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Book Review of Pest Control: A Novel

Pest Control: A Novel
Trey avatar reviewed on + 260 more book reviews


This is a lovely, funny little book.

I read it back when it first came out and just re-read it. Its a fast read, and the summary above gives the basics of the plot.

In terms of drawbacks, it reads like a movie. This is not a bad thing, but it shows. Keep it in mind, park your brain a bit and enjoy.

Otherwise, its a lot of fun involving the misadventures of one Bob Dillon as he is mistaken for a professional assassin, just as he tries to get his environmentally safe, non-toxic pest control business up and running. From there he interacts with Klaus, the number one assassin in the world, the CIA and a broker for assassins.

A neat vignette here, similar to another one that turns up in Organ Grinders, is a marketing pitch that as an MBA I give high marks, and might just work...

Four out of 5 stars.