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Publisher: William Morrow
Published: March 7, 2023
Summary:
In this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson—featuring the smart and complex Lily Kintner from his acclaimed novel, The Kind Worth Killing—a private eye starts to follow a possibly adulterous husband, but little does he know that the twisted trail will lead back to the woman who hired him.
There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan. So, when she turns up at private investigator Henry Kimball’s office asking him to investigate her husband, he can’t help feeling ill at ease. Just the sight of her stirs up a chilling memory: he knew Joan in his previous life as a high school English teacher, when he was at the center of a tragedy.
Now Joan needs his help in proving that her husband is cheating. But what should be a simple case of infidelity becomes much more complicated when Kimball finds two bodies in an uninhabited suburban home with a “for sale” sign out front. Suddenly it feels like the past is repeating itself, and Henry must go back to one of the worst days of his life to uncover the truth.
Is it possible that Joan knows something about that day, something she’s hidden all these years? Could there still be a killer out there, someone who believes they have gotten away with murder? Henry is determined to find out, but as he steps closer to the truth, a murderer is getting closer to him, and in this hair-raising game of cat and mouse only one of them will survive.
My thoughts:
Peter Swanson has become a must-read author for me when it comes to thrillers and I love that his books are so addicting and binge-worthy and this latest one is no exception – I read this one in a day! The Kind Worth Killing is one of my favorite books and so I was thrilled to see that he wrote a sequel to it…and I loved this one just as much if not a touch more!
I will say that while you don’t have to read The Kind Worth Killing to read this one, I really feel that having read that one will just make this one so much more enjoyable. You will just have a better understanding about the nature of Lily and Henry’s relationship and why it is the way it is. But that’s all I’m going to say about it because whether you have already read it or you pick it up after you read this one…it is a must-read book and I truly believe that after you read this one, you will want to read it if you haven’t already done so.
So back to this latest book. Peter Swanson has done it again. He has given us a twisted, binge-worthy book full of characters that you just can’t put your finger on as to whether you can trust or not. I love the characters the Swanson creates. You know they are morally gray, but you can’t quite pinpoint exactly why until the bottom drops out. This book is one clever twist after another that I did not see coming and I loved every second of it. It kept me glued to the pages so much so that I devoured this in one day…I just could not put it down. I love when an author has me liking characters I probably shouldn’t. But somehow Peter Swanson gets me to do just that every single time! I will be a fan of Lily and Henry forever and would love more of them, just saying!
The structure of this story, moving back and forth in time, and having it told from multiple perspectives, really keeps things moving, and you guessing, as to where everything is headed. Add in a crazy cat and mouse game and short chapters and you will be hard-pressed to put this one down once you start reading it.
There is a reason Peter Swanson is a must-read author for me and he has proven it with this book! I loved this one and cannot wait to see what his devious mind concocts for us next!!!
