Eight Perfect Murders: A Novel (Malcolm Kershaw)

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Review “Clever and surprising… Swanson rips us from one startling plot twist to the next. A marriage that may not be what it seems [and] friends who may not be what they seem…  With mounting tension and fraying nerves, it careens to the final stunning conclusion. A true tour de force.” (Lisa Gardner)“Fiendish good fun.” (Anthony Horowitz)“Fiendishly clever catnip for any lover of classic crime fiction.” (Seattle Times)“A devilish premise combined with jaw-dropping execution… Mystery fans will be salivating as the plot unfolds, trying to outsmart the confoundingly unreliable narrative… Swanson hits every note in this homage to the old-school crime novel, and the turnabout ending will leave readers reeling in delight.” (Booklist (starred review))“The pleasures of following, and trying to anticipate, a narrator who's constantly second- and third-guessing himself and everyone around him are authentic and intense… You wish the mounting complications, like a magician's showiest routine, could go on forever.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))“[An] outstanding fair-play crime novel… Swanson will keep most readers guessing until the end. Classic whodunit fans will be in heaven.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))“The wintry setting and eerily cool narration, together with trust-no-one twists and garish murders, will satisfy thriller readers; fans of classic mysteries by Agatha Christie, Ira Levin, and John D. MacDonald will enjoy… You’ll stay to the finish of this one.” (Library Journal)“Mr. Swanson unfolds this creepy story with the assurance and economy of a master. Surprises follow one another with inevitability, until the final electrifying jolt.” (Wall Street Journal on Before She Knew Him)“[A] neatly knotted suspense story.” (New York Times Book Review on Before She Knew Him)“[Swanson] knows how to ration his twists and where in the narrative to place them, devoting just the right amount of time to exploring the ramifications of each new development before spinning the story off in an ominous new direction… De Palma, or Hitchcock…would kill for the film rights.” (The National (UK) on Before She Knew Him) Read more About the Author Peter Swanson is the author of five novels, including The Kind Worth Killing, winner of the New England Society Book Award, and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger; Her Every Fear, an NPR book of the year; and his most recent, Before She Knew Him. His books have been translated into 30 languages, and his stories, poetry, and features have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, The Atlantic Monthly, Measure, The Guardian, The Strand Magazine, and Yankee Magazine. He lives outside of Boston, where he is at work on his next novel. Read more