{"product_id":"the-kind-worth-killing-a-novel-isbn-9780062267535","title":"The Kind Worth Killing: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA devious tale of psychological suspense so irresistible that it prompts \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e to ask, “Is \u003ci\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/i\u003e the next \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e?” From one of the hottest new thriller writers, Peter Swanson, a name you may not know yet (but soon will), this is his breakout novel in the bestselling tradition of Paula Hawkins’ \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/i\u003e—and is soon to be a major movie directed by Agnieszka Holland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a tantalizing set-up with a twisted plot reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith’s classic \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e… On a night flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintner. Sharing one too many martinis, the strangers begin to play a game of truth, revealing very intimate details about themselves. Ted talks about his marriage that’s going stale and his wife Miranda, who he’s sure is cheating on him. Ted and his wife were a mismatch from the start—he the rich businessman, she the artistic free spirit—a contrast that once inflamed their passion, but has now become a cliché.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in this dark domestic thriller, their game turns a little darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda for what she’s done. Lily, without missing a beat, says calmly, “I’d like to help.” After all, some people are the kind worth killing, like a lying, stinking, cheating spouse. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in Boston, Ted and Lily’s twisted bond grows stronger as they begin to plot Miranda's demise. But there are a few things about Lily’s past that she hasn’t shared with Ted, namely her experience in the art and craft of murder, a journey that began in her very precocious youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly these co-conspirators are embroiled in a chilling game of cat-and-mouse, one they both cannot survive . . . with a shrewd and very determined detective on their tail.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eOn a flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning Lily Kintner. Over martinis, the strangers play a game in which they reveal intimate details about themselves. Ted talks about his wife, Miranda—how their marriage has gone stale, how a week ago he caught her in a stunning betrayal. But what begins as playful banter between Ted and Lily takes a swift turn when Ted claims, half-seriously, that he would like to kill his wife. Then Lily surprises him by saying that she’d like to help.\u003c\/p\u003eBack in Boston, Ted and Lily forge an unusual bond and talk about the ways Ted can get out of his marriage. But Lily has her own dark history she’s not sharing with Ted. And Ted is keeping something from Lily, too. But as Ted begins to fall in love with Lily, he grows anxious about any holes in their scheme that could give them away. And suddenly the two are pulled into a very lethal game of cat and mouse, one in which both are not likely to survive when all is said and done. | \u003cp\u003e“[There are] many surprises in a plot that twists and turns like a jack-knife.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBBC Radio 4 (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Year’s Best Fiction: Publishers now love to dub any vaguely sociopathic take on a broken marriage ‘the next \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.’ Swanson’s vicious little novel actually earns that comparison, but it has just as much in common with Patricia Highsmith, Raymond Chandler, and the classic characters of noir: the dame, the double-crosser, the patsy. What begins as a chance-or is it?-encounter in an airport bar soon blooms into a taut thriller with a mounting body count and a final twist so ruthlessly clever it’s criminal.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Year’s Best Fiction: Publishers now love to dub any sociopathic take on a broken marriage ‘the next Gone Girl.’ Swanson’s vicious little novel actually earns that comparison, but it has just as much in common with Patricia Highsmith [and] Raymond Chandler… So ruthlessly clever it’s criminal.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Might be first truly unputdownable book of 2015. . . . A whole plethora of gasping surprises and gutting reveals that’ll will keep you on the edge of the seat all to the end. . . . An addictive and seductive read. . . .Simply brilliant stuff.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpcoming4me.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fun read, full of switchbacks and double crosses… With classic misdirection, Swanson distracts us from the details - changing up murderers and victims fast enough to keep us reading. And, implausibly, rooting for the cold-blooded killer at this thriller’s core.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An intricate tale of murder planned and plans gone hopelessly awry. . . . There are Hitchockian overtones, as well as the sort of last-page narrative tweak that would undoubtedly bring a Mona Lisa smile to Sir Alfred’s usually taciturn countenance.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A dark tale of an affair that ends in murder, with a number of Gone Girl-esque twists along the way.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShortlist (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nothing and no one are as they first appear in this deliciously twisted and devious thriller… A classy, slick and stiletto-sharp thriller that builds to a nerve-shredding climax.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“From its initial nod to \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e onwards, this is a homage to Patricia Highsmith, but in some ways it outdoes the queen of queasy in sheer nastiness. . . . [Swanson] continually juggles narrators and pulls off surprises.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/i\u003e has made me fall in love with plot twists again. . . . A brilliantly written thriller with a heart of darkness, executed with great skill and style. Seriously impressive writing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Issue (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Revenge has rarely been served colder than in Swanson’s exceptional thriller....With scalpel-sharp prose, Swanson probes the nature of coldblooded evil. Few will be prepared for the crushing climax.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Revenge has rarely been served colder than in Swanson’s exceptional thriller, his second standalone after 2013’s \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with a Clock for a Heart\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . With scalpel-sharp prose, Swanson probes the nature of coldblooded evil. Few will be prepared for the crushing climax.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A twisty tale of warring sociopaths [and] a good companion to similar stories by Laura Lippman and Gillian Flynn.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Peter Swanson has updated Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train for the new millennium...This is a well written and highly accomplished thriller… You cannot fail to be captivated by this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTatler (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A terrifically hypnotic page-turner that marks Peter Swanson as an exciting new talent.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping, Thriller of the Month (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“His central premise may be borrowed from Strangers on a Train, but Swanson takes the notion in some truly startling directions, excelling in the vividly etched characterisation of his protagonists. . . . But what makes The Kind Worth Killing so enjoyable is the beautifully constructed plotting - leaving aside all the book’s other virtues, that element alone comfortably sees off ‘second novel syndrome.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“His central premise may be borrowed from Strangers on a Train, but Swanson takes the notion in some truly startling directions, excelling in the vividly etched characterisation of his protagonists. . . . But what makes The Kind Worth Killing so enjoyable is the beautifully constructed plotting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A wicked tale full of wicked characters... Sublime writing and more than a few sit-up-straight surprises.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Suspenseful twists and turns, expert pacing and a breathless race to a surprise ending. . . . [A] captivating, powerful thriller about sex, deception, secrets, revenge, the strange things we get ourselves wrapped up in, and the magnetic pull of the past.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“THE KIND WORTH KILLING . . . meets and exceeds the high-water mark that its predecessor established. . . . The floor underneath the novel doesn’t just shift, it turns upside down. . . . This top-notch thriller has enough twists and surprises for three books.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookreporter.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A devilishly twisty plot, with some gasp-inducing moments. And the ending is terrific.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookseller (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Lily] becomes my favourite sociopath—and believe me, there are plenty of them in this very convincing, tightly-plotted novel of revenge and betrayal. . . . Very entertaining.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The next Gone Girl? . . . There aren’t just two unreliable narrators, there are four. There isn’t just one enormous, game-changing twist. Try three. . . . You’ll also lose count of all the sociopaths . . . they’re each deranged but oh-so-compelling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Grabbed me right from the beginning, and kept me hooked until the end. . . . The author did a great job pulling off a difficult challenge and writing style. The uniqueness of this, and the skill with which it was executed, made for a really great book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMysteryplayground.net\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This devilishly clever noir thriller could have been called “Strangers on a Plane.” It opens with a chance meeting in an airport bar that’s strongly reminiscent of what happens in \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e, the Patricia Highsmith novel-turned-Alfred Hitchcock movie classic… To reveal more of the plot would risk giving away some of the head-spinning surprises that make \u003ci\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/i\u003e such an intoxicating read… \u003ci\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/i\u003e, had it come out 60 years ago, would have made a great Hitchcock movie. That said, the book will inevitably earn more comparisons to a contemporary work, Gillian Flynn’s phenomenally popular \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e… But unlike most books that fail to live up to the hype, this one makes good on the promise, right down to the chilling final paragraph.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This devilishly clever noir thriller [has] head-spinning surprises that make it an intoxicating read. . . . The book will inevitably earn comparisons to \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . This one makes good on the promise, right down to the chilling final paragraph.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An extraordinarily well-written tale of deceit and revenge told by a very gifted writer. . . . The characters [] seem normal on the outside, but are deliciously abnormal on the inside. The twists are not just in the plot; they are also in the heads of the plotters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNelson DeMille\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A work of lovely violence and graceful malevolence, The Kind Worth Killing slips into your life like a stiletto in the ribs. This is a book that launches Peter Swanson straight into the ranks of the killer elite, alongside Tana French and Gillian Flynn. He’s the real deal.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoe Hill, author of NOS4A2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chilling and hypnotically suspenseful … could be an instant classic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee Child, author of Personal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gripping, elegantly and stylishly written, and extremely hard to put down!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie Hannah, author of The Monogram Murders and Kind of Cruel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Filled with double-timers and double-crossers, cold-eyed stalkers and cold-blooded murderers, The Kind Worth Killing paints a riveting, disturbing picture of marriage gone horribly awry, with no shortage of startling surprises. If you’re engaged to get married, by all means read something else.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Pavone, author of The Expats\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Is The Kind Worth Killing the next Gone Girl? This homage to Patricia Highsmith’s classic Strangers on a Train shares a lot of Gone Girl’s hallmarks but cranks up the volume on each. There aren’t just two unreliable narrators, there are four. There isn’t just one enormous, game-changing twist. Try three, including one at the end that will take your breath away. You’ll also lose count of all the sociopaths. Or are they psychopaths? 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