A Talent for Murder - A Novel

A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer--in this spectacularly twisty and deviously clever novel by Peter Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing and Eight Perfect Murders . Martha Ratliff conceded long ago that she''d likely spend her life alone. She was fine with it, happy with her solo existence, stimulated by her work as a librarian in Maine. But then she met Alan, a charming and sweet-natured salesman whose job took him on the road for half the year. When he asked her to marry him, she said yes, even though he still felt a little bit like a stranger. A year in and the marriage was good, except for that strange blood streak on the back of one of his shirts he''d worn to a conference in Denver. Her curiosity turning to suspicion, Martha investigates the cities Alan visited over the past year and uncovers a disturbing pattern--five unsolved cases of murdered women. Is she married to a serial killer? Or could it merely be a coincidence? Unsure what to think, Martha contacts an old friend from graduate school for advice. Lily Kintner once helped Martha out of a jam with an abusive boyfriend and may have some insight. Intrigued, Lily offers to meet Alan to find out what kind of man he really is . . .but what Lily uncovers is more perplexing and wicked than they ever could have expected.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Swanson
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2025
• EAN: 9780063205048
• ISBN: 978-0-06-320504-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Narrative theme: Interior life, Family life fiction, Psychological thriller, Fiction: general and literary, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION: Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION: Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION: Psychological