Paperback, 271 pages
English language
Published Nov. 22, 2010 by Tor.
John Wayne Cheever keeps his obsession with serial killers in check by a set of rigid rules that he lives by, hoping to the prevent himself from committing murder, but when a body turns up behind a laundromat, John must confront a danger outside himself.
Fun read! The narrator definitely didn't sound anything like a 15 year-old but besides that, the performance was fine. I'm thinking of picking up the next in the series. I enjoyed getting into John's head. It was a very interesting place to visit.
The author does a good job at centering the story on an antihero and an antivillain. I did notice the lack of fantasy context in the first quarter of the book but it did not bother me as much as other reviewers who said they were taken by surprise. Not recommended for those who are turned off by the lurid and by descriptions of gore, but I don't believe they would be likely to get past the cover.
