Book 2 in the Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner Series
In this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson—featuring the smart and complex Lily Kintner from his acclaimed novel, The Kind Worth Killing—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 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, 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.
Published: 7th March 2023
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction, Suspense and Crime
Pages: 303 pages, Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow
MY REVIEW
What I liked about this story... Peter Swanson is one of those authors that I get so excited about a new book coming out and an author that I will always buy his books to read irrespective of whether or not I know what the book is or not. As with most of Peter's novels, I could not put this down and needed to know what would happen next. The best part of this novel was following the characters and seeing how they dealt with the roadblocks thrown into their path on their journeys.
What I didn't like with this story... I went into this story pretty blind and without having re-read the first book in this series, A Kind Worth Killing. Although I don't think that you necessary need to read that first book to appreciate this second one but, from my experience, I would recommend it. I felt that since it had been a while since reading the first book I had forgotten a lot about it and the main characters, so would have probably enjoyed this story a lot more if I had. That's not to say there isn't a really good 'summary' in this book to catch you up but, for me, its not the same as actually reading the books together. I do play to re-read both at some point.
Would I recommend... This is a great novel, but I would strongly recommend reading book 1 first before delving into this one.
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