Review: Too-Perfect Killer
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 25, 2014
First, be warned. This is not a complete story – it is just the first part of a novel. Don't buy this – buy the bundle of the first four parts.But if you enjoyed Alex Ryder or the Young James Bond novels then it is worth investing in. The narrator is a student aged 17 who has a sideline in killing people for money. My criticism of the character is that in these first chapters she seems too perfect to be true – she is very bright, top in her year in most subjects, good-looking and very fit. She is also a cold-blooded killer, so perhaps that's her flaw – she is morally challenged. Except that she isn't – the men we see her arranging to murder both deserve everything they get. Perhaps that's not surprising for a book aimed at young adults.The book is well-written, without the typos or spelling errors common in indie novels, with a decent range of descriptions and a good pace. However, nothing actually happens in the first volume – our central character plans a murder in detail, and selects a second target, but by the end of the sequence she hasn't done any more than prepare. Doubtless the ensuing volumes include a little more action. This one is scene-setting and introducing what I assume will be the regular characters. The indications are that the sequence will be eventful and take us into the mind and soul of the assassin – I hope she is more flawed than she believes herself to be.Not a bad first couple of chapters – I will be interested to see how it develops.