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An intended victim defends himself against a serial killer and kills him. He then takes on the killer's identity and reputation and accepts an invitation to join a group of other murders as a member of THE SERIAL KILLERS CLUB who meet in Chicago. The killers never use their own names but take on the monikers of classic movie stars, so the lead character decides to call himself Douglas Fairbanks Jr. As a member of the club Doug finds happiness and companionship unlike any he has known all his life. The only problem is that from time to time one of his fellow skillers (serial killers) starts to suspect that Doug is not who he says he is. So in order to keep in good standing as a member of the organization, Doug decides he must kill anyone who questions him. So far he's killed eight. With so many fellow skillers disappearing, people are beginning to suspect something is wrong and Doug must be more careful. Then FBI Agent Kennet Wade comes onto the scene, and using a picture of Doug during a kill, blackmails him into murdering all of the other people in the club. Doug's life becomes difficult. Complicating things even more, Agent Wade wants the country's most famous serial killer, the Kentucky Killer, to join the club so Doug can dispatch him too. And when a new member joins the club, she ignites love in Doug's heart and the pressure becomes too high for him to stand. At first THE SERIAL KILLERS CLUB is written with a light-hearted go at black comedy. Reality is suspended as a supposedly regular guy manages to off a seasoned killer and furthermore desires to take on the criminal's identity. He then thinks it's a great idea to move to Chicago in order to join a club of serial killers and in doing so he finds acceptance, companionship and happiness. Writer Jeff Povey then chooses to increase the tension and has the story take on gruesome and harsh overtones, as the descriptions of the other members of the association are made up of only repulsive details and further deaths become increasingly grisly. Doug sometimes is written as a skilled killer, but to increase the wackiness of the story, he becomes inept and sloppy until highly slapstick and violent situations becomes the norm, increasing with each further slaying. THE SERIAL KILLERS CLUB is an original idea for a dark and humorous book, but I warn you it's not for the faint of heart or for people with delicate sensibilities.
Reviewed by Sharon Katz, June 2006
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