The Butcher's Boy by Thomas Perry Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Butcher's Boy
Book Review: GREAT READ
Summary: 5 Stars
Thank you Amazon recommendations, thank you. THE BUTCHER'S BOY by Thomas Perry is an oldie written in 1982. It won the Edgar award for best first novel, very deserving! I Think this book is simply outstanding. The hero is and anti hero killer but you find yourself in his corner. And I found the new Justice Department investigator, Elizabeth Waring, interesting too. I was happy to find a writer that had the feds and locals working together. I look forward to reading more Thomas Perry. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.Book Review: Good Planning
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the story of a professional killer who is hired to perform several killings to avoid an investigation. The fun of the book is watching the killer react when his plan goes awry. He cleverly with exquisite execution defuses the situation.
The FBI agent who is pursuing him adds very little to the effort. I keep waiting for her to add some significance to the narration but it never happens.
The character of the hit man who for some reason Mr. Perry only names once in the book is engaging. We forget that he is a cold blooded killer until we are reminded by an FBI agent. The second wonderful part of the book is the description of Las Vegas. I have shared it with a friend of mine who lived and worked in Las Vegas for several years and from her description it was right on.
Lastly and this may be carping. The book would have been better without the last two pages.
Book Review: Good thriller.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an action thriller type mystery that will keep you turning pages. I enjoyed it.Book Review: Great Deal!
Summary: 5 Stars
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Thomas Perry is a terrific author. His material is well written with excellent descriptive narrative. His style and plotting keeps you turning the pages, hungry for more.
Book Review: One of my all time favorite books
Summary: 5 Stars
The Butcher's Boy is not lyrical or beautifully written, it gets straight to the point--action and suspense. It is dark but lightened with sarcastic humor, and it is an intense, page turning thriller: a Female detective desperate to catch the killer, and a killer so well defined that you keep finding yourself rooting for him too. This book has a very satisfying ending no matter which one you were rooting for.
And I totally disagree with the reviewer who wanted to leave the last two pages out--they were the perfect, satisfying ending.
One of my other favorite books is Ludlum's The Bourne Identity (the movie was NOT based on the book!!! so read the book.) The Bourne Identity and the next two in the series were similar to The Butcher's Boy in that they were page turners that have a certain humor that showed itself just when you needed the relief.