{"product_id":"kill-your-darlings-a-novel-isbn-9780063441934","title":"Kill Your Darlings: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A dazzlingly clever murder mystery, told backwards, asking the question: why would this loving wife murder her husband?”—Gillian McAllister, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFamous Last Words\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWrong Place Wrong Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEight Perfect Murders\u003c\/i\u003e comes an inventive and utterly propulsive psychological thriller told in reverse, tracing a marriage back in time to uncover the dark secret at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThom and Wendy Graves have been married for over twenty-five years. They live in a beautiful Victorian on the north shore of Massachusetts. Wendy is a published poet and Thom teaches English literature at a nearby university. Their son, Jason, is all grown up. All is well…except that Wendy wants to murder her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens next has everything to do with what happened before. The story of Wendy and Thom’s marriage is told in reverse, moving backward through time to witness key moments from the couple’s lives—their fiftieth birthday party, buying their home, Jason’s birth, the mysterious death of a work colleague—all painting a portrait of a marriage with dark secrets defined by a single terrible act they plotted together many years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually we learn the details of what Thom and Wendy did in their early twenties, a secret from their dark past that has kept them bound together through the length of their marriage. But its power over them is fraying, and each of them begins to wonder if they would be better off making sure their spouse carries their secrets to the grave.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A topsy-turvy story that speeds toward its grim destination. The author’s devoted fans will not be disappointed by this tale of karmic comeuppance.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal on A Talent for Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brilliant. . . This is a masterpiece of misdirection.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review) on A Talent for Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The inventive Mr. Swanson never lets the willing reader down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal on The Kind Worth Saving\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An ingenious puzzle.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review on Nine Lives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hitchcockian chills and thrills abound.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine on Every Vow You Break\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Engagingly original… Swanson has a bent for revenge and murder.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today on Eight Perfect Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nature and nurture, free will and coercion, a lust to be exceptional and the fear of going to hell all tussle and tango throughout this imaginatively structured and relentlessly tense work.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With a pair of deeply engaging characters, a unique story structure, and a powerhouse of an ending, the book is a sure-fire hit.”\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A dazzlingly clever murder mystery, told backwards, asking the question: why would this loving wife murder her husband?” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGillian McAllister, New York Times bestselling author of Famous Last Words and Wrong Place Wrong Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fascinating exploration of the corrosive effects of guilt.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Swanson’s clever, twisty novel is a meditation on memory, marriage, and the dark side of storytelling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Masterful. . . [\u003cem\u003eKill Your Darlings\u003c\/em\u003e] is a marvel of structure and pacing and delivers some of the most satisfying turns in recent memory.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimereads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Swanson is in terrific form here: The story flows backward in time, capturing a long-term marriage—one bound by an early secret—from killing to courtship, while putting Swanson’s trademark low-key but palpable humor to particularly impressive effect.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An incredible tour de force of structure and character and plot—from beginning to end! (Or, should I say, from end to beginning). Peter Swanson is a flat out genius, and his ingenious \u003cem\u003eKill Your Darlings\u003c\/em\u003e is truly remarkable and utterly original. Relentlessly sinister and absolutely gripping, this contemporary noir is a masterclass in storytelling and brain-exploding writerly skill. Deeply psychological and impeccably structured, its deeply psychological underpinnings will have you holding your breath as you turn the pages--it’s crushingly inevitable and completely haunting. And I honestly applauded at the ending. Standing ovation for this brilliant book!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHank Phillippi Ryan, bestselling author of One Wrong Word\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“'I absolutely loved it. What a deliciously dark book.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Marrs, bestselling author of The One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Twisty and clever. . . An addictive read brimming with jaw-dropping surprises.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Both a meditation on comeuppance and a steely nail-biter. . . A heady, allusive, tweedy-seedy slow burn.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[An] absolute tour de force….completely ingenious.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookTrib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A feat of structural magnificence-- the instant I turned the final page, I flipped straight back to the start to put it all together again. Exhilarating and exceptionally clever, \u003cem\u003eKill Your Darlings\u003c\/em\u003e zings with a singular sense of tension. Peter Swanson writes with the lyrical acuity of a literary master.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDanya Kukafka, nationally bestselling author of Notes on an Execution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Swanson unfolds this creepy story with the assurance and economy of a master.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal on Before She Knew Him\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[It] has ‘movie adaptation’ written all over it. It has an alluring location, a fragile yet resilient protagonist and a thoroughly Hitchcockian storyline, replete with the requisite false starts and plot twists… High tension, lightning-fast pacing and psychological drama in spades.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage on Her Every Fear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A taut thriller with a mounting body count and a final twist so ruthlessly clever it’s criminal.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly on The Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A twisty, sexy, electric thrill ride and an absolute blast from start to finish.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis Lehane on The Girl with a Clock for a Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An ingenious twist on a noir classic, about the hell that awaits co-conspirators Wendy and Thom after they become a 'happy' married couple. Swanson's decision to move swiftly backward in time over 40-plus years is surprisingly suspenseful. I raced through the pages, anxious to learn the couple's last deadly secret -- and I was not disappointed.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of Prom Mom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588015632613,"sku":"NP9780063441934","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063441934.jpg?v=1773960505","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/kill-your-darlings-a-novel-isbn-9780063441934","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}