‘Kill Whitey’ – Brian Keene (Cemetery Dance)


Page Count: 304 Pages

I’m not sure where the weekend went but it’s somehow Monday afternoon already, damn… It wasn’t a bad weekend but definitely a busy one; one that very much had a big bearing on what I read. I’m really enjoying going through all my old Brian Keene books so that narrowed the field down considerably; the only other thing was that given the amount of free time I had over the weekend (not a lot at all), it had to be a quick read that didn’t fuck about (not that Keene’s books fuck about, I needed something that did it’s job and didn’t hang around). Well, that narrowed the field down even further, all the way down to just the one book…

Larry Gibson longed for something different from his days as a dock worker and his lonely nights spent drinking with his friends. When Larry meets Sondra Belov, a beautiful exotic dancer, he finally gets some excitement in his life, too much excitement.

Now, Larry's friends are dying and he's on the run from the cops, the Russian mob, and a seemingly invincible madman. And if Larry wants to live another day, he'll have to figure out a way to kill Whitey...

KILL WHITEY... how can you kill someone who cannot die?

‘Kill Whitey’ is a difficult one to write loads about as it has to be the most straightforward book I’ve ever read. Larry and Sondra are on the run from a Russian gangster who just, won’t, die. That’s it, that’s the whole book. That was what I was after though so no complaints here 😊 ‘Kill Whitey’ is fast paced and relentless in what it gives its reader. If you’ve got a Russian gangster who can’t be killed, well… that’s a challenge to try and kill him in as many ways as possible. That’s a challenge that Keene takes on with relish and not only are most pages laced with Whitey’s blood (and diced body parts) but Keene steps it up by throwing local law enforcement into the mix as well. If Whitey can’t die… someone has to. The result is an assault on the senses but a welcome one as it really keeps the plot moving forwards quickly. Add a little double-crossing here and there (along with a little supernatural background that adds context but doesn’t get in the way) and ‘Kill Whitey’ becomes a book that is almost impossible to put down.

‘Kill Whitey’ was just the book I needed to get me through the weekend, full of bloody spectacle and a finale that made me gasp and laugh out loud. I know there’s a long road between book and film but I would love to see ‘Kill Whitey’ on the big screen…

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