The Kind Worth Killing
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00TGJST8Q |
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| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sharing one too many martinis, the strangers begin to play a game of truth, revealing very intimate details about themselves. Back in Boston Ted and Lily's twisted bond grows stronger as they begin to plot Miranda's demise. Ted talks about his marriage that's going stale and his wife, Miranda, who he's sure is cheating on him. Suddenly these coconspirators are embroiled in a chilling game of cat and mouse, one they both cannot survivewith a shrewd and very determined detective on their tail.. From the author of the acclaimed The Girl with a Clock for a Heart - hailed by the Washington Post as crime fiction's best first novel of 2014 - comes a devious tale of psychological suspense involving sex, deception, and an accidental encounter that leads to murder that is a modern reimagining of Patricia Highsmith's classic Strangers on a Train. Lily, without missing a beat, says calmly, "I'd like to help." After all, some people are the kind worth killing, like a lying, stinking, cheating spouse. But there are a few things about Lily's past that she hasn't shared with Ted, namely her experience in the art and craft of murder, a journey that began in her very precocious youth. But their game turns a little darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda for what she's done. Ted and his wife were a mismatch from
One of the best books I've read in a while This book was so much better than I expected it to be. The plot is clear enough from the book's description and other reviews so I won't go into further detail there. I will just give my thoughts and reactions. The book is smart and sexy and keeps reading at a great pace, albeit from different points of view, which. Deb Peterson said Twists and Turns You Won't See Coming. Just like a Midwest country road, this book takes twists and turns which kept me turning the pages. It's written in my favorite writing style with each chapter telling the story by one of half a dozen characters. At the end of each chapter, the details of that person's life always left me wondering where the author. "Seriously suspenseful, with lots of unexpected twists!" according to Lisa Dunckley. Psycho Strangers on a Plane? This book is super suspenseful!! Ted and Lily meet in an airport waiting for a delayed flight. As they chat, the conversation takes a dark turn when Ted (who has just discovered his wife Miranda is cheating on him) says he'd like to kill her. Lily immediately says that she'd like to hel