I have never been able to finish a James Patterson book. Until now. I picked up a few off of other peoples shelves while visiting friends and family. We see his books everywhere. I recall even getting one from the library years ago just to see what all the hype was about. Due to the fact that when I was younger I was mainly a fantasy reader I was not drawn to any James Patterson book I had ever picked up and opened the cover of.
I won this book Killer Chef and some other bookish goodies from a book group I am a member of on Facebook. The book group is called Book Lovers of Kentucky. If I remember correctly, when I joined, the member count was well under 1,000 and now it is over 4,000. In just a few months. That alone should speak volumes about this group of readers. The group does weekly giveaways, polls,and daily good fun discussing books and reading reviews with each other. I had won 2nd place in a contest on the page and got to have first pick of a group of Bookshots by James Patterson and of decided on Kiler Chef for the simple fact of I enjoy cooking. Along with this book I also won a necklace, an amazon gift card, and bookmarks.
A few days before learning I had won this book I had learned James Patterson books are mostly co-written. This added to the odd list of things that had turned me off to the author before. Bookish pet peeves are real over here. I have never been a huge fan of oversized hardbacks (unless they are leather bound classics). It always screamed arrogant to me that the authors name is so huge on most covers in comparison to the title name. I understand why his covers are this way but when he has actually only written by himself about 50 of the 130 books his name is on the cover of, because he is smart and loves money. But it has made me roll my eyes and pass up on his books more than once. But I must be wrong about this guy because he has sold over 300 million copies worldwide. So what do I know?
Now, with all that said. I enjoyed the book. Kiler Chef was written by James Patterson and Jefferey J. Keyes. The book was a quick and pleasant read other than he few parts that made me think to myself, okay the main character is hot and everyone wants him. We get it. Outside of that, the words were direct and the fulfillment of my need for a fast paced action/mystery was sufficed.
The main character is a popular food truck owner that works alongside his ex wife/best friend and he is also a private detective. People in New Orleans begin dying from poison being put in their food at local restaurants. This jalapeño-poppin’ hunk has a lot going on. And I am still wondering how he never gets heart burn from his eating habits. It may have had a rushed ending but the point of the Bookshots books is to keep the books short and affordable. I’d read another one of James Patterson’s ghostwriters books. I wouldn’t mind grabbing a couple to read while on vacation. Definitely fit better in my handbag than most of the books that I have read this year. That’s always a plus.
