Jazz will stop at nothing to save her brother.Their foster mother, Carol, has always been fanatical, but with Jazz grown up and out of the house, Carol takes a dangerous turn that threatens thirteen-year-old Joaquin's life. Over and over, child services fails to intervene, and Joaquin is running out of time.Then Jazz gets a blocked call from someone offering a solution. There are others like her--people the law has failed. They've formed an underground network of "helpers," each agreeing to eliminate the abuser of another. ...
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Jazz will stop at nothing to save her brother.Their foster mother, Carol, has always been fanatical, but with Jazz grown up and out of the house, Carol takes a dangerous turn that threatens thirteen-year-old Joaquin's life. Over and over, child services fails to intervene, and Joaquin is running out of time.Then Jazz gets a blocked call from someone offering a solution. There are others like her--people the law has failed. They've formed an underground network of "helpers," each agreeing to eliminate the abuser of another. They're taking back their power and leaving a trail of bodies throughout Los Angeles--dubbed the Blackbird Killings. If Jazz joins them, they'll take care of Carol for good.All she has to do is kill a stranger.
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Very Good. Book Octavo, softcover, near fine, in orange wraps. Clean, unmarked. 357 pp. plus notes from author. Their foster mother, Carol, has always been fanatical, but with Jazz grown up and out of the house, Carol takes a dangerous turn that threatens thirteen-year-old Joaquin's life. Over and over, child services fails to intervene, and Joaquin is running out of time.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 368 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fine. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
'First rule of Murder Club - don't talk about Murder Club.'
Jazz is a woman with a down and out life; thrown into the care system with her brother Joaquin and forced to stay with abusive Carol. She's had her own brushes with the law and so when a mysterious phone call promises an end to all of her problems for a 'simple' favour she jumps at the chance. But when it all goes wrong who can she turn to for help?
The Kill Club is a great premise with a tenacious and realistic main character which kept me hooked throughout. It's refreshing to have a gritty LGBTQ+ character cast in the lead role and Jazz kept the whole book alive for me. Her sarcasm and wit gave a welcome respite to the tension that was building throughout. You really felt for her as she started to try and fight back with no resources or people on her side and it also gave author Wendy Heard a chance to show the pitfalls of the care system and the police force in an interesting, non-preachy way.
The premise of the story is one that keeps you hooked - would you kill a stranger to keep yourself or those you loved safe? However, while recounting the outline of the plot to a colleague they remarked that they had watched a film with a very similar premise before. Many other reviews have also mentioned other books that it is similar to as well, so perhaps the premise is not as original as I had first imagined.
The pace of the book is great and keeps you guessing, switching perspective now and again to keep it fresh. It's also not afraid to pull punches and ramp up the stakes to a truly terrifying degree which is great - you read with a true sense of unease as to what will happen next!
My only criticism would be the unmasking of the mastermind behind the 'Blackbird Club'. We never really get properly into the head of this character and I just felt that you didn't get a proper motive which left me feeling a little unsatisfied as to why all of this had happened. A little more depth into their backstory and ideology would have made all the difference for me.
Overall The Kill Club is a gritty, action packed read with a great main character. Thank you to NetGalley & Harlequin Mira for a chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
