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Swimsuit

James Patterson
Little Brown (2009)
ISBN 9780316018777
Reviewed by Narayan Radhakrishnan for RebeccasReads (8/09)

Thomas Harris’s “Silence of the Lambs” and its two sequels “Hannibal” and “Hannibal Rising” gave a new image and dimension to the phrase psychopath. Each psychological thriller written since then had to jump up several notches…lest they fail in comparison with Hannibal Lecter. More often than not many an attempt to create someone that would defy Hannibal Lecter simply fizzled away. But not so with this one. James Patterson’s standalone novel “Swimsuit,” written in collaboration with Maxine Paetro, showcases the meanest, nastiest and scariest psychopath killer, I have ever encountered (in fiction I mean), well….ever since I started reading.

Benjamin Hawkins was a struggling cop turned crime reporter turned mystery writer. In a world dominated by Michael Connelly, he found himself struggling to gain recognition. Then a beautiful young model is found missing, presumably dead and Hawkins decides to write a book about the girl. But unknown to him, the killer whom we know as Henri Benoit has other plans for Hawkins. He wants Hawkins to ghostwrite his autobiography. The writer is soon virtually trapped in this psychotic frenzy…..of an egoistic killer who kills only for one single reason….he simply loves killing.

I enjoy the standalone thrillers by Patterson. But I have some grievances. They give you sleepless nights, you get engrossed in these books that you are late for work; and once you begin the book- you forget everything including picking up your toddler daughter from kindergarten. So Mr. Patterson- if you are reading this let me tell you- I have resolved to stop reading your novels…yup, this would be my resolution for the year 2039.

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