Title: Talent for Murder
Series: Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner #3
Author: Peter Swanson
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date: June 11, 2024
A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer—in 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 she’d 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 he’d 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 pattern—five 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.
Who are you going to call?
Martha Ratliff is in a bind. She enjoys her job as a librarian, and a year ago, she married Alan. Martha believed her marriage was strong until she noticed a disturbing pattern. Alan travels half the year to various conventions, selling shirts and pins to teachers. When Martha finds blood on one of his shirts, she begins questioning his trips and the unsolved assaults and murders of women in the cities he’s recently visited.
Is it a coincidence, or is she married to a serial killer?
Distraught, Martha reaches out to her grad school friend, Lily Kintner. She recalls how Lily helped her escape an abusive relationship during their school days and hopes Lily can help make sense of her discoveries.
Intrigued, Lily agrees to investigate Alan further. What she uncovers is deeply disturbing, to say the least, making it essential to enlist Henry Kimball’s help.
I devoured A Talent for Murder. My only complaint is that it’s too short, and Peter Swanson hasn’t written another book featuring this duo.
I need MORE!
Cliffhanger: No
4.5/5 Fangs
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