for key words—“peanuts,� “allergy,� and “inhaler”—and discovered they are crucial to the plot. So, if you prefer verisimilitude, I suggest you skip this book, because false medical facts help drive the storyline.
At the denouement, many plot threads are tied off, but beware the dastardly cliffhanger. I really hate cliffhangers, so that’s minus another star.
An easy, fast read, but I was stopped short at page 74, when I found a medical faux pas that may mislead readers. Jessie Hunt, the criminal profiler protagonist, has a PEANUT ALLERGY, for which she would NOT rely on an inhaler. She would keep an Epinephrine Auto-injector with her at all times.
In this age of quick information availability, authors should avoid misleading “facts� about allergies and treatment. I searched for key words—“peanuts,� “allergy,� and “inhaler”—and discovered they are crucial to the plot. So, if you prefer verisimilitude, I suggest you skip this book, because false medical facts help drive the storyline.
At the denouement, many plot threads are tied off, but beware the dastardly cliffhanger. I really hate cliffhangers, so that’s minus another star.
May 21, 2020
I don’t think I’ll be finishing this series. The first book in the series was exciting to read just for the pure thrill of reading something new. As I’m finishing up this second book I can’t help but notice the sloppy writing and countless errors. The author using a mirror to describe the physical attributes of the main character is just lazy and unimaginative. So many blonde haired blue eyed attractive people, gets a little redundant after a while. The dialogue within the first 50 pages is just a straight to the point recap of the first book in totally unnatural spurts of information. The storyline in itself could be so good but I can’t get past the writing.
Also, the author used “too� instead of ‘two� that alone is absolutely unforgivable. Please dear god hire an editor or proofreader PLEASE.
Also, the author used “too� instead of ‘two� that alone is absolutely unforgivable. Please dear god hire an editor or proofreader PLEASE.
June 15, 2024
I listened to this on audiobook! It's book 2 in the series, and I definitely loved book 1 more, but this one was still fun! The books all follow different mysteries but she has a mystery going on in her life that continued and unfolds through all the books!
October 20, 2020
This series is too stupid to stop. When a serial killer tells you to be somewhere by a certain time you don’t just decide to be stubborn for no good reason and show up fifteen minutes late. This girl has been attacked so many times she should be dead by now. She’s also misjudged so many people that she should be fired from her job and change careers, not attend the FBI training camp and get promoted. I can’t wait to see what she messes up next!
May 24, 2019
The second in the series and Blake Pierce does it again. Gripping...I couldn’t put it down.
December 25, 2019
Meet Jessie Hunt, the worst profiler in the world!
She has a job in the force with Hernandez where she solves crimes in 5 minutes or so.
However, she is still blind to the peolpe closer to her. Some people never learn.
The mystery wasn't great, but again I liked the characters and their interactions. The audio was great as well.
She has a job in the force with Hernandez where she solves crimes in 5 minutes or so.
However, she is still blind to the peolpe closer to her. Some people never learn.
The mystery wasn't great, but again I liked the characters and their interactions. The audio was great as well.
September 1, 2022
So much better than the 1st book� it’s more like 3.5 stars tho.
The writing is a struggle, but I am learning to love Jessie Hunt. This book was slow to start just like the first. The ending was surprising and definitely has me wanting to read the third one.
I hopeful about the series and the story surrounding Jessie is captivating. Like I said about the first one, hang in there� seems like the author drags the story along for 20 something chapters and then the last few chapters has you turning the pages in anticipation of the ending!
The writing is a struggle, but I am learning to love Jessie Hunt. This book was slow to start just like the first. The ending was surprising and definitely has me wanting to read the third one.
I hopeful about the series and the story surrounding Jessie is captivating. Like I said about the first one, hang in there� seems like the author drags the story along for 20 something chapters and then the last few chapters has you turning the pages in anticipation of the ending!
January 20, 2019
I love Jessie Hunt!
This is the second in the series and it is even better than the first! We learn so much more about Jessie's childhood and insights into who she is. Plus there's a great murder for her to profile. So many great characters that are well developed and real. Twists and turns and lots of suspense! A must read!!
This is the second in the series and it is even better than the first! We learn so much more about Jessie's childhood and insights into who she is. Plus there's a great murder for her to profile. So many great characters that are well developed and real. Twists and turns and lots of suspense! A must read!!
January 16, 2019
I enjoy Blake Pierce’s writing, his bits of humor and the twists and turns of his stories. I like his main character, Jessie Hunt, who is becoming a profiler. She has a remarkably scary past that is trying to re-enter her life...but you must read the next book in the series to find out more!
January 11, 2020
Entertaining, but the writing itself leaves something to be desired (also lots of spelling errors 😬)
April 14, 2020
I can’t stop reading about Jessie Hunt! These books just keep getting better & better!
September 5, 2019
Sigh. One of my pet peeves: when an author recaps the previous book in the series through dialogue. This one was particularly annoying. Like the main character reminding her bff that her husband killed a woman, tried to pin it on her, and tried to kill her with a fire poker, which just happened a few months ago, pretty sure she knows...Also this narrator is so dry and just reads. Blah. Well, one more book in this series, I may need to take a break first. I’m not worried, I’m sure book 3 will have a dialogue recap if I need it.
July 17, 2020
This author is so good at what he does. He does not try to be John Grisham or Patricia Cornwell, and I like his short reads for that reason. I like Jesse Hunt, an up and coming profiler. Her physical appearance is not described too well, but I don't want it to be. Let me make her appearance to fit my mind. When she goes into the high security prison to meet with a serial killer, I want to take a physical and mental bath just as Jessie does. Do you see what you are doing to me, Mr. Pierce?
Thank you, Sir, for a good read.
Thank you, Sir, for a good read.
March 19, 2021
This is the second in this series I randomly started. Not as entertaining as the first book and they kept mentioning what happened in the first book, almost as if he couldn’t come up with enough new ideas for this one. The main character makes even more dumb decisions, and I was still able to guess the twist at the end of this book too. My main issue is still that this girl is supposed to be a super smart psychological crime fighter but gets in the most dangerous situations that should be obvious not to go into. I still do want to finish this series though and see how it ends up.
July 23, 2020
I thought it was common knowledge that an allergic reaction is treated with an epi pen in emergency situations. Apparently it's not.
Blake Pierce needs a new proofreader.
Decent enough plot IMO, though plenty of predictable spots
Blake Pierce needs a new proofreader.
Decent enough plot IMO, though plenty of predictable spots
May 5, 2021
3...Okay, so the ending added a star to this review, our incarcerated friends revelations were VERY intriguing...BUT I felt like story sometimes, most times, lack actual fact...I know, a work of fiction, but give me a break...and why does the female always have to almost get offed??? Just annoying...At this point I think I am only tuning in to find out what's up with Daddy Dearest.
January 11, 2024
A great quick binge read. A few questionable things so far but overall this is a pretty good series.
February 10, 2021
Well. Two books in and Jessie Hunt has yet to do any “profiling.� Detecting? Maybe. But they’re not the same thing and at this point I’m not really sure the author knows the difference. Since these books seem to follow a pattern, I think I’m safe in skipping the rest of the series.
1. Murder happens.
2. Boring chit-chat among uncompelling characters
3. Everyone tells Jessie (especially Jessie) what a great profiler she is (y tho?)
4. Jessie talks to serial killer BFF for advice (hang on, I think I’ve seen this in a movie)
5. Jessie continues to not figure out who murderer is
6. Murderer attempts to murder Jessie, during which she figures out they’re the murderer (duh.)
7. “Tee hee! I solved it!� (No you didn’t.)
There. Saved you a few hours. I won’t bother going into plot inconsistencies, it’s not worth it. And who knows, maybe the rest of the series gets better, but I doubt it and I’ve already given it the benefit of the doubt.
1. Murder happens.
2. Boring chit-chat among uncompelling characters
3. Everyone tells Jessie (especially Jessie) what a great profiler she is (y tho?)
4. Jessie talks to serial killer BFF for advice (hang on, I think I’ve seen this in a movie)
5. Jessie continues to not figure out who murderer is
6. Murderer attempts to murder Jessie, during which she figures out they’re the murderer (duh.)
7. “Tee hee! I solved it!� (No you didn’t.)
There. Saved you a few hours. I won’t bother going into plot inconsistencies, it’s not worth it. And who knows, maybe the rest of the series gets better, but I doubt it and I’ve already given it the benefit of the doubt.
February 16, 2024
2 ⭐️. Audiobook.
Haha okay this was even worse than the first but tell me why I couldn’t put it down?? Idk man I like the underlying serial killer mystery but damn is the writing clunky and since when can an inhaler be used to treat anaphylaxis from a peanut allergy? Ya imma stop here
Haha okay this was even worse than the first but tell me why I couldn’t put it down?? Idk man I like the underlying serial killer mystery but damn is the writing clunky and since when can an inhaler be used to treat anaphylaxis from a peanut allergy? Ya imma stop here
October 6, 2019
I was caught off guard a little bit but it was a good read. It might have helped to have read the first book but enough was explained to get the idea of what happened in the first book. Blake Pierce has an in-depth mind to calculate the perplexity of plotting and twisting it a bit. My first read by him and probably not my last.
June 2, 2019
This is a great book! I feel so bad for Jessie. Such bad luck, yet I want to keep reading. I can’t put the book down. Will be starting the next book immediately since I want to continue the story. Binge reading.
June 10, 2019
Grabs your attention
Looks like I will be reading Blake Pierce's next few books to find out what happens to Jessie Hunt and her quest to find her father. The way this author writes grabs your attention and keeps you wanting more. A perfect 5 stars.
Looks like I will be reading Blake Pierce's next few books to find out what happens to Jessie Hunt and her quest to find her father. The way this author writes grabs your attention and keeps you wanting more. A perfect 5 stars.
April 27, 2021
The first book of the series I didn’t want to put down, this one I didn’t mind. It was still good- just not as overall gripping as the last. What will Jessie get herself into next? How the hell did this author write 19 of these?
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December 1, 2019
First one in the series was good, this one lost me.
January 25, 2022
I really didn't want to get sucked into a 20-book series, but it might be too late. 🤦🏼♀� This story is a psychological thriller and then some.
October 9, 2021
Book 2 in the Jessie Hunt series and again a book that had me from the first chapter. I love the characters and how this whole series so far is Jessie becoming a profiler for the LAPD but she gets clues from a known serial killer Bolton Crutchfield. He somehow knows facts about the case even though he is in a maximum facility know one knows about. Not even most of the LAPD. Yet Bolton gets no visitors and yet he knows stuff about Jessie's life and her cases. He helps her solve these cases through riddles he gives her. She gets annoyed and frustrated with him but she can't seem to break the connection she has to him.
In this book she is now a Jr. profiler for the LAPD and she and her partner are looking into a couple murders. They are in a rich area and Jessie just left a community just like that behind her so she knew how to fit into the country club community. She didn't like the vibe maybe because she is much more down to earth and she isn't stuck up.
Another great book in the Jessie Hunt series. Another book I would recommend HIGHLY!
In this book she is now a Jr. profiler for the LAPD and she and her partner are looking into a couple murders. They are in a rich area and Jessie just left a community just like that behind her so she knew how to fit into the country club community. She didn't like the vibe maybe because she is much more down to earth and she isn't stuck up.
Another great book in the Jessie Hunt series. Another book I would recommend HIGHLY!
July 20, 2022
I enjoyed this book much more than the first one. I didn’t figure out the killer until the very end right before they were about to confess, unlike the first book where I pegged them right away.
We continue the story of Jessie Hunt, profiler, and this story picks up pretty much where the other has left off. Jessie has moved to LA and taken a job with the LAPD as an interim profiler. We get to follow her professional career and navigate her personal life as she continues her relationship with Bolton Crutchfield.
I enjoyed the minor details in this book which are easy to pass over but actually end up being major clues. There were several suspects right out the gate, each one eliminated or added back in at different plot twists. The implausible ending was satisfying.
Will definitely continue this series. It reminds me a lot of the TV show Prodigal Son.
We continue the story of Jessie Hunt, profiler, and this story picks up pretty much where the other has left off. Jessie has moved to LA and taken a job with the LAPD as an interim profiler. We get to follow her professional career and navigate her personal life as she continues her relationship with Bolton Crutchfield.
I enjoyed the minor details in this book which are easy to pass over but actually end up being major clues. There were several suspects right out the gate, each one eliminated or added back in at different plot twists. The implausible ending was satisfying.
Will definitely continue this series. It reminds me a lot of the TV show Prodigal Son.
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