The House husband by James Patterson with Duane Swierczynski

"The House husband" by James Patterson with Duane Swierczynski. This book is published by BookShots in 2017 and has 144 pages.

Teaghan Beaumont, a new mom and detective, resumes duty after six weeks of maternity leave. Her husband is a freelance writer and stays home. On her first day there is a case of Familicide. Familicide is when a person kills spouse, atleast one kid and oneself. Two more Familicides have happened in last six weeks. It is followed by Familicide of her partner at work. 

Are there Familicides? Is there a connection? Who is behind it? Can Teaghan connect the dots?

It's a fast story. Readers know the House Husband who is committing the crimes. His identity is not a mystery but his real identity is. Teaghan has a hunch that there is something wrong. Hence she tries to find the commonalities. However what is missing from the story is investigation! There are murders and then suddenly there is conclusion. Investigation is so brief that you don't notice it. Did authors run out of page space?

It's a good plot, good build-up but abrupt end. The reasoning or justification for murders is lame. Murderer's infatuation is also not digestible. End is not as good as the story. 

While reading a thought came to my mind. If I were the author, how would I end the book? I would have introduced a double twist in the climax by turning protagonist into a villain. Then it would have become a wow book.

This book is from Bookshots series. Bookshots is a series of Thrillers under $5 and 150 pages. These are stories at the speed of life. 

Why did I read this book? Short length. 

What I didn't like? Abrupt end. 

What did I like? Build up. 

Read if you have time.