Leave it to CT Phipps to write a book that feels so familiar yet so different. The characters felt unique but I also felt like I knew them. Psycho Killers In Love has the same feel as Phipps’ Supervillainy series – especially because the reluctance to admit that he was what “he was born to be” and also the “voice” inside of him telling him what was going on (in Psycho Killers it was a voice in his head, in the other books I’m referring to it was the cape that talked to the character I believe).
Psycho Killers In Love, like all Phipps’ novels made me laugh. But it also made me think. There were parts that really showed his talent at writing worlds because this slots into another world (I believe it’s sort of a prequel in a similar world). That world has been described to me before, but I didn’t need it. You need a few things to have a really enjoyable book and Phipps seems to nail it every time. He’s a great world builder but he’s even better at building characters. For example, William shouldn’t be likable – he’s a slasher. But he’s a reluctant slasher who is calling himself The Accountant (A+ for the accounting references and puns, those had me in stitches).
Overall, I really enjoyed this one. So much so that I finished it in about 3 sittings. I couldn’t get enough. And of course, that wasn’t hurt at all by the awesome narration by Jeffrey Kafer.