It seems that someone has found his old blog post and is now committing the murders from those eight books. Years before, he had written a blog post listing eight mysteries that contain, in his opinion, perfect unsolvable murders. The book, in a nutshell: Old Devils Bookstore owner Malcolm Kershaw is dragged into an investigation involving several murders. REVIEW:Įight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson was so much fun to read! I went into it knowing nothing about the book except that Peter Swanson wrote it, and I really think that knowing as little possible before starting it is the best way to go. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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Suddenly, a series of shocking twists leaves more victims dead-and the noose around Mal’s neck grows so tight he might never escape. But Mal doesn’t count on the investigation leaving a trail of death in its wake. and sees a killer in everyone around him. To protect himself, Mal begins looking into possible suspects. There is killer is out there, watching his every move-a diabolical threat who knows way too much about Mal’s personal history, especially the secrets he’s never told anyone, even his recently deceased wife. And the FBI agent isn’t the only one interested in this bookseller who spends almost every night at home reading. She’s looking for information about a series of unsolved murders that look eerily similar to the killings on Mal’s old list. Macdonald’s The Drowner, and Donna Tartt’s A Secret History.īut no one is more surprised than Mal, now the owner of the Old Devils Bookstore in Boston, when an FBI agent comes knocking on his door one snowy day in February. Milne’s Red House Mystery, Anthony Berkeley Cox’s Malice Aforethought, James M. Murders, Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train, Ira Levin’s Death Trap, A. Years ago, bookseller and mystery aficionado Malcolm Kershaw compiled a list of the genre’s most unsolvable murders, those that are almost impossible to crack-which he titled “Eight Perfect Murders”-chosen from among the best of the best including Agatha Christie’s A. Published by William Morrow on March 3, 2020īuy from Amazon| Buy from Barnes & Noble| Buy from Book Depositoryįrom the hugely talented author of Before She Knew Him comes a chilling tale of psychological suspense and an homage to the thriller genre tailor-made for fans: the story of a bookseller who finds himself at the center of an FBI investigation because a very clever killer has started using his list of fiction’s most ingenious murders.
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