Review: A chilling page-turner
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2014
There’s nothing I love reading more on a good weekend than a suspense novel about some serial killer, especially if it’s a well-written, meticulously crafted tale that will enrapt you for many hours. One such novel is Jason Joseph’s ‘The Piano King and his Girls’—so a little caveat: don’t read this if you have some work to finish, because believe me, you’ll be compelled to drop everything just to finish this book.In ‘The Piano King and his Girls’, a serial killer abducts girls and leaves them in many gift-wrapped pieces to give the police—and the girls’ parents—the screaming mimies. The killer seems to be treating the park in the middle of the town as his territory—hiding in plain sight, the killer eludes the authorities and continues his reign of terror until a new detective arrives in town: Isabelle MacIntosh, the only female in a police station swarming with red-blooded men. Isabelle, despite her resentment for her colleagues, hungrily takes on the challenge of tracking the killer and bringing him out into the light—but could she?Author Jason Joseph has written something here that will be read by generations—perhaps even sparking a cult following. ‘The Piano King and his Girls’ is chillingly too “real” for comfort—killers like him actually abound across the USA, just make a cursory search on Google and you’ll see. But let me just suffice it to say that I loved reading this book—it is a supercharged tale that will keep you awake until you’ve reached the last page. I highly recommended read for fans of the genre.