SERIAL KILLER GAMES - Kate Posey

Dolores de la Cruz has a lower-mid-level job in an office. Jake Ripper is the new office temp. Dolores has a hobby of looking for serial killers 'in the wild.' Jake, with his smooth good looks, sense of danger, and 'serial killer gloves' might just be Dolores' find.

The pair begin some intense cat-and-mouse flirting and things begin to get more and more serious. Until one of them asks the other for help disposing of a body. Like an iceberg, what a person hides about themselves might be much more interesting than what we see.

As someone who loves to read and who enjoys listening to a few true crime podcasts, I was really excited to read this first book by new author Kate Posey.

I really got into this book early on. The unreliable narrator, the back-and-forth actions of both Dolores and Jake, and the anticipation of where this will all lead - really builds a tense excitement. But for me, this tension and excitement drops quickly.  I can almost pinpoint the moment that the book changes and becomes far less interesting. Las Vegas.

Early on we get that strong sense that there's probably going to be some romance here. Dolores and Jake act like middle-schoolers at times - remember the idea that if a boy was pulling on a girl's pigtails it probably meant he liked her? That's often the feeling here. But for the most part, it's the weird almost-romance that is most enjoyable.

But once things get more serious (or do they?) the romance is no longer interesting and the whole serial killer aspect gets muddled.

Looking for a good book? Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey has a great concept, an exciting set-up, but neither the romance nor the thrill is sustained through to the end.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

2-1/2 stars

* * * * * *

Serial Killer Games

author: Kate Posey

publisher: Berkley

ISBN: 9780593818510

paperback, 384 pages

 

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