After reading Dale Hudson’s An Hour To Kill: A True Story of Love, Murder, and Justice in a Small Southern Town , I vowed to never read another of his books. In the end, I gave it another shot with this recent publication of Hudson’s titled All I Want To Do Is Kill.
And was I ever impressed!! Hudson has apparently listened to his readers’ critiques as he knocks one out of the ballpark with the tale of two teenagers, Holly Harvey and Sandy Ketchum, who conspire and then follow through with the murder of Harvey’s grandparents, Carl and Sarah Collier.
From the onset, readers are given an very detailed look into the horrendous backgrounds of Harvey and Ketchum; giving the reader an idea of the path that led to such atrocious actions by two who are so young.
Following background, the reader is given a play by play of how the crime occured; a description so vivid that the reader can actually feel as though they are present during the onslaught of this crime.
I also enjoyed reading the point of view of Ketchum’s father and stepmother along with the Colliers’ son, Kevin Collier.
While reading this book, I found myself wavering from sympathy for these young girls’ who had been handed lemons in life and never taught how to make lemonade, to anger that, just because life had been hard and full of people trying to set them on the right path, they felt the desire to murder in cold blood. This book truly gives the reader an emotional rollercoaster ride.
After reading All I Want To Do Is Kill, Dale Hudson is on my list of must read authors!
