I Don't Want to Kill You

I Don't Want to Kill You
Cover art for I Don't Want to Kill You
AuthorDan Wells
Cover artistPeter Lutjen
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJohn Cleaver Trilogy
GenreHorror
Published2011, Tor Books (US) Headline (UK)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint book (hardcover) and (paperback)
e-book
audiobook
Pages334
Award2011 Whitney Award for Best Novel of the Year
ISBN9780765362384
OCLC859308182
Preceded byMr. Monster 
Followed byThe Devil's Only Friend 

I Don't Want to Kill You is a 2011 horror novel by Dan Wells published by Tor Books in the U.S. and Headline Publishing Group in the U.K.[1] It is the third book in the John Wayne Cleaver series, following I Am Not a Serial Killer and Mr. Monster. It continues the story of the sixteen-year-old sociopath who has now killed two demons and summoned another to his small town; in this novel, John encounters new threats, a new relationship, and heartbreak as he works to protect his friends and family from these supernatural beings. Critical reception of I Don't Want to Kill You was mostly positive, and the book was awarded the 2011 Whitney Award for Best Novel of the Year. It has been published in English, Spanish, French, Croatian, and German.[2] Kirby Heyborne narrates the audiobook version.[3]

  1. ^ "Title: I Don't Want to Kill You". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. ^ "Formats and Editions of I don't want to kill you [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  3. ^ Wells, Dan; Heyborne, Kirby; hoopla digital (2018). I don't want to kill you. ISBN 978-1-250-21038-8. OCLC 1151730304.