Having greatly enjoyed A Kind Worth Killing, I was very interested to see how Peter Swanson would follow it up, and the answer is very successfully. When Kate and her American cousin swap flats for six months, she heading to Boston and he to London, Kate is horrified to learn on arrival of the murder of a neighbour and friend of her cousin and sets out to discover more. In a series of flashbacks combined skilfully with the current story, we learn much of the lives of all the main protagonists. There are many disturbing revelations leading to a fascinating denouement in this excellent novel.

Thanks to Netgalley and everyone at Faber And Faber for granting my wish to read and review this book. As a fan of the The Kind Worth Killing I was very keen to see how this latest book would compare.
This is the story of Kate and her cousin Corbin who undertake an apartment swap, with Corbin swapping his high end Boston apartment for Kate's small London flat. The arrangement is for 6 months and offers a much needed opportunity for both of them.
As the stories of the two characters are told simultaneously we learn that a grisly murder has recently taken place in the Boston apartment next to that which Kate is staying in and that Corbin, who is currently in London, has a dark and disturbing past. As events in Boston begin to escalate Kate becomes increasingly fascinated with the brutal killing of her new neighbour. The the finger of soon falls on Corbin but could he really have committed the murder or is his past finally catching up with him?
What complex people both of our protagonists are! I think it is true to say that every character in this story is utterly compelling and extremely well developed.
Wow, another great read from Swanson. I loved this book and think that it is definitely his best to date.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC for an honest review. As always, all opinions are my own.

This book was insane. I cannot remember the time I read a book and had my heart pound as much as it did while I read this one.

The synopsis is pretty vague and simple: Kate, a young woman has decided to do an apartment swap with her second cousin, whom she's never met, Corbin. He will stay at her place in England and she will live in his apartment in Boston for six months. Kate, having lived through a horror struggles with the decision, but upon arriving in America beings to see this as an opportunity for her to start fresh. However, this certainty quick evaporates when she arrives at Corbin's apartment to find the woman in the flat next door has been unresponsive to her friends. The next day, Kate finds out the woman, named Audrey, has been murdered. Soon the police show up, taking statements from the whole building, but Corbin/Kate's apartment is the only one they search. Corbin denies a relationship with Audrey, even though Alan, a peeping-tom neighbour from across the building had seen him enter Audrey's apartment a number of times.

Corbin continues that he is innocent, and Kate tries to trust him. But things aren't what they seem. She remembers sending the apartment's cat out at night, yet in the morning he is back in her room. And the sketches that she has done are smudged like someone rubbed their finger across the page. Is someone messing with her? Or are these blank spots in her memory a result of her paranoia?

I will leave the synopsis there, there is so much more I could say but I don't want to spoil anything.

Firstly, I want to start off by mentioning the similarity between this book and Caroline Kepnes' book YOU. This book also deals with murder and stalking - something that book does as well. Alan basically confesses to spending hours watching Audrey through his window, and some of the other characters do some cyber-stalking. I think both of these books bring up an interesting message of what happens when a simple Facebook search or glance out a window turns into something more. There is also something fascinating about the way in which the characters rationalize their actions. There is a difference between watching someone innocently, something that just happened, and the obsession that the characters have.

The plot itself was really well done. There was mainly Kate's perspective, but there was also some moments where it switched to Corbin or other characters, giving background information and filling in gaps where the storyline was lagging. Most of the time, I enjoyed this switch, but there were times when things were getting really intense where I just wanted to get back to the main storyline.

I think I got about 180 pages before I was able to guess the true identity of one of the characters, Jack. When things came out and the twist was revealed, I got the outcome I was expecting, but there were other, deeper, elements within the identity that were shocking. Especially everything that happened with Kate towards the end, I was terrified for her - I'll definitely be checking under beds if you know what I mean!

The one aspect I didn't love about this book was when things were coming out, we got the POV of the 'bad guy' and he revealed everything he had done, and why. Part of me was glad that these things were explained, I'm not sure I would have gotten everything figured out myself, but I think it was a little too well wrapped up. A good magician doesn't reveal his secrets because it takes away from the show. I think getting all the explanation was almost too fulfilling. I would have preferred things be a little more open, even the reasoning as to why the 'bad guy' was the way he was, that just seemed a little too scripted.

Overall, I did really enjoy this book and would highly recommend it for a thriller fan!

There's no doubt about it, this author is a master of his craft, with heaps of writing talent. I love his easy style, which leads to stories that just flow naturally.

This is more of a character driver story, and although it can definitely be classified as a psychological thriller, this story progresses at a steady pace, with fewer shocks, twists and turns. Having said that though, don't think for one minute that this story isn't gripping. After the opening chapters where we are introduced to Kate and learn about her move to Boston, the story changes focus and moves onto Corbin. From that moment, I was well and truly hooked. Corbin's story and his new friendship formed at University with the outgoing and charming Henry was totally engrossing and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.

For me, one of the strengths of this story is the believability of the characters. Kate, with her flaws, seemed very real to me, as did many of the other characters, including the slightly dark Corbin. This is a story that I would describe as a character based thriller. Is it full of "wow, I didn't see that coming" moments? No, it isn't. But boy, this is still a great story. Peter Swanson can add another feather to his cap with this one.

Many thanks to author Peter Swanson, Faber and Faber Ltd publishers and NetGalley for my review copy. It was my pleasure to read this book and to write an honest review.

I really enjoyed my first book by Peter Swanson.
Kate Priddy has been recovering for years after a obsessive/possessive relationship with George Daniels that ended up traumatising her badly. Out of the blue comes an offer from a cousin in Boston she has never met, to flat swap for 6 months. Sensing a chance to make a new life she accepts but on arrival she finds there has been a murder of a young woman called Audrey Marshall, in the apartment next to her. Always fearing the worse Kate can't shake certain feelings.

This book was quite creepy with it's stalkerish and obsessive behaviours and Kate is not sure of her move to a new country. This takes place only over a few days but somehow it seems much longer. Told mainly as Kate's story, it does break in the middle and Corbin's (Kate's Boston cousin) back story is told. I must admit I didn't like this as much but that might have been the subject matter. But the book seriously stepped up a notch in the last 3/4's of the story. We as readers are privy to the real perpetrator in the end and we are just waiting for the police to catch up to what we know.

So in essence, if your looking for a police procedural book, this is not it. This is more about the characters in the story and how they try and put the pieces together. A thoroughly enjoyable book and I'll be looking to read Peter Swanson's previous novels.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy to read and review.

I was sent a copy of this book from the publisher for an independent honest review. Well I have compared this to 'A Kind Worth Killing For' which in my opinion had many flaws. The issues I had with subplots that spoilt the book, and a poor disappointing ending were rectified in this book and thought that it was better structured, more compelling and atmospheric.
The main female character is Kate Priddy, a young Englishwoman who is trying to move on from a traumatic past event. She agrees to house swap with her American cousin Corbin whilst he moves into her London home. In the back stories, Corbin had a sinister past with one of his university mates, which comes back to haunt him and Kate in present day. I was hooked from the beginning and the suspense and interest continued throughout the whole book far surpassing his previous work. The characters were well written, even those with a smaller role were believable. I did not fully expect the ending. I would recommend this book especially for those of you who previously weren't wholly impressed with his other work, its worth giving another chance. Suitable for readers new to psychological crime. 5* from me.

I read and loved Peter Swanson’s The Kind Worth Killing when it first came out so when I heard about this new book I knew I had to read it as soon as I could possibly get my hands on a copy.

I have to admit here that whilst I love a good psychological thriller, I don’t like being scared! I’m such a wimp and there are certain things that set my nerves totally on edge. This book pushed all of those buttons for me and had me completely creeped out and I absolutely loved it! I couldn’t put this book down. I read the last third of it in bed late at night and I was so freaked out that if I wasn’t reading on my Kindle Voyage I may well have had to put it in the freezer (a la Joey in Friends) but at no point could I stop myself reading.

This book is not really a whodunnit, or even a whydunnit, it’s very much a howdunnit and it’s brilliantly done. I was literally on the edge of my seat on more than one occasion whilst reading this.

I loved how this book started off all quite normally with a house swap between two second cousins who had never met but their parents knew each other. Kate has been through terrible trauma a few years previously and this is her starting to spread her wings again to prove to herself that she can live a full life despite what happened to her. I’m fascinated by books where a character has suffered trauma as I’ve been through it myself so can say from experience that the way she is is very true and believable.

Corbin, Kate’s cousin, seems a little off from very early on and the story gradually builds up to why he seems off. From then on we’re left feeling very unsure about what his connection is to the murdered woman, who lives in the apartment next to him in Boston.

The story is told from a few viewpoints and at times we get part of the story from one character and then the same period of time is then narrated from someone else’s perspective. This was how the book creeped me out so much. The idea that you’re going about your life and feeling ok and safe but you have no idea what someone else is doing or where they are, even when they may well be very close by. Just the very idea of someone watching you when you have no idea that they’re there is enough to put anyone’s nerves on edge.

I finished reading this book in one day and I’m still thinking about it days later. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who loves suspense thrillers, and to anyone who loves Hitchcock’s films (this book would make a great film!).

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Like all of Peter Swanson's novels, "Her Every Fear" is a fast-paced thriller filled with suspenseful twists and surprises. The reader is given insight into the sordid history of some key characters, the nature of which which raises certain suspicions. However, these suspicions are soon put to the test by other cleverly constructed suggestions throughout the novel. A real page turner with a nail-biting, yet satisfying ending. I would definitely recommended this book. Thanks to Faber & Faber and NetGalley for the ARC.

Wow! This is book gripped me more than any other psychological thriller I have read of late. I cannot remember the last time I turned pages so quickly, eager to find out what would happen or felt compelled to sleep with the light on!
The storyline reminded me somewhat of 'Strangers on a Train', but I won't explain too much for fear of giving anything away. The basic plot is what you might expect of many of the psychological thrillers topping the charts at the moment: Kate, a Londoner, and an arguably unreliable narrator due to her anxiety issues and neurotic tendencies, agrees to a 6 month house-swap with her Bostonian cousin Corbin, but arrives just after his neighbour has been murdered. But, there is so much more to this story.
Kate's backstory feels like a novel in itself, but gains both the reader's sympathy and a much greater understanding of her nature. Corbin, who perhaps at first glance appears to be a successful, cold and perhaps callous murder suspect, tells in his own narrative how his life was irrevocably changed after spending a semester studying in London many years ago. Alan, Corbin's neighbour, seems harmless, but he also has secrets.
I loved how virtually every character in this book had the opportunity to tell their own part of the tale and whilst this sometimes meant the same event was re-told, or you knew how the event would end, this only heightened the suspense.
If you are a fan of thrillers I would whole-heartedly recommend this book. But I warn you, you may end up checking under your bed several times whilst reading it.

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Kate Priddy is a worrier. She has been all her life, always expecting the worst. Problem is whilst at university her fears are proved to be correct and now she's treading water in London. But then her cousin from Boston USA offers the opportunity to flat swap for 6 months. Despite her misgivings it's an offer too good to miss and she finds herself in a
beautiful apartment thousands of miles from home. However within days of her arriving a neighbour has been found brutally murdered and her cousin is a suspect along with a voyeuristic neighbour and old college boyfriend.

Overall this is a well written mystery with some interesting characterisation. There isn't a massive amount of action but there is a sense of menace throughout as Kate fights her fears but they slowly become realised. Swanson hasn't tried to overstretch the story, at just over 350 pages it's just about the perfect length for a quick mystery fix. I have one major niggle though. Someone needs to tell Mr Swanson no bank in London gives out £100 notes.....sorry it bugged me. But not enough for it to rate less than 4 stars.

Thank you Netgalley, publishers and author for this advance review copy for an honest review.

Kate is getting over a relationship gone horrifically wrong when she is offered a chance to spend 6 months living in the United States in a house swap deal. She arrives in Boston to learn that her new neighbour was murdered and is plunged into a homicide investigation centring on her cousin, the owner of the apartment she's staying in.

The book is a fast read. Kate and even Corbin (the cousin) are sympathetic characters. The book is well paced and suspenseful.

First time I've read a book by this author, and I'm now about to download a copy of his previous books as I enjoyed this one so much! This book is fast-paced and keeps you gripped to the pages throughout!

I really enjoyed the beginning of this book however I felt the middle was to drawn out and I got bored and I started to skim read Then the end was really good The plot was good and original so it was a shame that it lost its pace in the middle

I absolutely loved The Kind Worth Killing and had really high expectations for this book . I was disappointed at the lack of twists and turns. I like the way it was written with the different character points of view and I enjoyed the development of the characters. The story line was really good but I was disappointed in the latter half of the book when I figured it all out and didn't get the twist I was hoping for

Enjoyed the book. But it didnt live up to the description. Was very disapointed in the ending

3.5 stars. Whilst growing up Kate Priddy had always been a bit neurotic, often experiencing bouts of anxiety that grew into full blown panic attacks after an ex-boyfriend kidnapped her.

When Corbin Bell, her distant cousin, suggests ther temporary swap apartments, Kate agrees. Soon after she settles into her cousins flat, the next door neighbour, Audrey Marshall, has been murdered.

This is the point where instead of being a thriller it felt more like a who did with a few characters who could have been the culprit. It's still a decent read though.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Faber & Faber and the author Peter Swanson for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A really immersive read. A super talented author. A great story. I couldn't put this down and am so lucky to have received a copy from NetGalley. You should definitely read this.

3,5 Stars

I have mixed feelings about this book. I love Peter Swanson’s writing. He really must have a weird mind. He is just too good looking into the minds of psychopaths. I really admire that. I loved “The Kind Worth Killing”. It is one of my favorite books. And I can see his style in this book, too. But still it is different. But unfortunately not as good. This book does a lot of telling, repetitive telling. This took away the suspense.

Kate is a troubled young woman. Her mind turns every situation into the worst case scenario. He has a reason to be so anxious but she tries her best to overcome it. So when her mother tells her about a cousin she never met who wants to swap houses with her for 6 month her first intention is to say no. Even her mother does not expect her to go to a foreign country and live there on her own. But exactly that’s the reason she agrees to this arrangement. So she flies to Boston and moves into her cousin Corbin’s luxury apartment. She soon learns that Corbin’s neighbor was murdered on the day of her arrival and Corbin’s departure.

The author looks deeply into the minds of his characters. The story is told from different angles and here the problems started. There is a lot of telling and re-telling. Things are being explained which I already figured out without the character telling me exactly everything again and again. This got a bit dull, especially in the second half of the book. There is also not much action; there is a lot of telling and thinking. I also did not like the end. I wished there would have been more to it.

So it was a mixed pack for me. I love the writing and the idea of the story. I think the author is great with psychopaths and serial killers hiding in plain sight. The plot itself is unusual. There is just something I really like about his style. I will watch out his next book.

Kate had suffered severe anxiety since she was attacked by her boyfriend but an offer was put to her which she thought might help her recovery and give her a new start. She was offered a house swap with a cousin that she had never met who lived in Boston USA. It took a great deal of courage to take up the offer and unfortunately it was not the new start that she had craved in fact it was the beginning of a nightmare of murder and stalking. I enjoyed the book and would like to read more from this author

Wow!! A creepy edge of your seat ride that is originally unforgettable!
I really enjoyed this book. So original and well wrote! I was getting rather bored of my usual psychological thrillers then ' bam' peter Swanson knocks it out of the park. This is a book I will remember!