Oct 18 2008
The Killing Hour
It took me so long to slog through the last book–I will not give up unless it is truly horrible, which some say is unvaluing my time, but I can’t seem to quit doing–that I was really ready for something mindless and entertaining. Got it. The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner (”Summertime and the Killing is Easy”) came out in 2003. A pocket edition was mixed in with some books I got back from being on loan to a friend, which confused me at first, since I so often forget stuff I’ve read, that I had to stiff around it a few times before deciding it was likely new to me.
The Killing Hour is a straight ahead FBI-type thriller centered around a serial killer who is playing a cat and mouse game, leaving notes and clues, seemingly to do with ecology, though this was a real stretch for the author, in my book. Nothing really new here, but the story kept me guessing, had good forward momentum, and allowed me a breather from more intellectual pursuits. I would definitely keep Gardner–who, according to her bio, sold her first novel at 20–on my list for vacation and light reading.
