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The Serial Killers Club

The Serial Killers Club, June 2006
by Jeff Povey

Warner
Featuring: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (Dougie)
288 pages
ISBN: 0446578428
Hardcover
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"Funny, irreverent spoof of the serial killer genre."

Fresh Fiction Review

The Serial Killers Club
Jeff Povey

Reviewed by Sheila Graves
Posted June 13, 2006

Mystery Amateur Sleuth

Meet Douglas Fairbanks Jr. -- not his real name. One day, defending himself, he kills his assailant. Going through the man's wallet, he finds clippings and realizes he's just killed "Grandson of Barney," a noted serial killer. He also learns the killer has been communicating with a group of other serial killers and has been invited to meet with them. So Douglas goes to keep the meeting. He finds out all these serial killers meet regularly for dinner, where they share stories. It's a sort of club. Each killer takes the name of a famous Hollywood star in order to keep his or her identity secret. Douglas is intrigued and begins a new life -- going to the dinners, following the killers one at a time and killing them off. All is going well until he opens his door one day to find FBI agent Wade on his doorstep. But it's not what Douglas thinks. Agent Wade gives "Dougie" two months to finish killing off all the serial killers, or he'll take the evidence he has and arrest Douglas for the murders. THE SERIAL KILLERS CLUB is tongue-in-cheek, irreverent and very funny. The premise is totally fresh and new and the characters are very unusual. Dougie is a delight. I enjoyed it -- a good read.

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SUMMARY

When our hero finds himself in the path of a serial killer, he somehow manages to defend himself, and give the blood- thirsty madman a taste of his own medicine. But when he goes through the dead man's wallet, he finds a mysterious personal ad inviting him to join a party hosted by Errol Flynn. What begins with passing curiosity soon becomes uncontrollable obsession, as our hero becomes acquainted with 18 killers. Their game: to share the thrill of the hunt and to make sure no two members choose the same two victims. To protect their identities, they have all chosen names of old Hollywood stars, and before long, our hero becomes Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. But he has no intention of following the rules. With a government special agent on his trail who will soon become his partner in crime, "Dougie" plans to knock off the killers one by one, from Carole Lombard to Chuck Norris, to Laurence Olivier and Cher. But what will happen when the "stars" notice their numbers dropping...?


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