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Moving Pictures
For Detective Fox, closing difficult crimes has always come easy for him, until now. He is assigned a rather strange murder case to solve. He must start an investigation with no evidence, no witnesses, no murder weapon, and no apparent motive. All he has is a body with a missing organ. The only clue he has to work with is a hand drawn flipbook showing how the murder was committed, and an online cooking show highlighting how to cook the missing organ. He is then taken on a twisted murderous spree of revenge with new bodies daily. Each of the victims is meticulously murdered in different ways, and is accompanied by a gruesome flipbook depicting their murder. Every victim becomes the unwilling guest of honor for each new cooking show. The detective himself falls victim and is assaulted. Detective Fox soon discovers he has bit off more than he can chew with this case. As the body count rises, so does the pressure to catch the killer. He must now count on support from every member of his team, both in his precinct and out.
Published: May 6, 2024
Pages: 299
ISBN: 9798322553212
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4.0
1 rating
Carina P.
Feb 8, 2026
Moving Pictures by Edward Barba is a sinisterly inventive tale that pulls readers into a surreal and psychologically rich mystery.
Detective Fox’s descent into a morbid trail of flipbooks and culinary horrors offers a twisty, vivid experience that is as unsettling as it is fascinating. As the case grows increasingly surreal, Fox is pushed to his physical and psychological limits. Although the story maintains its momentum and delivers chilling visuals, the ending felt a bit underwhelming.
Overall, I found the story quite enjoyable. As Edward Barba’s debut, his bold storytelling left a strong impression—enough to spark my curiosity about what he might write next.
** I appreciated the author’s honesty in acknowledging in the preface that the book could have benefited from better editing. This, however, didn’t detract from the gripping plot that followed.
Detective Fox’s descent into a morbid trail of flipbooks and culinary horrors offers a twisty, vivid experience that is as unsettling as it is fascinating. As the case grows increasingly surreal, Fox is pushed to his physical and psychological limits. Although the story maintains its momentum and delivers chilling visuals, the ending felt a bit underwhelming.
Overall, I found the story quite enjoyable. As Edward Barba’s debut, his bold storytelling left a strong impression—enough to spark my curiosity about what he might write next.
** I appreciated the author’s honesty in acknowledging in the preface that the book could have benefited from better editing. This, however, didn’t detract from the gripping plot that followed.