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A Talent for Murder

(2024)
(The third book in the Henry Kimball series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
2025 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee)

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE KIND WORTH KILLING
SHORTLISTED FOR THE eDUNNIT AWARD

'A killer read with twist after twist!' JANICE HALLETT
'A shape-shifting psychological thriller.' THE TIMES

'So many great twists and a truly chilling villain . . . Swanson's best one yet.' MARK EDWARDS

'The talented Mr Swanson does it again.'
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

After a whirlwind romance, quiet librarian Martha married Alan. But when she thinks she sees his mask slip, she starts to fear that his frequent travels 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 . . .

'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 WILLINGHAM

'Menacing and exciting [...] It makes for a riveting entertainment.'
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

'Clever, scary, endearing and plotted like clockwork'
CRIME TIME



Genre: Mystery

Praise for this book

"Peter Swanson never disappoints! A Talent for Murder is a clever, ingenious, edge-of-your-seat thriller that will flip your expectations upside down. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to reach the jaw-dropping conclusion." - Liv Constantine

"What a killer read! A Talent For Murder is the thrilling tale of a woman who suspects her husband is a serial killer. As the bodies stack up, so does the paranoid tension until I was feverishly turning pages in the dark, desperate to know what happens next. A fast, exciting read with twist after twist." - Janice Hallett

"Peter Swanson has such a knack for getting readers to root for the most complicated characters, and A Talent for Murder is no exception. This time, Lily Kintner is back with another game of cat-and-mouse as she helps her long-lost friend determine if her husband is a serial killer. The stakes are high, the body count is higher, and yet I would still follow Lily anywhere." - Stacy Willingham


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