Mystery
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The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel
"The inventive Mr. Swanson never lets the willing reader down. With The Kind Worth Saving, he surpasses his own high standard." - Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
In this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson, a private eye starts to follow a possibly adulterous husband, but little does he know that the twisted trail will lead back to the woman who hired him.
There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan. So, when she turns up at private investigator Henry Kimball's office asking him to investigate her husband, he can't help feeling ill at ease. Just the sight of her stirs up a chilling memory: He knew Joan in his previous life as a high school English teacher, when he was at the center of a tragedy.
Now Joan needs his help proving that her husband is cheating. But what should be a simple case of infidelity becomes much more complicated when Kimball finds two bodies in an uninhabited suburban home with a FOR SALE sign out front. Suddenly it feels like the past is repeating itself, and Henry must go back to one of the worst days of his life to uncover the truth.
Is it possible that Joan knows something about that day, something she's hidden all these years? Could there still be a killer out there, someone who believes they have gotten away with murder? Henry is determined to find out, enlisting help from his old nemesis Lily Kintner-but as he steps closer to the truth, a murderer is getting closer to him, and in this hair-raising game of cat and mouse only one of them will survive.
In this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson, a private eye starts to follow a possibly adulterous husband, but little does he know that the twisted trail will lead back to the woman who hired him.
There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan. So, when she turns up at private investigator Henry Kimball's office asking him to investigate her husband, he can't help feeling ill at ease. Just the sight of her stirs up a chilling memory: He knew Joan in his previous life as a high school English teacher, when he was at the center of a tragedy.
Now Joan needs his help proving that her husband is cheating. But what should be a simple case of infidelity becomes much more complicated when Kimball finds two bodies in an uninhabited suburban home with a FOR SALE sign out front. Suddenly it feels like the past is repeating itself, and Henry must go back to one of the worst days of his life to uncover the truth.
Is it possible that Joan knows something about that day, something she's hidden all these years? Could there still be a killer out there, someone who believes they have gotten away with murder? Henry is determined to find out, enlisting help from his old nemesis Lily Kintner-but as he steps closer to the truth, a murderer is getting closer to him, and in this hair-raising game of cat and mouse only one of them will survive.
Editorial Reviews
"Smart, surprising, cool, and fun, with a deeply satisfying ending. I loved it!" - Gillian McAllister, New York Times bestselling author, on The Kind Worth Saving
"A complex tale of multiple killings over many years involving at least one, and possibly more, murderous psychopaths. The story is told in alternating timelines. . . How those two stories converge, and the shocking sleight-of-hand twist that is, trust me, impossible to predict, are just two of the many balls that Swanson juggles in this entertaining story." - Sarah Lyall, New York Times Book Review, on The Kind Worth Saving
"This isn't exactly a sequel to Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing, though several of the characters, including the gloriously warped Lily Kintner, reappear here, but it does reprise the same creepy theme: sociopathic spiders and the not-quite-innocent flies they attempt to entrap in their labyrinthine webs (when they aren't trapping one another). Only this time Swanson ups the ante dramatically. . . It isn't so much plot twists that keep the reader reeling here (though there are plenty of those) as it is the growing realization of the horrors lurking within the minds of seemingly ordinary people." - Booklist (starred review) on The Kind Worth Saving
"The Kind Worth Saving is another superb slice of Neo-noir, a genre in which Peter Swanson is pretty much peerless." - M. W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author
"A spine-tingling quest to expose evil before evil wins. Psychological thriller fanatics will scramble to complete this satisfyingly twisty novel." - Library Journal on The Kind Worth Saving
"The inventive Mr. Swanson never lets the willing reader down. With The Kind Worth Saving, he surpasses his own high standard." - Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
"Complex, twist-filled." -
"A complex tale of multiple killings over many years involving at least one, and possibly more, murderous psychopaths. The story is told in alternating timelines. . . How those two stories converge, and the shocking sleight-of-hand twist that is, trust me, impossible to predict, are just two of the many balls that Swanson juggles in this entertaining story." - Sarah Lyall, New York Times Book Review, on The Kind Worth Saving
"This isn't exactly a sequel to Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing, though several of the characters, including the gloriously warped Lily Kintner, reappear here, but it does reprise the same creepy theme: sociopathic spiders and the not-quite-innocent flies they attempt to entrap in their labyrinthine webs (when they aren't trapping one another). Only this time Swanson ups the ante dramatically. . . It isn't so much plot twists that keep the reader reeling here (though there are plenty of those) as it is the growing realization of the horrors lurking within the minds of seemingly ordinary people." - Booklist (starred review) on The Kind Worth Saving
"The Kind Worth Saving is another superb slice of Neo-noir, a genre in which Peter Swanson is pretty much peerless." - M. W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author
"A spine-tingling quest to expose evil before evil wins. Psychological thriller fanatics will scramble to complete this satisfyingly twisty novel." - Library Journal on The Kind Worth Saving
"The inventive Mr. Swanson never lets the willing reader down. With The Kind Worth Saving, he surpasses his own high standard." - Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
"Complex, twist-filled." -
Readers Top Reviews
HarrBearMark DSus
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson is one of my favorite books ever written. Any time anyone asks for a recommendation, that is the first one I give. It's perfect. It's a nonstop ride that grabs you and doesn't let go until the very SHOCKING last page. When I saw that it was getting a sequel, I felt so many things -- excitement, fear, longing, wonder...could the sequel ever hold a candle to the original? I ordered it for release delivery day (of course), but then I let it sit for a couple of weeks, because I was afraid to start it, and I also didn't want it to be over. I picked it up and read it, and my God...it was perfect. I didn't know what I wanted the sequel to my favorite book to be. I couldn't fathom what that would look like. Would I have come up with The Kind Worth Saving? No. Was it absolutely perfect? Yes. The characters were brilliant. The book is about killing and sociopathy and revenge, yet somehow, it was cozy? Peter Swanson has a way of writing that puts you into the car, the shoes, the BRAIN of the character, and it overtakes you so completely that it is unlike reading any other author. I can't wait for a few months to go by so I can forget the details of this book and then pick it up again and rediscover it. Thank you, Peter Swanson. Thank you.
Brian BrandtHarrB
Caution: if you haven't read 'The Kind Worth Killing' - book one in this series - you should do that first. Having said that, this book moves back and forth, both in time and in the perspective of various characters, in a way that gets tied together by the end. It held my attention. Minor complaint - Page 216 - ". . . I removed the gun [a Colt Cobra revolver] from the front drawer, took the safety off . . . " Authors who don't know anything about guns shouldn't try to get specific about firearms details. Cobra revolvers don't have manual safeties.
Frank NieblasBria
Really enjoyed this book and the ending has a great resolution. It kept me on my toes and I never knew what was going to happen until I actually read it. Highly recommend the kind worth killing and the kind worth saving.
Blue EyesFrank Ni
Joan thinks her husband, Richie, is cheating on her with his office manager and hires private investigator Henry Kimball, her former Honors English teacher, to follow him and prove her right. Harry follows them and finds Richie and his girlfriend minutes after an apparent murder/suicide. This is not the only murder that Joan has been on the periphery of and Henry takes his suspicions to the woman who tried to kill him in the previous book in this series, Lily Kintner.
mnmloveliBlue Eye
MAR ‘23 - 4 STARS DESCRIPTION : There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan. So, when she turns up at private investigator Henry Kimball’s office asking him to investigate her husband, he can’t help feeling ill at ease. Just the sight of her stirs up a chilling memory: He knew Joan in his previous life as a high school English teacher, when he was at the center of a tragedy. Now Joan needs his help in proving that her husband is cheating. But what should be a simple case of infidelity becomes much more complicated when Kimball finds two bodies in an uninhabited suburban home with a FOR SALE sign out front. Suddenly it feels like the past is repeating itself, and Henry must go back to one of the worst days of his life to uncover the truth. Is it possible that Joan knows something about that day, something she’s hidden all these years? Could there still be a killer out there, someone who believes they have gotten away with murder? Henry is determined to find out, enlisting help from his old nemesis Lily Kintner. REVIEW : First 4 books by this author for me were Nine Lives (‘22 - 4 Stars), Every Vow You Break (‘21 - 4 Stars), Before She Knew Him (‘19 - 5 Stars) and The Kind Worth Killing (‘15 - Read ‘18 - 4 Stars). Sale $11.99 using $3 Kindle Rewards. Very consistent author. I just loved how this author writes. He always tricks me some how. I loved how he connected book 1&2; very original for me. Even though 8 years since book 1, (5 years for me) it worked for me. Obsession, grudges, the past intruding on the present all worked so well. This author is always good at character development, keeping you glued to the pages with their backstories and connections. I loved how the main character, Henry Kimball, kept inventing himself and pushing on. I hope this series does not end and we get to find out what is next for this character & Lily too !
