The Kind Worth Killing

彼得·斯旺森（Peter Swanson），毕业于马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校的三一学院和爱默生学院，取得创意写作、教育和文学学位。他的小说和诗歌曾经发表于《大西洋》（Atlantic）、《神秘-E》（Mysterical-E）、《词评》（Vocabula Review）和《扬基杂志》（Yankee Magazine）。和妻子以及一只猫，住在马萨诸塞州的萨默维尔，潜心创作。

出版者:William Morrow

作者:Peter Swanson

页数:320

出版时间:2015-2-3

价格:USD 25.99

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780062267528

图书标签:thrillerPeterSwanson小说英文audible美国libbyThriller

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.

On a night flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintner. Sharing one too many martinis, the strangers begin to play a game of truth, revealing very intimate details about themselves. Ted talks about his marriage that’s going stale and his wife, Miranda, who he’s sure is cheating on him. Ted and his wife were a mismatch from the start - he the rich businessman, she the artistic free spirit - a contrast that once inflamed their passion but has now become a cliché.

But their game turns a little darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda for what she’s done. 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.

Back in Boston Ted and Lily’s twisted bond grows stronger as they begin to plot Miranda’s demise. 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.

Suddenly these coconspirators are embroiled in a chilling game of cat and mouse, one they both cannot survive…with a shrewd and very determined detective on their tail.

读后感

我记得此书在日本推理海外书榜前十中有一席之地，2016年的时候该书曾以《杀戮目标》为名出版，三年后再版不仅换了个名字和封面，而且价格也涨了三分之一（好吧，没涨一般就很良心了）。小说被誉为《火车上的陌生人》升级版，也就是在交通工具上两个过去素不相识的人商量交换杀...  

我记得此书在日本推理海外书榜前十中有一席之地，2016年的时候该书曾以《杀戮目标》为名出版，三年后再版不仅换了个名字和封面，而且价格也涨了三分之一（好吧，没涨一般就很良心了）。小说被誉为《火车上的陌生人》升级版，也就是在交通工具上两个过去素不相识的人商量交换杀...  

两个貌似毫无关系的陌生人，一场纯属偶然的相遇，一段关于背叛和报复的闲谈，然后，他们决定联手实施一场完美谋杀。这是一本有着精妙设定和多重反转的悬疑小说，原本应该是我的菜。但是在叙事上过多平铺直叙的细节和枯燥乏味的心理刻画，耗尽了我所有的耐心。最令人匪夷所思的...  

用户评价

时间线穿插+不同视角读起来很吊人胃口，节奏掌握的也可以。果然像这种psychological thriller真的很适合编成电影，期待明年上映，求别糊。

最后是不是暗示她妈妈一直都知道呀

能让人坐下一口气读完的书。murder对于一些人来说竟然是那么随意自然的想法，并且这么容易付诸行动，真是让人寒颤。不过杀来杀去的情节多了，也就看麻木了。。。

一般 只有她把那个男的杀了的时候有点意思

非常好的一本thriller了。一口气读完感觉很爽。不知道怎么评价这本书，如果只是说书里的人物很吸引人，有很多转折的话好像并不能覆盖这本书；但是如果要说得再详细一点的话可能就会剧透了...大概只能自己读/听一下才能感受了吧。尤其喜欢结局，有点open ending的感觉，可以自行往各个方向去理解。听了一下Audiobook讲的也很好，不想读纸质书可以听那个。