Fiction Review

Death To Fool Boys Incorporated
by Kenner Bisch
ISBN-10: 1420887114
Review by Heather Froeschl

Has the war on terrorism begun to affect the rest of us in adverse ways? I suppose it depends on your perspective but in Kenner Bisch's novel, "Death to Fool Boys Incorporated," it certainly seems that the danger can possibly come from the home team.

Someone is killing FBI agents at an alarming rate. A serial killer seems intent on wiping out as many agents as possible, even going so far as to attack a training facility in Quantico, Virginia. What does this person have against America's officers? Whatever the reason, the acts of killing are vicious, evil, and downright torture. To top off the terror that is inflicted on FBI agents, a white supremacist group claims that the FBI has used racial discrimination in developing their profile of the killer. The tranquility that things like the Patriot Act are supposed to illicit is seriously missing. Will the killer be brought to justice? Does justice still exist? What does all of this have to do with operations overseas?

Kenner Bisch's first novel has an interesting premise, if not a disturbing one. Throughout the book, a reporter who brings the latest news periodically, in affect reiterates the plot, giving the reader a recap of the previous chapters told through a slightly different perspective. This does help, as some parts of the book feel stunted. The most eloquently written scenes were the graphic acts of murder. I feel the book could use a bit more spit and polish, using a military slang. It is a decent read though and answers to certain issues of today's concern, in fictional form, of course.