The Closer

Rating:
Summary: Good
Review: I like to keep my reviews short so al I'm going to say is GET THIS BOOK!!! Though its not amazing its still a great, entertainning book. Also check out any Edward Lee or Richard Laymon books@!

Rating:
Summary: exciting yet odd thriller
Review: One Christmas Eve, struggling artist Jack meets with a potential patron at Jack's warehouse. His client never shows up, but when a disappointed Jack returns home he finds the murdered corpses of his wife, son and parents. His new goal is to kill the person who killed his loved ones, but first he must find out who did the dastardly deed.

He teams up with Nikki the prostitute as both shares in common the loss of loved ones due to serial killers. They search for serial killers and when they catch them they make them confess on tape who they murdered and where they buried the bodies. The police dub Jack the Closer because he provides some closure to the victims' families. When Jack and Nikki learn about a secret site for serial killers, they gain the passwords and codes to the Stalking Ground. There he finds his family killer, but who will provide victorious in this cat and mouse game they play.

THE CLOSER is an exciting yet odd thriller reminiscent of Bronson's Death Wish but somewhat different because all the characters even the professionals are serial killers. In his pursuit of justice, Jack crosses the line to become the thing that he wants to destroy which turns him into a paradox. Nikki keeps him grounded until he finally goes one step too far for even her and she is forced to walk away. There is plenty of violence in this crime thriller though the plot contains numerous serpentine twists and red herrings as Jack's quest to find his family's killer never stays on a straight path. Those detours make for a solid but intense reading experience.

Harriet Klausner


Rating:
Summary: Very violent book, but enthralling
Review: This book both captured me and repelled me.

The concept and storyline are well fleshed out and very clever. The characters are interesting.

But I can't seem to give this book 5 stars, because of the amount of graphic violence.

Don't get me wrong.....I read all the suspense and thrillers I can get my hands on, and I don't cringe when Kay Scarpetta is doing an autopsy. But the violence in this book is so intense, so personal, and so graphic...so extraordinarily over-the-top, that I finally found myself wondering about the author's sanity.

This is a very entertaining book, but do be prepared to be shocked, and occasionally, perhaps, nauseated.