WOW.
I absolutely LOVED this book. I genuinely could not put it down. I’d read “The Kind Worth Killing” by Peter Swanson a few years ago and it ended up becoming one of my favorite books. I recently just found out about its sequel but decided to hold off on it. I requested this book due to recognizing the authors name and loving the first couple sentences of the synopsis. When I realized it was the third book in this series, I was bummed because I am never one to skip a book in a series. I decided to keep reading this despite having not read “The Kind Worth Saving” and hoping for the best. and that’s exactly what I got.

This book plays out absolutely seamlessly. It has a cast of characters so unique and ruthless and …. oddly endearing ??? It’s so incredibly complex and messy without being confusing or too much to handle. Peter Swanson has a serious gift for telling a twisty story and satisfying readers. It made my skin crawl and I literally just sat here and finished reading it at 5 AM. It’s been a while since a book has not only kept, but DEMANDED my attention.

It’s that good. I am most certainly going to go back and read what I missed in this series and I look forward to hopefully meeting these characters again sometime soon!

A huge thank you to NetGalley, Peter Swanson, and HarperCollins for access to the ARC in return for my honest review :)

Peter Swanson is consistently entertaining. A recommended purchase for collections where crime and thrillers are popular.

I absolutely devoured this book. Told from multiple perspectives and most of the characters are upfront about their issues. I read this in 24 hours because I just had to see how it ended.

Some gore, people taking the law into their own hands-vigilantism-I think this sums up this title. Interesting use of different voices narrating the chapters but all in all a bit too unbelievable and a little too easy to figure out the ending. I’d give this a pass.

Lily Kintner is back as she helps her friend Martha find out if Martha's husband is a serial killer. Martha's husband, Alan, is a traveling salesman and there's a pattern of unsolved murders in some of the towns Alan has visited. Is he a serial killer?
A Talent for Murder is entertaining and twisty. Midway it takes a turn I was not expecting, and I liked the ending.
Recommend if you liked the previous books about Kintner and/or Swanson's other titles. It's helpful to have read the others in the series to get Lily's backstory.

I mean....there is a clear reason why people flock to Peter Swanson's books and "A Talent for Murder" showcases exactly why. WOW!!! Fantastic books!!!!