Ultraviolence | AstraDaemon

KELSEY'S PLAYGROUND: THE STORY OF A SADISTIC KILLER by K.B. Knight is an excellent crime thriller, with such brutal violence, this novel should come with multiple trigger warnings. This story is so radially different from the author's GREENWOOD series, I wasn't mentally prepared for the savage perversion of Kelsey Masters' murder spree.

Knight drags his readers into the dark alley of Kelsey's life, guts them with the jagged edges of her teen years, and performs unspeakable horrors with his characters from one page to the next, as he reveals the sickness within Ms. Masters. Kelsey maneuvers through her life like a psycho playing chess with body parts for board pieces.

The worst part is finding myself on Team Kelsey. She's kind of a female Dexter, living as a corrections officer while victimizing the prisoners, her co-workers, and anyone unfortunate enough to cross her path. Unlike Dexter, her motives are selfish. Don't even get me started on her blackouts. The ending left me screaming for more.

I sincerely hope Knight writes another PLAYGROUND novel soon.

As always,

AstraDaemon