The Kind Worth Killing
by Peter Swanson
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Pub Date Feb 19 2015 | Archive Date Jan 18 2016
Faber and Faber Ltd | Faber & Faber
Description
SOPHIE HANNAH
'Chilling and hypnotically suspenseful ... could be an instant classic.'
LEE CHILD
'If you're engaged to get married, by all means read something else.'
CHRIS PAVONE
'Hello there.'
I looked at the pale, freckled hand on the back of the empty bar seat next to me in the business class lounge of Heathrow airport, then up into the stranger's face.
'Do I know you?'
Delayed in London, Ted Severson meets a woman at the airport bar. Over cocktails they tell each other rather more than they should, and a dark plan is hatched - but are either of them being serious, could they actually go through with it and, if they did, what would be their chances of getting away with it?
Back in Boston, Ted's wife Miranda is busy site managing the construction of their dream home, a beautiful house out on the Maine coastline. But what secrets is she carrying and to what lengths might she go to protect the vision she has of her deserved future?
A sublimely plotted novel of trust and betrayal, The Kind Worth Killing will keep you gripped and guessing late into the night.
A Note From the Publisher
This is the UK edition, and unfortunately we can't supply review copies to readers from the US.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780571302192 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Vivienne O, Reviewer
“Truthfully, I don’t think murder is necessarily as bad as people make it out to be. Everyone dies. What difference does it make if a few bad apples get pushed along a little sooner than God intended? And your wife, for example, seems like the kind worth killing.”
My thanks to Faber & Faber for a review copy of ‘The Kind Worth Killing’ by Peter Swanson. This tense thriller was originally published in February 2015.
My apologies for the late feedback. While originally a granted wish in December 2015, my vision problems from 2016-18 left this languishing on my TBR shelf. In the intervening period I have purchased both its ebook and audiobook editions.
This was a superb and entertaining crime thriller. Just brief plot details to avoid spoilers.
When Ted Severson’s flight from Heathrow is delayed, he strikes up a conversation in the airport bar with the glamorous Lily Kitner. Over cocktails they start sharing details about their lives. Almost jokingly they hatch a dark plan. Might they actually go through with it?
Obviously there’s a bit of a ‘Strangers on a Train’ vibe to this story. Or rather Strangers on a plane.
This was definitely an edge-of-the-seat page turner. I was impressed by Swanson’s clever plotting. This was so deliciously twisty that I almost felt like I had whiplash by its final pages.
Definitely recommended.
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