A Good Kill: A School Shooter Is Terminated

 I learned whodunit fairly early on in A Good Kill by John McMahon, but the story is mainly about the man who took the killer down and how his action impacted him.  I received a copy of A Good Kill from publicist Wiley Saichek.  He requested that I review it.

 

                                

 The protagonist is  Police Detective Paul T. Marsh, but he is called P.T. by the overwhelming majority of the characters.   This is the third book in the P. T. Marsh series, but it's the first that I've read. I didn't have any preconceptions about P.T. when I began this book.  Other reviews say that P.T. is obsessed by the death of his wife and son.  I thought he had every right to be obsessed by that particular crime, and that his ability to become obsessed with his work was what made him such a good detective.  He  follows up on every bit of evidence. 

There's a substantial amount of content about guns in A Good Kill. In fact, a major plot strand involves the bleeding edge of gun technology.  I found the gun tech aspect fascinating. I could see how some advanced guns would pose a tremendous challenge to law enforcement.

My main quibble with A Good Kill is that it didn't feel like it really took place in Georgia.   I don't recall any vivid location details that could have given this novel a sense of place. It might easily have been set in a major metropolitan area like Los Angeles or New York City.

 A Good Kill had a suspenseful plot.  I raced through it.  I hope I will have another opportunity to read another P.T. Marsh novel in the future.