Review: A Serial Killer With an Agenda
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 10, 2014
A murder mystery with a difference in that the killer introduces himself at the beginning and explains why he is about to embark on exacting revenge from those in his life who have wronged him. The mention of darts in faces early on made me think this was going to be a bloodthirsty story but as I read on this proved not to be the case - well not really.Richard holds grudges - lots of them, and his self-obsession makes him delve into his convoluted internal thoughts as opposed to hit-the-ground-running action and dialogue.I did think though that killing someone for stealing seven hundred dollars was a bit over the top - I mean taking your wife or running over your kid, maybe - but murder for the sake of a few hundred dollars?  The killer lost my sympathy at this point.  However, I stuck with Richard's road trip through mid-western towns, staying at seedy motels while being shadowed by the two detectives. Will Richard die before he has completed his list? A bit depressing actually, but then the premise of the story was very dark.Richard ultimately succumbs to the illness that is sapping his strength, when another character emerges, though the reader is left to wonder about him.It starts very slowly with lots of trivia and `telling' that tended to give the wrong impression of what this story was about, but then speeds up and becomes difficult to put down.I received an e-book copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.