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John C. Epperson writes crime thrillers about the gray space between justice and vengeance, where technology makes it far too easy to cross the line. KillStarter, his first novel, is being recorded now as an Academy Voices audiobook.
John grew up in Southern California and now lives in the Cincinnati area. He came to fiction through the stage: his short play "Chasing Dragons" was waitlisted at a fringe festival before he turned to novels, and he still loves Shakespeare's plays.
When he isn't sketching out the next twist, he bakes sourdough bread, works on his photography and feeds the cats.
KillStarter, subtitled Crowdfunding Murder Anonymously, imagines what happens when vengeance can be paid for by the crowd. It explores the moral gray zones where justice, technology and revenge collide, and asks whether the people who seek retribution lose themselves in the deadly game they've started. It is John's debut, and the audiobook is narrated by Michele Wagner.
"I hope you enjoy these flowers," she said, adjusting each stem. "They are 'Forget-Me-Nots.'" Looking directly at his eyes, and switching to an icy cold tone, she added, "They're from all of us."
KillStarter is a dark, fast-paced techno-thriller that asks a chilling question: What if justice was just a click away? An anonymous dark-web platform allows users to cro...
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A crime thriller about crowdfunded revenge: what happens when ordinary people can anonymously pay to see someone punished, and what it does to the people who take part.
Yes. It is being recorded now by narrator Michele Wagner, a real person in her own voice. Follow John on this page to hear when it's out.
On his website, jceppwrites.com, which also has his newsletter.
Reviewed October 2026 by the Academy Voices team. Sources: John C. Epperson (in his own words, October 2026) .
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