Review: Not the simple tale you think
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
It is a rare pleasure in a writer’s life, when we get to meet one of our associates, in a different light. It is rarer yet, when an editor jumps to the writing world and brings the razor-edged mind to the realm of “what if”.Such is John Taff, one of my former magazine editors. So out of friendship, I bought his new novel Kill Off. The premise was intriguing and I had high hopes for entertainment value.John has ruined me. His promise goes entertainingly off the rails, as he holds your hand and reassures you with a ‘but wait— it can get worse”. What I thought would be a nice pick it up and pick-at-it sort of read….became a give-up-dinner and who-needs-sleep-when-there-are-people-to-kill book. At the end, I was drained and slept for 18 hours straight.John’s style wasn’t the bang and noise of most murder mysteries… He quietly goes about his business humming content that life is nice, but with little hic-ups….. but he also is that soft warm whisper just behind your ear that says “That extra flavor in your Double Carmel Hazel Nut Maciado— wasn’t almonds… “Thank you John, for upping the bar.