A cop just a day back from maternity leave stalks a serial killer who targets families in The House Husband, from James Patterson's Bookshots line.
I got a handful of these at two-for-one prices at Books-A-Million with Christmas money, because I have been interested in checking this new series out. Bookshots are thrillers and romances in the beach read style, but at about one-fifth the size. All are overseen by Patterson with a co-author, in this instance Duane Swierczynski, whose books and comics I have been interested in on their own merits.
This story, told in alternating chapters by the cop and the killer (who seems to lead the mild life of the house husband of the title) hits all the expected beats, but a twisty ending and a Philadelphia setting add value.
I enjoyed reading this quickly, as intended, and have a few more to peruse over the long winter months.
I got a handful of these at two-for-one prices at Books-A-Million with Christmas money, because I have been interested in checking this new series out. Bookshots are thrillers and romances in the beach read style, but at about one-fifth the size. All are overseen by Patterson with a co-author, in this instance Duane Swierczynski, whose books and comics I have been interested in on their own merits.
This story, told in alternating chapters by the cop and the killer (who seems to lead the mild life of the house husband of the title) hits all the expected beats, but a twisty ending and a Philadelphia setting add value.
I enjoyed reading this quickly, as intended, and have a few more to peruse over the long winter months.
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