The Kind Worth Killing: A Novel - Softcover

"Chilling and hypnotically suspenseful ... could be an instant classic."--Lee Child, author of Personal

"A twisty tale of warring sociopaths [and] a good companion to similar stories by Laura Lippman and Gillian Flynn."--Booklist

"[Lily] becomes my favourite sociopath--and believe me, there are plenty of them in this very convincing, tightly-plotted novel of revenge and betrayal. . . . Very entertaining."--Daily Mail (UK)

"A work of lovely violence and graceful malevolence, The Kind Worth Killing slips into your life like a stiletto in the ribs. This is a book that launches Peter Swanson straight into the ranks of the killer elite, alongside Tana French and Gillian Flynn. He's the real deal."--Joe Hill, author of NOS4A2

"A wicked tale full of wicked characters... Sublime writing and more than a few sit-up-straight surprises."--Huffington Post

"Gripping, elegantly and stylishly written, and extremely hard to put down!"--Sophie Hannah, author of The Monogram Murders and Kind of Cruel

"Filled with double-timers and double-crossers, cold-eyed stalkers and cold-blooded murderers, The Kind Worth Killing paints a riveting, disturbing picture of marriage gone horribly awry, with no shortage of startling surprises. If you're engaged to get married, by all means read something else."--Chris Pavone, author of The Expats

"A terrifically hypnotic page-turner that marks Peter Swanson as an exciting new talent."--Good Housekeeping, Thriller of the Month (UK)

"From its initial nod to Strangers on a Train onwards, this is a homage to Patricia Highsmith, but in some ways it outdoes the queen of queasy in sheer nastiness. . . . [Swanson] continually juggles narrators and pulls off surprises."--Sunday Times (UK)

"Might be first truly unputdownable book of 2015. . . . A whole plethora of gasping surprises and gutting reveals that'll will keep you on the edge of the seat all to the end. . . . An addictive and seductive read. . . .Simply brilliant stuff."--Upcoming4me.com

Engaging in an intimate sharing of secrets with a mysterious woman on an airplane, an unhappily married businessman is tangled in a psychologically twisted game of cat-and-mouse involving a plot to kill the man's wife. Reading-group guide available. 50,000 first printing.