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A Talent for Murder (Audiobook)
A mild-mannered librarian suspects her husband could be a serial killer in this shocking psychological thriller – perfect for fans of Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena and Keep It in the Family John Marrs.
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‘A killer read with twist after twist.’
JANICE HALLETT
‘So many great twists and a truly chilling villain . . . Swanson’s best one yet.’
MARK EDWARDS
‘A clever, ingenious, edge-of-your-seat thriller.’
LIV CONSTANTINE
‘The stakes are high, the body count is higher, and yet I would still follow Lily anywhere.’
STACY WILLINGHAM
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE KIND WORTH KILLING
After an unexpected, whirlwind romance, quiet librarian Martha married Alan. But when she thinks she sees his mask slip, she starts to fear that the conferences he travels the country to attend might be a cover for something far more sinister.
As she secretly starts to map his movements she unearths a string of dead women, but could these two things really be linked? Unsure of her own instincts, Martha turns to an old friend, Lily Kintner, who once helped her escape a toxic relationship in grad school. But what Martha doesn’t know is that Lily has a dark side of her own . . .
‘Menacing and exciting […] It makes for a riveting entertainment.’
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
‘Clever, scary, endearing and plotted like clockwork’
CRIME TIME
Lily and her sidekick Henry are a pleasure to watch in action, and Swanson’s villain is enjoyably awful; this is a skilled, well-written and page-turning thriller from the always excellent author.
In a word, Swanson’s latest novel can be summarised as “extraordinary” . . . to miss this novel would be criminal.
What a killer read! A Talent For Murder is the thrilling tale of a woman who suspects her husband is a serial killer. As the bodies stack up, so does the paranoid tension until I was feverishly turning pages in the dark, desperate to know what happens next. A fast, exciting read with twist after twist.
Peter Swanson never disappoints! A Talent for Murder is a clever, ingenious, edge-of-your-seat thriller that will flip your expectations upside down. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to reach the jaw-dropping conclusion.
Peter Swanson has such a knack for getting readers to root for the most complicated characters, and A Talent for Murder is no exception. This time, Lily Kintner is back with another game of cat-and-mouse as she helps her long-lost friend determine if her husband is a serial killer. The stakes are high, the body count is higher, and yet I would still follow Lily anywhere.
I’ve read all Peter’s books and I think this is the best one yet. So many great twists and a truly chilling villain.
Peter Swanson’s novels include The Girl With a Clock for a Heart, nominated for an LA Times book award, The Kind Worth Killing, a Richard and Judy pick and the iBooks store’s thriller of the year in 2015, and, most recently, Before She Knew Him. He lives with his wife and cat on the north shore of Massachusetts.
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