Written in modern English, Killing Floor is straightforward and easy to read. Lee Child writes in a captivating style that grabs the reader from the first page and never lets go. His descriptions of Margrave make it easy to imagine the town, and its inhabitants. Child artistically takes the plot line from beginning to end with such creative flair that the reader is never sure which direction the story will take. Full of surprises, but still easy to follow, Killing Floor is a good read from beginning to end. There is enough information about the printing of currency and counterfeiting in the United States that the reader comes away feeling informed and both confident of the strength of the United States dollar and nervous about the out of country counterfeiting possibilities.