Enzo Bartoli has written a great thriller with Six Months to Kill! A superb beach read that will keep you engrossed

Regis is a 40-something man who has just been given a death sentence. He has terminal cancer and can not hope for more than a mere six months to live.

He is approached by a young woman who claims to know him ... know about his cancer. She has a request to make of him. Chloe works for an underground organization that tracks down 'bad' people who escape justice. She wants Regis to kill the people they find.

Makes sense .. if he's caught killing someone, he'll most likely die before ever seeing the inside of a court room. Or he may be shot by an armed witness or the police. He's going to die anyway.

Accepting her proposal, he finds that killing people is quite pleasurable. He likes the thrill of the hunt and his high IQ brain loves the scheming and planning beforehand.

The story takes the reader on each and every kill he makes. Is Chloe who she says she is? And Regis has some big surprises that he never saw coming. Twists and turns lead to an outstanding ending. This is well written, with kudos to the translator, who did an excellent job.

Many thanks to the author / Amazon Publishing UK / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

Enzo Bartoli thought outside the box with this uniquely riveting novel.
Regis Gaudin is a recluse, divorced astrophysicist. Other than science Regis has no hobbies and no real true friendships it seems.
Regis has not been in the best of health lately. He is diagnosed with cancer; and told he only has 6 months left to live. With this news heavy on his mind he goes on a walk, during which a beautiful woman, Chloe, smiles and waves at him as she runs by. Surely this is a mistake he thinks;' until later that night she shows up on his door step with a proposition for ' the adventure of a lifetime'.
This adventure is killing people. When you have 6 months left to live why not help humanity out and get rid of some of the lowest, indecent humans possible.
As expect, not all is as it seems when it comes to Chloe and those she presents to Regis for killing. But he has found that this experience is indeed life changing for him.

Régis is a genius. His IQ is so high that he can figure out almost anything but social interactions. He is told that he only has six months to live and shortly thereafter meets a woman who offers him a deal: become a hitman. He has nothing to lose and the people who need killing are the kind that nobody will miss. Régis approaches the challenge as he would a mathematical problem and, being a genius, it's pretty easy to figure out how to get away with murder. At least at first. But there are factors that he can't control, and those may be his downfall. Bartoli does a great job of making you care about Régis. He is not likable - he hates everything and anything. He is also not very relatable - not to normal people who didn't learn all prime numbers by the time they were four. And yet, I really, really wanted him to get away with it. I cringed when he was close to disaster and cheered when he was doing well. The rhythm is so fast that it was hard to put it down, making it a fast read.
I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thank you, NetGalley/Amazon Publishing UK!

Six Months to kill is a very entertaining story. Although I did not like the story much in the beginning I found myself reading more and more to find out what is happening. The author sprinkles enough clues to pique the readers interest to want to learn more, The story becomes more interesting the more you read until you find yourself unable to put it down. Great character arc for main protagonist Regis who becomes more confident in himself as the story progresses. The ending was fabulous and well deserved, overall a wonderful and entertaining story that deserves five starts. The translation was absolutely fantastic, the prose was easy to read and beautifully written. I would definitely recommend this book to others.

An extremely difficult story to get into, but well worth the perseverance. I thought I knew the outcome early on, but was extremely surprised by the end. A most extraordinary serial killer with an unexpected modus operandi, a story with a sting in the tail.

Six Months to Kill was a bit disappointing and that may have been due to a translation issue. The book was a bit slow and the writing a bit off. The premise of the book seemed interesting.

Something must have been lost in the translation. This book moved to slowly for me. The characters were not sympathetic nor intruiguing. The story was entertaining, but not much more.

Overall, it was a good story although I disliked some aspects.
One being the writing - it was not for me. However, I do recognise that the book was translated from French, so I guess that's why a lot of atmosphere in the writing was missing.
I like the premise and the overarching character arc of Regis. However, I find the villains in this story a bit unconvincing. The ending was satisfying and felt earned.