The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
Is The Kind Worth Killing the next Gone Girl? asks Entertainment Weekly about this sneaky tale of the psychological thriller. This is a breakthrough book by one of the hottest new thriller authors, Peter Swanson, whose name you may not know yet (but will soon), in the bestselling vein of Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train. It will soon be a significant motion picture under the direction of Agnieszka Holland.
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
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In a captivating scenario evocative of Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith… Ted Severson meets the beautiful and enigmatic Lily Kintner on a late-night trip from London to Boston. After a few too many martinis, the strangers start to play a game of truth in which they divulge very personal information about themselves. Ted talks about his deteriorating marriage and his wife Miranda, who he is certain is having an extramarital affair. Ted and his wife were an odd couple from the beginning—he was a wealthy businessman and she was a creative free spirit—a contrast that once sparked their passion but has since lost its impact.
However, their game takes a darker turn when Ted makes a joke about killing Miranda for what she did. I’d like to help, Lily adds quietly without skipping a beat. Some people, like a lying, foul-smelling, cheating husband, are worth killing, after all.
As they start to plan Miranda’s assassination back in Boston, Ted and Lily’s twisted friendship grows stronger. But there are other aspects of Lily’s past that she hasn’t disclosed to Ted, including her training in the murderous trade that she began when she was a very young girl.
These co-conspirators find themselves suddenly caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse that neither can win—all the while, a cunning and tenacious detective is hot on their trail.
Isn’t the plot reminiscent of Strangers on a Train in certain ways?
Although I hadn’t considered it that way, you’re truly that it has elements of Strangers on a Train.
I noticed that I was turning the pages and trying to keep up with this peculiar circumstance. It concerns a man who encounters a female with red hair at an airport. Because a writer is constantly hunting for the hint that will reveal everything, I’ve always wondered if red hair will be a sign when I read that paragraph.
At an airport bar, he sits next to her and tells her he wants to kill his wife. Then, by chance, they find themselves on the same flight and are seated next to one another. The story is about what occurs next because as soon as he steps off the plane, he thinks, “Oh, well, that was just a plane voyage with a woman I’ll never see again.” It wasn’t, though.
So it really is a page-turner?
I found it to be. Because I had never read Peter Swanson before, I absolutely adored it and enthusiastically recommended it to many people. Since then, I have been reading him, thus it was a book that made me a fan.
