Review: Kill Count - Theo Baxter

Review: Kill Count - Book #4 Detective Marcy Kendrick Thriller Series - Theo Baxter - June 2024

I was in the mood for a thriller after finding a few books I tried were DNFS. I find when this happens it means that I need something gritty to sink my teeth into and what better than a thriller featuring an assassin? Kill Count by Theo Baxter is the fourth book in the series, but it was written in a way where you can like I did read this as a standalone and still understand the series as this book does feature past characters e.g Marcy's ex who has been threatening her and we can see that he lost his job on the squad and he blames Marcy for it. I have to admit parts of this book were frustrating especially the pairing up with the vice detective Veronica as she has been on the case of the Cartel for the past decade and hasn't gotten close to catching them when she gets close her informants are killed. There weren't things adding up with the case where Veronica was concerned and it does come out why in the end but if this was real life, she would have been fired or at least told to stop drinking on the job as she was an alcoholic as well. Her character frustrated me, whereas I loved Marcy, and if I wanted someone to solve my crime or a murder, it would be Marcy as she had this good nature and genuineness about her character too. If you love assassin thrillers, drug cartels, and US crime fiction, then check out Kill Count by Theo Baxter. A thriller that will keep you interested right to the very last page.

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