{"id":12786,"date":"2019-03-27T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=12786"},"modified":"2019-03-24T22:44:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T02:44:55","slug":"review-playing-card-killer-russell-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-playing-card-killer-russell-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Playing Card Killer by Russell James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12787\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-playing-card-killer-russell-james\/playing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Playing.jpg?fit=324%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"324,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Playing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Playing.jpg?fit=324%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12787\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Playing-227x350.jpg?resize=227%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Playing.jpg?resize=227%2C350&amp;ssl=1 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Playing.jpg?w=324&amp;ssl=1 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 85vw, 227px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Playing-Killer-Fiction-Without-Frontiers\/dp\/1787581241\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1552861350&amp;sr=8-2-fkmrnull\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Playing Card Killer<\/em> by Russell James<\/a><br \/>\nFlame Tree Press (February 2019)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>288 pages; $20.62 hardcover; $12.38 paperback; $6.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankMErrington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frank Michaels Errington<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wow. First read of a brand new author for me and I absolutely loved it. \u00a0There truly is no greater thrill than finding a new writer whose work keeps you guessing from start to finish. Okay, I can think of one or two greater thrills, but you get the point.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brian is off his meds and having the most disturbing nightmares. He&#8217;s seeing the murders being committed by a serial killer who&#8217;s been dubbed the Playing Card Killer by the press. His girlfriend, Daniela, is less than happy he&#8217;s gone med-free; as a matter of fact, she&#8217;s done unless he reconsiders his decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a while, the reader is lead to believe Brian is actually the killer, and that&#8217;s what the police believe when he shows up with what he&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seen in his dreams.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s enough. To tell you more would spoil all the surprises. Buy this book now and add it to your TBR pile. You can thank me later. And you will.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story itself was rather simple, but the execution in writing took the tale to a higher level. A masterfully crafted, horrifically powerful story. Expect the unexpected in this deliciously twisted tale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playing Card Killer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is fast-paced and brilliantly plotted. \u00a0And then there are my five favorite words in the entire book&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was time for revenge.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wholeheartedly recommend this near-perfect thriller.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Playing Card Killer by Russell James Flame Tree Press (February 2019) 288 pages; $20.62 hardcover; $12.38 paperback; $6.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Frank Michaels Errington Wow. First read of a brand new author for me and I absolutely loved it. \u00a0There truly is no greater thrill than finding a new writer whose work keeps you guessing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-playing-card-killer-russell-james\/\" class=\"more-link button bg-gold white\">Continue Reading!<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Review: The Playing Card Killer by Russell James&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[80],"tags":[312,1521,79,1706,1705],"class_list":["post-12786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-frank-michaels-errington","tag-flame-tree-press","tag-reviews","tag-russell-james","tag-the-playing-card-killer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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