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I Kill [Kindle Edition]

Giorgio Faletti
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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In my neck of the woods, people like Faletti are called larger than life, living legends. --Jeffery Deaver

I Kill is one of those bestsellers that proceeds at a cracking pace and presses all the right buttons with clinical efficiency. Giorgio Faletti s thriller is set in Monte Carlo, home to so many obnoxious millionaires and their trophy girlfriends that what the city really needs is a serial killer. Enter just such a killer .. The writing has no great literary pretentions, but then it does not have to. The plot is the thing. --Sunday Telegraph

The best selling first novel by Giorgio Faletti . . . has been defined as a masterpiece and Faletti himself as the best living Italian writer. --Corriere della Sera

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The voice on the radio.The writing, red as blood.I kill . . .

A detective and an FBI agent embark upon the most harrowing case of their careers as they attempt to track down an enigmatic killer in this relentlessly suspenseful thriller. The killer announces his heinous acts in advance with desperate phone calls and ties his crimes together with songs that point to his victims; he then mutilates them and removes their faces.

Set in Monte Carlo and featuring an international cast of intriguing characters, the hunt for the deranged perpetrator remains gripping and unsettling, possibly even more so, after the killer's identity is revealed and the detectives must close in on their target before he strikes again.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 796 KB
  • Print Length: 548 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1849012954
  • Publisher: Corsair (3 Jun 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003U2TDJ4
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #49,182 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
I snore 15 Aug 2010
By quippe TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
Frank Ottobre is a FBI agent currently on voluntary leave and living in Monte Carlo since the tragic death of his wife. He's formed a friendship with local police inspector Nicolas Hulot, who's coping with his own tragedy after the death of his only son in a car crash and his wife's refusal to accept it.

When a famous racing driver and his fiancée are found brutally murdered on their yacht, Hulot asks Frank for his help because the murderer apparently phoned a popular radio show hosted by Jean-Loup Verdier the night before to announce his intentions. Hulot and Frank team up with Jean-Loup to catch the killer before he strikes again. However the killer is always one step ahead of them and the body count begins to rise, each murder as brutal as the last and each one announced before hand on the radio. A twisted psychosis is at work, one that won't stop unless and until Hulot and Frank stop him or her.

First published in 2002 in Italian, Faletti's novel is intended to be a nail-biting thriller with a unique selling point of horrible murders in a glamorous location. The problem is that it's a dull and clichéd read with leaden dialogue and a turgid plot that drags on for too long. Some of this can be explained by the time lag between first publication and the English translation as some of the twists in the novel, while fresh 8 years ago, have been done to death in the interim. Some of it can also be explained by the translation carried out by the publisher's in-house team, which certainly does not bring the story to life.

The identity of the murderer is easy to guess early on while the killer's rationale is eye-rollingly cliche.

Frank's guilt over his wife's death is self-indulgent and it's difficult to see what particular detective skills he has, given that he's constantly reacting rather than being proactive in the investigation. Hulot is more sympathetic although he too seems wilfully thick at times.

Dialogue is at best functional and at worst leaden. The pace of the story never really builds speed and while the murders are bloody, none of the victims are people you can relate to, let alone sympathise with.

All in all, it's a dull read and I won't rush to read another translation of the Faletti's work.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
rubbish! 11 Aug 2010
By Joey VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
Like most if the reviewers, I was drawn in by the dramatic blurb on the back and eagerly started reading. The first hundred or so pages are ok but I kept hoping it would get better, slightly more exciting and with a deeper plot. Unfortunately, I think the plot went into the realms of the ridiculous with Faletti making every character have some deep seated problem which just went over the top for me. The ending was a huge letdown just like the rest of the book.
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By JOOLSUK
Format:Paperback
Having read the reviews I eagerly awaited arrival of this book, what a dissapointment !! The narrative is boring and nothing really happens until chapter 7 and even then its just skimmed over, having read many thrillers by Mo Hayder, Ricchard Montiari, Stuart Macbride, this is just a bore,having read that "the book grips you by the first page" I can only assume that I am reading the wrong book...zzzzz..yawn...don't waste your money...
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
I KILL is a definite thrill!
Wow, this is a real page turner. A bit gruesome but the shock factor certainly adds to the menacing atmosphere. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Maggiejo
Disappointed! I am God is better, in my book
Picked up at the book swap & read Read I am God (his 2nd book) on holiday, I recommend that over this. My Daughter loved that 1 too. Try that instead....
Published 3 months ago by @56
a good read
This is a good thriller with a fairly original plot. I found the main characters to be slightly wooden however, and could not warm to them. Read more
Published 6 months ago by C.H: Spain
Quite bad even in the original Italian version
I read it in Italian and I feel the need to confirm that, if you find this book badly written, full of cliches and predictable... well, it's not due to a bad English translation! Read more
Published 8 months ago by A. Coppo
Is this the lowest score I can give?
For the first time ever I feel compelled to review to help society. Maybe it's the translation into English or maybe it's this bad in Italian too? Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. Roy
Predictable, unoriginal twists, huge plot holes
I read this in the original language a few years ago, on the recommendation of various friends and colleagues. It was a massive hit in Italy but I really can't see why. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Amanda Huggenkiss
cliche'd rubbish!
Bought this on the strength of Amazon recommendations. Both me and my husband found it predictable, full of cliches and absolute drivel. Read more
Published 18 months ago by sandw
So, does it Kill ?
I was wary of this book as I wasn't sure how it would read after being translated into English. At times I found the reactions of the characters to certain events slightly strange... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Macca0310
Gruesome Enjoyment
Do not let the title of this book put you off because it nearly did for me! This is a well-written book with good twists and turns and a well-hidden villain for most of the story. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Madeleine Godbold
Gripping most of the time
Bought this in Tesco's on one of those 'buy one get one free' deals and this was my 'free one'. Really enjoyed it-yes there are some comparisons to other plots in different... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Susie N.
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