The Pain Hunter (The Broken Doll Book 1)

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars | 5,963 ratings

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Last update: 03-05-2025


About this item

A violent jailbreak bleeds into a street fair in Wisconsin. In the wake of the carnage, a getaway van barrels down a rural highway. Inside are two men with a tenuous bond: an obsession with pain.

One is Paul Offenbach, a sadistic crime boss with a life-threatening bullet wound. The other is his hostage, Dr. Stuart Collier, now faced with a harrowing ethical quandary. Mile by mile, as a calculated battle of wills and wits plays out, the killer plots his next move. So does the doctor, sworn to do no harm but desperate to escape.

From internationally bestselling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver comes The Pain Hunter, part of The Broken Doll collection, a series of interconnected short stories about killers and prey, justice and revenge, that can be read or listened to in a single breathless experience.


Top reviews from the United States

clday
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow...loved this story...the Medical and Psychological aspects
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2024
Great story that could really be believed. And the doctor talking about pain, etc just really added to tge belief in the whole story...LOVED IT and highly recommend it!!!
Cindy G.
4.0 out of 5 stars Short stories
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024
I really liked the stories that came together. It kept my attention throughout the book. I didn't want to put it down. I have not found a book of Mr. Dealers that I didn't like, even though I prefer the Lincoln Ryhme books.
D.C. George
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Struggled...
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
...between giving this four or five stars. What's there is great, but, as Deaver makes clear, it's merely a part of a greater whole. Looking forward to reading the rest.
Judyjane
3.0 out of 5 stars the pain hunter
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2023
The broken doll book 1. Short story. Pretty good but not a five. Denver has done better. Glad it was a short story. If he had made it longer, I may not have finished it, so I don’t think I will go on to book 2 of the broken doll….which has nothing to do with a doll!
A Constant Reader
4.0 out of 5 stars Like others, I couldn't decide if this was a 4 or 5 Star, but I finally settled on 4.
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2024
Whichever it is, it is a roaring page-burner with good, strong characters, and a lot packed into a hour's reading. Mr. Deaver managed to work in several twists into this brief novella, and at the very end he either tossed in another subtle one or prompted me to invent my own. I can't wait to get to the others in the series.
Mama24girls
5.0 out of 5 stars gripping!
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
Can’t wait for the next in series! Jeffery Deaver never disappoints. Thankful his short stories are available on kindle unlimited
Blue Eyes
5.0 out of 5 stars Jeffrey Deaver wont’t let you down
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
An injured felon - gunshot would to the leg - in the back of a van with a hostage who happens to be a doctor. An interesting conversation while the gunshot wound is being treated. But who comes out alive?
Tyler Robinson
4.0 out of 5 stars Action packed
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
This book was really good! Very short but the story told was great. Can't wait to start reading the next one!

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