The Killing Lessons is so close to being that of a classic crime fiction book. So close, but it falls short. Still, I enjoyed the book very much while at the same time was somewhat disappointed.

The book follows the investigation of a serial killer. The main investigative character is a troubled woman with her own streak of self-destruction accompanying her search for the killer.

Some aspects, such as character development, of the book could be described as being cliche-like, however, Saul Black is able to avoid such criticism by creating numerous characters and their story line like they are individual spokes on a wheel and eventually will converge in the middle.

One thing I liked was how Saul Black's main character comes to her conclusions in plausible discoveries.

The main criticisms I have include while Black hints at the horrors that helped moved the villain along to what he became, they were some what left incomplete and full resolutions for characters at the end were not fully fleshed out.

Still, Saul Black's (a pseudonym for Glen Duncan) next venture into crime fiction will be looked for.