Item: A Killing Game
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A Killing Game by Jeff Buick | Book Review

Born into a wealthy and powerful Boston family, Renee Charlebois has it all. Except for one small detail – she’s been abducted without a trace. Who took her, and why, is a mystery. The case gets dropped on Curtis Westcott’s desk, but Boston’s Chief of Homicide has little to work with. No clues, no body, no motive.

As Westcott and his crew peel back the layers they are convinced Renee is still alive, but that her abductor is on a precise schedule and has every intention of killing her. It’s a bizarre and twisted game, and time is quickly running out. A Killing Game is Book One in the Curtis Westcott series, set in Boston.

A Killing Game by Jeff Buick
Series: A Curtis Westcott Crime Thriller #1
Published by Novel Words Inc. on 01/31/2020
Genres: Crime, Detective/Sleuth, Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller
Format: Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
Pages: 349

Born into a wealthy and powerful Boston family, Renee Charlebois has it all. Except for one small detail – she’s been abducted without a trace. Who took her, and why, is a mystery.

The case gets dropped on Curtis Westcott’s desk, but Boston’s Chief of Homicide has little to work with. No clues, no body, no motive. Renee had no enemies, no financial skeletons in the closet, and no bitter ex- boyfriends. Curtis and Aislinn Byrne, his go-to detective on tough cases, work the file hard but come up empty. Then Westcott attends a party and overhears a story that catches his attention – he and Aislinn have their first break.

They dig in and unravel a complex series of crimes tied to Renee’s disappearance. As they peel back the layers they are convinced Renee is still alive, but that her abductor is on a precise schedule and has every intention of killing her. It’s a bizarre and twisted game, and time is quickly running out.

A Killing Game is Book One in the Curtis Westcott series, set in Boston.

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My thoughts on A Killing Game by Jeff Buick

There is always that bit of unknown when starting a new series. Will I like it, is it the same old, same old? From page one, I knew this book was different. It hooked me from the opening paragraphs and did not let go until the last page was turned.

The race against time to solve the mysterious clues before it’s too late is captivating. Buick created the story in a style that you have no clues before the detectives do. I usually pride myself on figuring out the clues before anyone else. It was a unique but enjoyable process to decipher the mystery along with the characters.

The fast pace of the book made finishing it easy. I read it in one sitting, albeit I read way into the night. It is definitely a just one more chapter kind of book until you no longer even think about it. You know you are reading until the mystery is solved.

I also want to mention the settings. Each city is so well-described you are drawn into the scenes. I felt like I traveled to Lake Forest, Napa Valley, Chicago, and Boston during my time reading the book.

Mr. Buick brought Curtis and his team of detectives, as well as the other major players, to life in a way that made the story play like a movie in my head. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

Lovers of mystery, suspense, and thrillers need to grab a copy of A Killing Game today!

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A Killing Game by Jeff Buick

About Jeff Buick

Jeff Buick writes fast moving fiction across numerous genres, including mystery, suspense, thrillers and crime. For Jeff, it's all about the story. Nothing works without a great story relentlessly driving the action ahead. A tight plot with well-crafted characters means a psychological thriller geared for readers who love an adventure.

Creating the characters who populate his books is second only to the plot line, and there's no better place to find those characters than in the real world. Writing is in Jeff's blood, and over the last twenty years he's written twenty-one books.

A few years ago Jeff put out five books through a NY publisher, but the industry has changed and he's now Indie publishing on Amazon. 2020 promises to be an incredible year, with four books set to be released, all with stories that will engage, enlighten and entertain the reader.

Jeff lives in Calgary, Alberta which is wonderful in the summer, not so much in the winter.

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