Art Imitates Life
Keith Victor is dead, and his killer is in jail. But with Chrissy Weeks behind bars, who is sending incriminating packages to the media and law enforcement? And why? Is there more to be learned, or is Weeks just playing mind games? When the body of a famous script writer is discovered very near the place Keith Victor was dumped rumblings of a copycat killer emerge and in quick fashion several other bodies are discovered in roughly the same locations as Victors past victims. With the victims mounting again at least the authorities have a pattern to follow to hopefully catch this killer. But with their prime suspect completely off the radar, finding him will not be easy.
Hunting a Cat in Dogtown is sequel to Killer Dead, Victim Alive in the Serial Killer Anthology by author Michael Geczi. Picking up the day after the close of Killer Dead, Victim Alive, Chrissy Weeks has turned herself in and is awaiting trial. But with her behavior becoming more erratic the authorities quickly realize that getting any help from her is a pipe dream. When a famous screenwriter is discovered murdered, all eyes turn to a jilted writing partner however the trail quickly reaches a dead end, leaving to authorities to riddle out the relation between Week’s newest intimidation tactics and the murders… if there is any. Reading these two books in sequence felt very much like watching a drama. With the end of one episode, the next picked up to seamlessly continue the story. And just like Killer Dead, Victim Alive, Geczi’s plotting of Hunting a cat in Dogtown was never straight forward, but always interesting. Delving into the “off duty” lives of both detectives really went a long way to flesh out the entire story and added a more personal element. Whether Geczi returns to this setting for more cases or not remains to be seen but if these first two books are any indication there will be twists galore, characters you love to hate (or hate to love), and plenty of mystery for any armchair detective.
If you love eccentric characters, and cop novels that are not quite “procedural” with mind blowing twists, the books in the Serial Killer Anthology would be a good fit.
Full disclosure: I was provided a copy of this title by the author or their authorized agent, however, have voluntarily provided a review. All opinions are my own.
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