{"id":3871,"date":"2019-12-21T03:10:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T03:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/?p=3871"},"modified":"2019-12-21T03:10:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T03:10:38","slug":"the-kind-worth-killing-by-peter-swanson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/the-kind-worth-killing-by-peter-swanson\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>The Kind Worth Killing<\/b> by Peter Swanson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"float: left; padding-right: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/21936809-the-kind-worth-killing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1417981750l\/21936809._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"The Kind Worth Killing\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/21936809-the-kind-worth-killing\">The Kind Worth Killing<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/7142445.Peter_Swanson\">Peter Swanson<\/a><br \/>\nMy rating: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/3093387282\">5 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This wicked, twisty murder mystery is the best I&#8217;ve read in a long time. I was surprised several times, which is rare for me. The suspense and tempo are just right, not forced and overdone like so many other thrillers. The main characters include two beautiful women, a couple of preppy rich men, a detective, a blue collar guy, and plenty of murder. The settings are Boston and Maine, mostly the latter. It is told from different viewpoints, each chapter by another character. For the most part it is in chronological order although there are a couple of digressions to fill out the characters&#8217; back stories. The writing is well-done &#8211; not elegant, but appropriate for the tone of the story. I&#8217;d love to tell you more, but I don&#8217;t dare give you a spoiler. I&#8217;d rather give you a strong recommendation so you can experience it yourself. I will mention that I liked most of the limericks near the end.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/12975428-russell-atkinson\">View all my reviews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This wicked, twisty murder mystery is the best I&#8217;ve read in a long time. I was surprised several times, which is rare for me. The suspense and tempo are just right, not forced and overdone like so many other thrillers. 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