I enjoyed Nine Lives, and didn’t guess the ending until near the end. The timelines were well done and kept me interested until the end of the book.

I am grateful to the publishers for allowing me to read and review this book. I really enjoyed this one! I loved all the references back to Agatha Christie novels and Peter Pan. What a cool idea! It definitely kept me guessing and I really liked the way it ended. Good, quick summer murder mystery read!

Ohhhhhh Peter Swanson!! Why is it that I either absolutely LOVE your books or I loathe them?!?! I think Peter is such a great storyteller, however, once again, his newest book just did not do it for me!!! This was a no for me! Yikes he used the N word not once but twice and then tried to justify it. Do better sir!! Although I didn’t enjoy this one, Peter Swanson is still an author I’m willing to try out another book of his because of his unique storytelling.

I read And Then There Were None in junior high and it kicked off my love of locked room/puzzle mysteries. I greatly enjoyed Swanson's Eight Perfect Murders and went into this book with high expectations. I was not disappointed---a perfect ode to the mistress of murder, Ms. Christie.

A list - one that you don’t want to be on! Nine names, nine random people who each receive a sheet of paper with nine names on it. Nothing else, no clues, just names. One by one, the list dwindles down.

The story is told from so many points of view. This partly bothered me but also helped us learn about each of the Nine Lives. It had a “And Then There Were None” vibe to it but told in a very different way. Definitely kept me guessing and I was surprised by the ending!

Thank you to William Morrow and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

I wasn't sure about the concept of this book. A list of random unrelated names and then the people start dying. The writing was great and kept me very involved, so I was excited to find out what exactly was going on. And it paid off! Great twist! I really enjoyed this whole experience!

I received a free arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was so-so. There were so many characters to keep track of that I felt like I needed a chart:. The story moved very slowly at times and the style was different.

One thing bothered me and almost made me give up. I’m so tired of authors throwing political slants in when they have nothing to do with the story. I’m also tired that when they want to portray someone as racist or judgmental they claim they’re a republican or watch FOX news. I’m just so over it.

3.5 STARS

Swanson is one of those authors that my reviews tend to be all over the place for. Some blow me away (The Kind Worth Killing, All the Beautiful Lies), some do not work for me at all (Every Vow You Break), and now, Nine Lives falls squarely in the middle for me! I enjoyed this unique story and was eager to find out "whodunnit" but was ultimately a bit underwhelmed.

Thank you to William Morrow for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

"Nine Lives," by Peter Swanson is a classic "who done it?" in the style of Agatha Christie and I absolutely loved reading it! The story revolves around the announcement of murders not yet committed which challenges law enforcement to solve not only the "who" and "why" but how are the nine targeted individuals related. Well written with convincing characters, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and hope to read more by this talented author. A big thank you goes out to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a galley of "Nine Lives."

Thank you to netgalley for providing an e-galley for review. Nine Lives by Peter Swanson was so incredibly good. Nine people receive a letter with just there name and 8 other peoples names on it, seemingly unrelated. Most of them think nothing of it, until the murders start happening. While there were a lot of references to Agatha Christie, this also reminded me of We Were Liars and would be an excellent book for readers who enjoyed that book to graduate into. Peter Swanson always keeps me guessing as to who did it, I can never figure it out.

I’ve read previous books by Peter Swanson and loved them but Nine Lives was just an okay read for me. It was quite slow and felt like there wasn’t much progression to the plot. As for the characters, most are introduced and then killed shortly after so there wasn’t much chance to connect or even care about them.
I do enjoy Swansons writing but sadly this didn’t wow me.

I didn't enjoy Nine Lives quite as much as Eight Perfect Murders, but it is a solid Swanson and very enjoyable read and I'm greatly anticipating his next book.

Peter Swanson is one of my must read authors. This one starts interesting but gets a little slow and ends with a bang. A list of nine names that seem to have nothing in common except that they start dying. The story flips between the nine people and is a little disorienting. It is a fast read but left me wanting more about the nine people.

Thank you Netgalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.

This book will undoubtedly draw comparisons to Agatha Christie's masterpiece "And Then There Were None," but the modern day reimagining is inventive and a respectful homage. The premise is that nine strangers across the country receive a list of names with no further explanation in the mail. One of the individuals is an FBI agent who starts digging into this mysterious mailing when the people on the list start being killed off one by one; however, since she may be a potential victim, she is not allowed to investigate in an official capacity. That doesn't stop her from trying to figure out the sender's motive and why the nine names ended up on this deadly list. But, it's clear that she is going to be in a race against time as the list of names grows shorter by the day.

The book is divided in such a way that you know that the reader knows that someone from the list won't make it to the next section. This is a slow-burn book and the clues about how and why the nine names ended up on the list are parceled out in a trickle to the reader. If you prefer fast-paced thrillers, the deliberate pacing might not be a perfect fit. If you enjoy modern takes on classic mystery tropes and don't mind a good slow-burn, this would be an excellent addition to your TBR list. The pacing and structure worked for me, so I found it to be an enjoyable read.

Many thanks to HarperCollins/William Morrow and the Scene of the Crime Early Read program for the NetGalley digital copy!

First time reading Peter Swanson, and really enjoyed this book. Interesting flow to the narrative. Enjoyable plot and characters and mystery. Will definitely need to track down more from Peter Swanson. #NineLives #NetGalley

I received an advance reading copy of Nine Lives by Peter Swanson from the publisher, but ended up borrowing the audiobook to listen to this story instead.

Nine Lives is a retelling of Agatha Christie's and then there were none. Nine people receive a list of nine names with their name on them, and we see the people from this list picked off one by one.

I had some trouble with this book. There are alot of characters, and it took me a long time to figure out who was who, and start to come up with theories of which way the story was going. In between each section the list of names of repeated, I believe that in a print copy this list would have names crossed off to help readers keep track of who is still around, but in the audio book the names are all read the same.

I think I would have enjoyed this one a lot more had I read a physical copy.

There have been a lot of retellings of Then There We None recently, and unfortunately I think this one falls near the bottom of the list.

This is the first book I've read by this author, and I know some people rave about their books, so I will probably try another one out sometime, but I'm not in a big rush.

I thought Peter Swanson's "Nine Lives" was a great read! I believe fans of Agatha Christie will enjoy the connections between her excellent novel, "And Then There Were None," and the plot of this story. Although there are multiple characters to keep track of, I felt that the length of the chapters was ideal in keeping the story flowing while shifting between perspectives. For me, the best part of a good mystery novel is being actively involved in solving the puzzle as a reader, and I enjoyed how the story in "Nine Lives" unraveled in a way that kept me engaged and curious until the very end.

I have enjoyed all of Peter Swanson's novels. I find each of them quite different from the rest. The premise of Nine Lives was fun to follow as I tried to anticipate who might be next. There were some definite surprises and I was quite stunned by the ending. It was a very enjoyable novel!!


I also reviewed on Goodreads but didn't know how to link it.

Nine strangers receive a list with their names on it. One by one they start to die. The first, a Maine resort owner, is drowned. The next is a father shot in the back in Massachusetts. One person on the list is an FBI agent who tries to figure out connections between the strangers. Law enforcement offers protection as police and FBI look for motives to try to stop the murders. This fast-paced mystery told from multiple points of view was hard to put down. Intricate plotting and a couple of twists at the end made it fun to guess the solution.

Nine Lives by Peter Swanson is a fantastic mystery !

This is one of my favorite authors and the writing in this book is some of his best yet !