Peter Swanson

The Kind Worth Killing Peter Swanson

From the author of the acclaimed The Girl with a Clock for a Heart—hailed by the Washington Post as crime fictions best first novel of 2014—comes a devious tale of psychological suspense involving sex, deception, and an accidental encounter that leads to murder that is a modern reimagining of Patricia Highsmiths classic Strangers on a Train. 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 thats going stale and his wife Miranda, who hes 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. But their game turns a little darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda for what shes done. Lily, without missing a beat, says calmly, “Id like to help. †After all, some people are the kind worth killing, like a lying, stinking, cheating spouse. Back in Boston, Ted and Lilys twisted bond grows stronger as they begin to plot Mirandas demise. But there are a few things about Lilys past that she hasnt shared with Ted, namely her experience in the art and craft of murder, a journey that began in her very precocious youth. Suddenly 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.