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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERA RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB CHOICESHORTLISTED FOR THE IAN FLEMING SILVER DAGGER, 2015'Extremely hard to put down!' SOPHIE HANNAH'Chilling and hypnotically suspenseful ... an instant classic.' 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.

**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**'A clever, ingenious, edge-of-your-seat thriller.' LIV CONSTANTINE 'The stakes are high, the body count is higher, and yet I would still follow Lily anywhere.' STACY WILLINGHAMFROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE KIND WORTH KILLINGIt was at this moment that Martha had two competing thoughts. One, that she'd married a niceman. And, two, that he was a complete and utter stranger to her. After an unexpected, whirlwind romance, quiet librarian Martha married Alan. But when she thinks she sees his mask slip, she starts to fear that the conferences he travels the country to attend might be a cover for something far more sinister. As she secretly starts to map his movements she unearths a string of dead women, but could these two things really be linked? Unsure of her own instincts, Martha turns to an old friend, Lily Kintner, who once helped her escape a toxic relationship in grad school. But what Martha doesn't know is that Lily has a dark side of her own . . . 'Nobody writes psychopaths like Swanson.'MARK EDWARDS'The master of the gently perverse.'Crime Time

A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murdererin this spectacularly twisty and deviously clever novel by Peter Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing and Eight Perfect Murders.Martha Ratliff conceded long ago that shed likely spend her life alone. She was fine with it, happy with her solo existence, stimulated by her job as an archival librarian, constantly surrounded by thought-provoking ideas and the books she loved. But then she met Alan, a charming and sweet-natured divorcee with a job that took him on the road for half the year. When he asked her to marry him, she said yes, even though he still felt a little bit like a stranger.A year in and the marriage was good, except for that strange blood streak on the back of one of his shirts hed worn to a conference in Denver. Her curiosity turning to suspicion, Martha investigates the cities Alan visited over the past year and uncovers a disturbing patternfive unsolved cases of murdered women.Is she married to a serial killer? Or could it merely be a coincidence? Unsure what to think, Martha contacts an old friend from graduate school for advice. Lily Kintner once helped Martha out of a jam with an abusive boyfriend and may have some insight. Intrigued, Lily offers to meet Alan to find out what kind of man he really is . . . but what Lily uncovers is more perplexing and wicked than they ever could have expected.

Peter Swanson skriver intrikate og underholdende thrillere med utspekulerte plot og psykologisk dybde. Hans nye bok er en frittstående oppfølger til De som fortjener det.En dag dukker Joan opp på privatetterforsker Henry Kimballs kontor og ber ham om å etterforske ektemannen sin. Bare synet av henne vekker et skremmende minne: Henry kjente Joan i sitt forrige liv som engelsklærer på videregående skole, da han var involvert i en litt lei episode.Nå trenger Joan hans hjelp for å bevise at mannen hennes er utro. Men det som burde være et enkelt oppdrag blir mye mer komplisert idet Henry finner to lik i et ubebodd forstadshjem med et "til salgs"-skilt foran. Plutselig føles det som om fortiden gjentar seg, og Henry må tilbake til en av de verste dagene i livet sitt for å avdekke sannheten.Er det mulig at Joan vet noe om den dagen, noe hun har skjult i alle disse årene? Kan det fortsatt være en morder der ute, noen som tror de har sluppet unna med drap? Henry er fast bestemt på å finne ut av det, men etter hvert som han kommer nærmere sannheten, kommer en morder nærmere ham, og i dette hårreisende katt- og mus-spillet vil bare én av dem overleve.

New York Times bestselling author, Peter Swanson pens a spectacularly spine-chilling novella in which an American art student is invited to join a classmate for the holidays at the mesmerizing Starvewood Hall, where she's surrounded by Christmas warmth and merriment... until secrets unravel, and the grim history surrounding this small irresistibly charming English village is finally revealed.

Ni fremmede får en liste med sine egne navn på i posten. Ingen av personene kjenner hverandre. De ser på det som en spøk - helt til svært vonde ting begynner å skje med dem. Horfor er akkurat de "utvalgte", og hvem står bak påfunnet? FBI-agent Jessica Winslow, som selv er på listen, er fast bestemt på å finne ut av det. Kan det være en mørk hemmelighet som binder dem sammen? Eller er dette verket til en morderisk galning?

The un-put-downable sequel to the bestselling The Kind Worth Killing.

?[A] smartly entertaining reimagining of Agatha Christie's classic And Then There Were None... Swanson cunningly plays with readers' heads as we hope so-and-so gets it next.?? Washington Post If you're on the list, someone wants you dead. From the New York Times bestselling author of Eight Perfect Murders comes the heart-pounding story of nine strangers who receive a cryptic list with their names on it?and then begin to die in highly unusual circumstances.Nine strangers receive a list with their names on it in the mail. Nothing else, just a list of names on a single sheet of paper. None of the nine people know or have ever met the others on the list. They dismiss it as junk mail, a fluke?until very, very bad things begin happening to people on the list.First, a well-liked old man is drowned on a beach in the small town of Kennewick, Maine. Then, a father is shot in the back while running through his quiet neighborhood in suburban Massachusetts. A frightening pattern is emerging, but what do these nine people have in common? Their professions range from oncology nurse to aspiring actor, and they're located all over the country. So why are they all on the list, and who sent it?FBI agent Jessica Winslow, who is on the list herself, is determined to find out. Could there be some dark secret that binds them all together? Or is this the work of a murderous madman? As the mysterious sender stalks these nine strangers, they find themselves constantly looking over their shoulders, wondering who will be crossed off next...

George Foss has passed the age when he thinks he might fall madly in love or have anything truly remarkable happen to him. He spends evenings at his local tavern talking about the Red Sox and obsessing over a lost love from his college days who vanished twenty years earlier. Until she reappears.George has both dreamed of and dreaded seeing Liana Decter again. She's an enigma and quite possibly someone who was involved in a murder years ago. But she's back—and needs his help. She says that some men are after her and that they believe she's stolen their money. And now they will do whatever it takes to get it back.George can't say no—he never could—and soon his life is gone as he is pulled into a terrifying whirlpool of lies and betrayal, from which there is no sure escape.

On a flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning Lily Kintner. Over martinis, the strangers play a game in which they reveal intimate details about themselves. Ted talks about his wife, Miranda—how their marriage has gone stale, how a week ago he caught her in a stunning betrayal. But what begins as playful banter between Ted and Lily takes a swift turn when Ted claims, half-seriously, that he would like to kill his wife. Then Lily surprises him by saying that she’d like to help.Back in Boston, Ted and Lily forge an unusual bond and talk about the ways Ted can get out of his marriage. But Lily has her own dark history she’s not sharing with Ted. And Ted is keeping something from Lily, too. But as Ted begins to fall in love with Lily, he grows anxious about any holes in their scheme that could give them away. And suddenly the two are pulled into a very lethal game of cat and mouse, one in which both are not likely to survive when all is said and done.

Catching a killer is dangerousespecially if he lives next doorFrom the hugely talented author of The Kind Worth Killing comes an exquisitely chilling tale of a young suburban wife with a history of psychological instability whose fears about her new neighbor could lead them both to murder . . .Hen and her husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Hen (short for Henrietta) is an illustrator and works out of a studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Finally, shes found some stability and peace.But when they meet the neighbors next door, that calm begins to erode as she spots a familiar object displayed on the husbands office shelf. The sports trophy looks exactly like one that went missing from the home of a young man who was killed two years ago. Hen knows because shes long had a fascination with this unsolved murderan obsession she doesnt talk about anymore, but cant fully shake either.Could her neighbor, Matthew, be a killer? Or is this the beginning of another psychotic episode like the one she suffered back in college, when she became so consumed with proving a fellow student guilty that she ended up hurting a classmate?The more Hen observes Matthew, the more she suspects hes planning something truly terrifying. Yet no one will believe her. Then one night, when she comes face to face with Matthew in a dark parking lot, she realizes that he knows shes been watching him, that shes really on to him. And that this is the beginning of a horrifying nightmare she may not live to escape. . .

The famous detective returns in a thrilling anthology of Sherlock short stories, all penned by masters of the genre, such as Peter Swanson, Cara Black, James Lovegrove and more.

?[A] smartly entertaining reimagining of Agatha Christie's classic And Then There Were None... Swanson cunningly plays with readers' heads as we hope so-and-so gets it next.?? Washington Post If you're on the list, someone wants you dead. From the New York Times bestselling author of Eight Perfect Murders comes the heart-pounding story of nine strangers who receive a cryptic list with their names on it?and then begin to die in highly unusual circumstances.Nine strangers receive a list with their names on it in the mail. Nothing else, just a list of names on a single sheet of paper. None of the nine people know or have ever met the others on the list. They dismiss it as junk mail, a fluke?until very, very bad things begin happening to people on the list.First, a well-liked old man is drowned on a beach in the small town of Kennewick, Maine. Then, a father is shot in the back while running through his quiet neighborhood in suburban Massachusetts. A frightening pattern is emerging, but what do these nine people have in common? Their professions range from oncology nurse to aspiring actor, and they're located all over the country. So why are they all on the list, and who sent it?FBI agent Jessica Winslow, who is on the list herself, is determined to find out. Could there be some dark secret that binds them all together? Or is this the work of a murderous madman? As the mysterious sender stalks these nine strangers, they find themselves constantly looking over their shoulders, wondering who will be crossed off next...

For mange år siden lagde bokhandleren Malcolm Kershaw en liste over sjangerens mest perfekte, nærmest uløselige mord. En dag banker en FBI-agent på døren hans. Hun leter etter informasjon om uløste mordsaker som har uhyggelige likhetstrekk med mordene på Mals liste. For å beskytte seg begynner Mal å se seg rundt om mulige mistenkte - og han ser snart en morder i alle.

Ted og Lily møtes tilfeldig i en flyplassbar på Heathrow. De skal begge med nattflyet til Boston. Samtalen mellom dem utvikler seg raskt fra uskyldig flørt til dødelig alvor. Det begynner som en halvhjertet spøk da Ted forteller at han kunne tenke seg å drepe sin kone. Uventet svarer Lily at hun kan hjelpe ham.

En fortelling om besettelse, hevn og kaldblodig mord. Harry Ackerson har alltid sett på stemoren sin som blendende vakker og «overjordisk». Hun har vært snill og oppmerksom mot Harry, om enn noe fraværende de siste årene. Få dager før Harry går ut av college ringer Alice med sjokkerende nyheter. Faren hans er død og politiet tror det er selvmord. Forferdet drar Harry tilbake til sin fars hjem i Maine. Der hjelper han og Alice hverandre med å komme tilbake til hverdagslivet, samtidig som de forsøker å avdekke hva som egentlig skjedde med Harrys far. Kort tid etter at Harry kommer hjem, møter han en mystisk ung kvinne som heter Grace McGowan. Selv om hun hevder å være ny i nabolaget, begynner Harry å mistenke at Grace kanskje ikke er fullstendig fremmed for familien hans. Men hun er ikke den eneste attraktive kvinnen som er interessert i Harry. Alice legger også an på ham, på en fristende og seksuell måte. Harry er betatt av begge kvinnene, men føler på en stadig økende frykt - frykt for at kvinnene bærer på en farlig - og dødelig - hemmelighet.

Henrietta og mannen hennes Lloyd lever et stille liv i deres nye hjem utenfor Boston, Massachusetts. Hun er illustratør og har studio like i nærheten. Og endelig har hun funnet de riktige medisinene for sin bipolare lidelse og oppnådd stabilitet og ro.Helt til hun treffer naboen ... På kontoret hans oppdager Henrietta noe velkjent. For to år siden ble en mann drept og en pokal forsvant fra hjemmet hans. Pokalen på naboens hylle er identisk med denne, og det vet hun fordi hun lenge var fascinert av det uoppklarte mordet - en besettelse hun ikke lenger prater om, men heller ikke har gitt helt slipp på. Kan naboen Matthew være en morder? Eller er dette bare begynnelsen på nok en psykotisk episode slik som den hun hadde da hun gikk på college? Da hun ble så besatt av å skyldiggjøre en medstudent at hun endte opp med å skade en klassekamerat ...Jo mer Henrietta observerer Matthew, desto sikrere blir hun på at han planlegger noe helt forferdelig. Men ingen tror henne. En natt da hun tilfeldigvis støter på Matthew på en mørk parkeringsplass, forstår hun at han har oppdaget henne. Og at dette er begynnelsen på det grusomme marerittet hun kanskje ikke vil komme levende ut av ...

Å bytte leilighet med Boston-fetteren, Corbin Dell, virker som en god ide for Kate. Et miljøskifte kan kanskje jage bort marerittene som har hjemsøkt henne den siste tiden. Da hun kommer til Boston oppdager hun at kvinnen i leiligheten ved siden av har blitt brutalt drept. Politiet mistenker at fetteren er morderen. Langt hjemmefra og følelsesmessig ustabil, hvem kan egentlig Kate stole på?"Peter Swanson har klart det igjen, med kløkt og nerve har nok en gang bygd opp en mesterlig historie for oss som liker psykologiske thrillere." Gunn Magni Galaaen, Trønder-Avisa. Terningkast 5"(...)dette er god underholdning fra sensasjonen Swanson." Harald Birkevold, Stavanger Aftenblad

George Foss, 40 år og singel møter plutselig sin ungdomsforelskelse, Liana Decter. Han gir umiddelbart etter da hun ber ham om hjelp. Liana er forfulgt av noen brutale håndlangere, og George oppdager at Liana ikke bare er uskyldigheten selv. Han mistenker at hun kan ha slått noen i hjel. George prøver å hjelpe Liana ut problemene, men blir selv fanget i en malstrøm av løgner, hemmeligheter og mord."En lettlurt helt ender som den rene Hercule Poirot. Men dette er en god og elegant spenningsbok." Ole Jacob Hoel, Adresseavisen«Boston-basert, Hitchcock-inspirert historie om George, som får livet snudd oppned når den gamle flammen Liana plutselig dukker opp på hans lokale taverna. Fengende, morsom, full av ville cliffhangers og sjokkerende plotsvinger, og - som vi elsker å si - regelrett heseblesende. Liana er den kuleste kvinneskikkelsen i krim på en stund, og Peter Swanson er kanskje den nye Harlan Coben?» Asbjørn Slettemark, Op-5«Swanson gir leserne et adrenalinrush gjennom hårnålssvingene.» Publishers Weekly

Abigail Baskin was in her early twenties - working two jobs to make rent on the crummy apartment she shared with two strangers, saddled with crippling student loan debt, and nursing a secret desire to become a novelist - when she met Bruce Lamb.

Swanson rips us from one startling plot twist to the next A true tour de force. Lisa Gardner"e;Fiendish good fun."e;Anthony HorowitzFrom the hugely talented author of Before She Knew Him comes a chilling tale of psychological suspense and an homage to the thriller genre tailor-made for fans: the story of a bookseller who finds himself at the center of an FBI investigation because a very clever killer has started using his list of fictions most ingenious murders.Years ago, bookseller and mystery aficionado Malcolm Kershaw compiled a list of the genres most unsolvable murders, those that are almost impossible to crackwhich he titled Eight Perfect Murderschosen from among the best of the best including Agatha Christies A. B. C. Murders, Patricia Highsmiths Strangers on a Train, Ira Levins Death Trap, A. A. Milne's Red House Mystery, Anthony Berkeley Cox's Malice Aforethought, James M. Cain's Double Indemnity, John D. Macdonald's The Drowner, and Donna Tartt's A Secret History.But no one is more surprised than Mal, now the owner of the Old Devils Bookstore in Boston, when an FBI agent comes knocking on his door one snowy day in February. Shes looking for information about a series of unsolved murders that look eerily similar to the killings on Mals old list. And the FBI agent isnt the only one interested in this bookseller who spends almost every night at home reading. The killer is out there, watching his every movea diabolical threat who knows way too much about Mals personal history, especially the secrets hes never told anyone, even his recently deceased wife. To protect himself, Mal begins looking into possible suspects . . . and sees a killer in everyone around him. But Mal doesnt count on the investigation leaving a trail of death in its wake. Suddenly, a series of shocking twists leaves more victims deadand the noose around Mals neck grows so tight he might never escape.