Horrible. ( )

Me gusto bastante, sobre todo el final. Igualmente tengo algunas grandes dudas

SPOILER

Como es posible que el Lobo Feroz no le haya consultado a su mujer cual fue la causa por la que Jordan debió asistir al medico (noche en la cual se le apareció en el callejón para asustarla). De haberle preguntado a la señora del lobo habría atado cabos al enterarse que fue porque vio a una mujer (Sarah) suicidarse en el puente y en ese momento se hubiese dado cuenta de que ambas pelirrojas estaban en contacto ya que la coincidencia de presenciar Jordan el suicidio de Sarah habría sido imposible de creer.

Así mismo cuando planean el funeral de Sarah nunca pensaron que el plan se les habría arruinado si el Lobo Feroz se hubiese presentado y viese que Karen estaba dando el Panegírico de Sarah (igualmente fue la señora del lobo feroz y ella claramente conocía a la doctora Karen, por lo que no le pareció raro?).
Me resulta obvio para ambos personajes que todo estaba planeado por las pelirrojas

Pero bueno a pesar de estas situaciones disfrute mucho esta novela ( )

Estamos en Nueva York. Red One es médico, Red Two es profesor de secundaria y Red Three es un estudiante de diecisiete años. Los tres son pelirrojos. No se conocen, pero viven cerca. Los tres recibieron una carta, que hace referencia a un final diferente del cuento de Caperucita Roja en el que muere la niña. Han sido seleccionados para morir.

Non è al livello degli altri di Katzenback che ho letto ma comunque si legge bene. La storia è originale e avvincente. ( )

This was a tough review for me to write. I finally settled on 3 stars, mostly due to the last half.
It's an interesting premise. A has-been author in his early 60's is frustrated by his ordinary life. No one seems to appreciate his talent, realize how special he is. But he plans to remedy that with his next book. He's going to write a DIY manual: how to plan, execute & get away with the perfect murder. Or three.
He's already chosen his victims, 3 women who have nothing in common except their hair colour. They're all redheads. He's been following them & documenting their lives for months. Then begins the psychological aspect to the project. They each receive a letter alluding to Little Red Riding Hood & the Big Bad Wolf (BBW). They're also told they will die.
Karen is a doctor, living a quiet solitary life. The letter sends her into a tailspin, upsetting her orderly routine. Sarah's life is already out of control. She was a school teacher with a husband & child, content in their happy home. One car accident later, she is alone existing on vodka & pills. The last thing she needed was a cryptic letter. Jordan is in her final year at a private school, trying to stay out of the way of her parent's nasty divorce. Her grades are slipping & she has no friends to turn to when she receives her letter.
Meanwhile the BBW (we never do learn his real name) is busy writing. There are long passages throughout the book as he details his steps, giving advice on choices of weapon, importance of research, motivation & relationship with the victim. This will be his opus. And part of the reason I gave this book 3 stars. I get that this is his obsession & the author needs to demonstrate this as well as BBW's narcissism. Ironically, it was the creation of this textbook for murder that left me feeling like I was reading one. I found these sections overly long & self indulgent and started skimming to get to a place where something actually happened.
When he sends the women his next message, it leads to a pivotal development & this is where the book gets interesting. They find out about each other & meet. They couldn't be more different but at least they're not alone anymore. When they formulate & act on a plan in the last few chapters, it finally becomes a page turner.
There are peripheral characters but only one of note & that would be Mrs. BBW. Her appearance came as a surprise & by the end, I found her more interesting than her husband.
I won't spill the beans further except to say the ending was inventive & may take you by surprise. Just a little tighter editing & less space dedicated to our killer's writing process would have improved the flow & not interrupted the pace so much. Lord knows, it's almost impossible to come up with an original plot in this crowded genre so big kudos for that. ( )