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Read for library book group.
First off, I think the title is a misnomer, albeit catchier than "murders based on a list in a blog post".
I was curious at the start, and enjoyed how bookishly meta it was (it's even set in a bookshop) and was looking forward to seeing where it was going but it became increasingly far-fetched and began to hurtle towards the finish as if even the author just wanted it done by that point.
I liked the bookshop cat! ?

39/22 This was a quick, easy listen that I picked up as a pallet cleanser. It did a pretty good job of keeping me guessing but I would say the character development was a little lacking to make it really good. One thing I will say is that I finished it a couple of days ago, and so immediately forgot everything about it that I had to go read a synopsis before I could remember the plot 😬! #192025 #2020 #roadtripusa2022 #massachusetts

This was a decent read if somewhat predictable. I did enjoy the story and the references to crime books. This author has been very hit and miss for me

This did not have the ending I expected. Very enjoyable with a few twists and turns.

Peter Swanson‘s mystery thriller has a great premise and makes good use of the idea of the perfect murder while respectfully discussing the 8 books at the heart of its plot. However every character other than Malcolm is under-developed to the point of being little more than a plot device and having guessed the twist very early on, I found the book to be predictable towards the end so while it‘s not a terrible read, it‘s not a great one either.

One of my current reads, it is very interesting indeed! #currentlyreading

#TBRPile Day 6 📚 A series of unsolved murders with one thing in common: each of the deaths bears an eerie resemblance to the crimes depicted in classic mystery novels.

"Eight classic murders. A crime obsessed book nerd. A psychopath on a killing spree."
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Dark and pyramided, this twisty thriller has a clever plot expertly guided by strong writing. Although the book misses the "glued from first page" effect, the tension in the plot is enough to keep you going at it. Malcolm Kershaw won me over and he felt like someone I could befriend. No wonder Peter Swanson is an auto buy for me!!

Started well then lost it's way. Could have been so much better.

Latest 2020 reads.

When stress levels go up - my comfort reading is crime fiction...... not quite sure how that works, but hey!

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/13/your-coronavirus-reading-list-read...

3% in and I‘m hooked - An expert in detective fiction and a string of murders that are eerily similar to Agatha Christie‘s Poirot novel The ABC Murders #peterswanson #netgalley #faberandfaber EDIT: I think it‘s coming out under the new title of Eight Perfect Murders.