You should never talk to strangers...Gone Girl meets Strangers on a Train in this year's must-read psychological thriller. "Extremely hard to put down". (Sophie Hannah). "Chilling and hypnotically suspenseful". (Lee Child). '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.
This is probably the best Peter Swanson book I've read so far. The multiple character POV's added to the suspense, while the various twists had me re-evaluating my ending predictions. Swanson does a fantastic job making the main (villainous) character likeable! It was odd rooting for a murderer, but alas, I was.
The plot, although not original, had good momentum in the beginning, but I definitely prefer more action with a book such as this. Excessive details of landmarks and weather with only a handful of action points is what really slowed the book down for me. It felt more like a mystery and less like a thriller.
Overall, the mainstream plot combined with mediocre action points is what ultimately decided my 3 star review. The various plot twists are this book's best quality and for that alone it's worth the read.
