The Postcard Killers by James Patterson and Liza Marklund is an action-packed thriller with a likeable pair of protagonists. Jacob Kanon is a NYPD homicide detective who has taken a leave of absence from his job to track down a pair of serial killers who are roaming Europe’s major cities and killing tourists. He is determined to catch the killers since one of their first victims was his only daughter, Kimmy. Dessie Larsson is a journalist with a distinct lack of ambition. She seems to be unable to finish her doctoral dissertation, and she has little interest in covering high-profile crimes. She is dragged into the limelight and into the path of Jacob Kanon when the postcard killers select her as their media contact.
This is one of those mysteries where the reader knows who the killers are from the beginning of the novel. The question is will the psychopathic killers win, or will our hero and heroine, Jacob and Dessie. A little romance is also thrown into the mix. The violence was a bit graphic for my tastes, but overall, this was a satisfying mystery thriller.
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