Eight Perfect Murders

Author: Peter Swanson

Publisher: William Morrow

Release Date: March 3, 2020

Rating: 4 Stars

Reviewer: Jessica Higgins

With one plot twist after another, Eight Perfect Murders delivers a fun and clever thriller that readers will highly enjoy!

Malcolm Kershaw has always been a lover of mysteries but stopped reading them after his life got interesting enough. He now works at a small bookshop and helps write blog posts for the bookshop. When one of his posts titled, “Eight Perfect Murders” which includes the best of the best fictional murders such as, Agatha Christie’s A. B. C. Murders, Strangers on a Train, and others attract the attention of a killer and then the FBI. The FBI agent is looking for more information to tie the killings together and the killer is playing a game with Malcolm. The only way to protect himself is to investigate the killer before more ties connect to him. Malcolm feels the knot tighten around his neck with each passing moment.

After reading Before She Knew Him, I was pulled into Swanson’s writing and couldn’t wait to see what this one would bring. While the previous story pulled me in and kept me guessing until the very end, Eight Perfect Murders fell a little flat for me. The story itself was well written and enjoyable but didn’t leave me guessing and yearning for more. Malcolm had a lot of history that played into all he was going through and reflecting on the story I noticed a lot of little clues make more sense to what happened throughout. I haven’t read any of the stories referenced in the book, which might have helped me to enjoy the story more. There are also a lot of minor characters that could have probably been cut, as they haven’t lingered on my mind after finishing the story. I recommend this to readers that enjoy a mystery that ties into older classics, especially if you have read some of the them.

I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher. The views and opinions expressed within are my own.