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The Kind Worth Saving
The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel | Peter Swanson
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"When a private eye starts to follow a possibly adulterous husband, little does he know that the twisted trail will lead back to the woman who hired him-in this spectacularly devious new novel by Peter Swanson featuring characters from his acclaimed novel The Kind Worth Killing"--
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JenReadsAlot
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Not as good as the Kind Worth Killing, but still pretty good. #hauntedshelf @PuddleJumper #flerken
#spookoween @TheSpineView
#birthdaybash @TheAromaofBooks

TheSpineView Fantastic!🤩📖📚 1mo
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1mo
TheAromaofBooks I need to read this one!! 1mo
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bthegood
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Loose ends from first book are tied up. Kimball is a PI, hired by a former student (Joan) to find out if her husband (Richard) is cheating on her. Multiple POVs, let us understand events from the past, and tell us the story in the present. Lily Kintner makes an appearance. I enjoyed this book as much as the first one. One OMG moment for me! Overall, a very good read!
2/3 #SeriesRead2024 @TheSpineView
Make a great day everyone.

TheSpineView Fantastic! 2mo
bthegood @TheSpineView thx for hosting🙂 (edited) 2mo
jeannasser This one looks interesting for sure 🤔🤔 I‘ll add it to my list. I hope you‘re doing well 🥰 2mo
bthegood @jeannasser good to see you back, and doing well I hope. I am enjoying this Peter Swanson series (Kind Worth Killing is first one) - although I think you can read them on your own. Have a good day 🙂 2mo
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Suelizbeth
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I think this book is even better than The Kind Worth Killing. I love the odd relationship between Lily and Henry, but Lily Kintner is someone not to be messed with, and the next book in the series, A Talent for Murder, bears this out. Murder, mystery, sociopaths, blurred lines between good and evil. I just love this series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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bthegood
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Earning early points for #HauntedShelf

My aspirational, never going to happen , but lets try - October TBR

and some #TLT #ThreeListThursday recommendations
Carrie, It, The Shining - Stephen Kings best!

Lets have some fun team #FrightClub @Jadams89 @willaful @dabbe (thanks for the tag) @LiseWorks @sebrittainclark @Scochrane26

Make a great day everyone 🎃

dabbe Wowza choices! I'll be sharing our spreadsheet soon! Thanks for sharing! 🩶🧡🩶 2mo
willaful Awww, Bunnicula is so cute! 2mo
bthegood @dabbe thx! 2mo
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bthegood
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This is how I'm ending August and starting September - lets hope some of the numbers of my current reads (in red) line up with the #BookSpinBingo draw!

Make a great day everyone 😎

BkClubCare 🤩 I wrecked my August Bingo card by forgetting the books I was already reading, I get it, 3mo
AnnCrystal 👏📚 I always enjoy all your reviews, but look especially forward to your Aunt Dimity reviews. 😉👍💝. 3mo
bthegood @AnnCrystal thx 👍 3mo
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Kappadeemom
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My reading for today

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Nessavamusic
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Not quite as tightly woven a story as the first in the series, at times it loses focus. However, the main story of the two teens that plan perfect murders is entertaining. 4⭐️

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Julsmarshall
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Good, dark, smart, twisty. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 6mo
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LiteraryinPA
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So, funny story. I wanted to read this book since I read The Kind Worth Killing, so I went online to remind myself what happened in book 1. After the whole summary including all the spoilers, I realized I HADN‘T read the first one at all! I still read this one and found it creepy and good, but I wish I‘d actually read book 1! I liked the beginning and middle of this more than the end, which felt a bit random. But overall I like this author!

RaeLovesToRead Aww, man! Hate when that happens! 11mo
monkeygirlsmama Hahaha BTDT! 11mo
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JenReadsAlot
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1. A Fatal Grace - way behind on this amazing series by Louise Penny
2. Tagged but the reviews are not great. The Kind Worth Killing is a favorite.
3. No idea 😊😂
@RaeLovesToRead #ihavequestions

RaeLovesToRead I've got the kind worth killing on my shelf 😊 I need to keep a list of who is recommending what so I can tag in reviews! 12mo
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BoleyBooks
Kind Worth Saving | Peter Swanson
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚🙌
This sequel sure hit the spot…what are you reading?
#boleybooks #thekindworthsaving #peterswanson #bookbeast #bookjoy #sequel #bookbuds

AmandaBlaze The Clackity, middle grade horror. 12mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This one is good!! 12mo
BoleyBooks @AmandaBlaze how fun! 😃 12mo
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erzascarletbookgasm
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Mehso-so

If you‘ve enjoyed The Kind Worth Killing, you‘ll want to read this sort-of sequel. It doesn‘t matter if you haven‘t read the first book, however you‘ll get a better context if you did. But because this was published 8 years after the first book, I couldn‘t remember the details of the first book, which I think affected my enjoyment of this. There‘s no major plot twist, and the middle part was rather boring. The limericks were witty though.

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Annmcoop
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I have enjoyed all of Peter Swanson‘s books. Some characters from The Kind Worth Killing reappear in this book but you do not need to read that one first to enjoy this one. There are spoilers, however, so if you intend to read both, read in order. It is worth it anyway.

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deeannloso
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I enjoyed this sequel to The Kind Worth Killing. The killer and the antagonist, Richard and Joan, meet on a beach resort in Maine and they conspire to kill Richard‘s cousin. Through the years, they continue their murderous actions while pretending they don‘t know one another. Their psychopathy, which begins at an early age for both, and their flippancy in discussing murder is just..wow! #SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Well done! 1y
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 1y
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deeannloso
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“In this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson, a private eye starts to follow a possibly adulterous husband, but little does he know that the twisted trail will lead back to the woman who hired him.”

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looking forward to this one! 1y
KathyWheeler @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks My husband and I both really enjoyed the audiobook of this. 1y
deeannloso @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m enjoying the audiobook as well. 1y
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Bookgirl
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Mehso-so

I really liked the "prequel" to this, #thekindworthkilling but this one seemed to not quite hold together for me. You do need to have read the first book for full depth of understanding all the characters. It's another play on #strangersonatrain and interesting but I just couldn't really get into it. #klaus #catsoflitsy #petsoflitsy

kspenmoll Pretty kitty! 1y
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Decalino
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Private investigator Henry Kimball is surprised to see a former student appear on his doorstep, asking him to follow her husband and confirm her suspicions that he's having an affair. Kimball, who was a teacher for only one brief traumatic year, takes the case but becomes entangled in unexpected ways. A twisty, riveting thriller for fans of Patricia Highsmith (and complicated poet / detectives).

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I can‘t wait to read this one!! 2y
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KathyWheeler
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My husband and I finished this book today, and we both loved it. I liked The Kind Worth Killing a little bit better, but that‘s only because the twists were truly surprising, but in TKWS, I already had an idea of the types of twists to look for, so I could predict most of them. It was really windy outside today. #audiowalk

Cathythoughts Sounds good ! Just stacked this yesterday. 2y
KathyWheeler @Cathythoughts It really was good! 2y
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EverydayImReading
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A compelling sequel to The kind worth killing. Don‘t expect the usual who done it but do expect well drawn intriguing characters, wonderful addictive writing and a killer story. Highly recommend. Swanson never disappoints.

Cathythoughts Stacking 👍🏻 2y
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AudiobookingWithLeah
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March Recap | My favorite is tagged

14 Books total
142 hours listened
5 DNFs

UNMASKED - 3⭐
WHAT LOVERS DO - 3⭐
BLOOD CIRCUS - 3⭐ (fav cover)
WHAT HAVE WE DONE- 3½⭐
DARK ONE: THE FORGOTTEN - 4¼⭐
WHAT YOU MADE ME DO - 3½⭐
THE KIND WORTH SAVING - 4¾⭐
THE VILLA - 3½⭐
THE AWOKEN - 3¾⭐
A LONG STRETCH OF BAD DAYS - 4¼⭐
ORPHAN MONSTER SPY - 3½⭐
DON'T OPEN THE DOOR - 4¾⭐
LITTLE RED HOUSE - 4½⭐
IN NIGHTFALL - 4¼⭐

Avg. Rating - 3.82

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I loved the first book! Can‘t wait to read this one, but dang!! The price for the paperback 😱😱

DivineDiana Not sure why Hardbacks are less than paperbacks!?! 2y
TEArificbooks I think this is a new release so the hardbacks is the most readily available. The paperbacks are probably a special printing and maybe even for large print. 2y
KathyWheeler My husband and I are listening to this now and we are both liking it. 2y
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AudiobookingWithLeah
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4¾⭐
I found myself completely absorbed in this story. Some aspects were tuff to read about…so you may want to check on the trigger warnings. Otherwise…this was truly fantastic I think this was even more stunning than The Kind Worth Killing. It also had fantastic narration played by a full cast.

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bookandbedandtea
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PI Henry Kimball is hired by a former student, Joan, from his 1 traumatic year of teaching to prove her husband is cheating. Kimball remembers that he was always unnerved by Joan, so when he finds the husband & mistress dead from a murder/suicide while he's following them, he wonders if there's more to it. What follows is a twisty, entertaining page turner, with several POVs & two timelines & managing to include the fascinating Lily Kintner from⬇️

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Mpcacher
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I really liked the first book (“The Kind Worth Killing“)in this now two book series and it was lovely to revisit a couple of the characters in this one. The story unfolds slowly from different points of view and yet I enjoyed it. I found it clever with a couple of great twists. It is interesting to me that I like the character of Lily, who is also in the first book, in spite of the fact she is a killer. 4/5 stars!

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bookandbedandtea
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#CurrentRead
Weekend mornings are the best 💛

Cupcake12 Enjoy x 2y
bookandbedandtea @Cupcake12 I did enjoy the cinnamon roll 😋 and I am enjoying the book. I wish I'd had more time yesterday...I can't stop thinking about it and I want to know what happens! 2y
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Tiffiney
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A great follow up to “The Kind Worth Killing”. Peter Swanson is a go to for me…he did not disappoint ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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britt_brooke
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⭐️ The Sequel Worth Skipping. If you can suspend a good amount of belief, you‘ll like this, but if you‘re like me (sorry), this was pretty dumb. And I have a rule about books with pointless fictional school shootings. It‘s absolutely tasteless, especially in this ridiculous context. There‘s no space for that shit in my reading life. I‘ll never read Swanson again. #thankunext

squirrelbrain 🤣🤣🤣 Love your first sentence! 2y
britt_brooke @squirrelbrain I couldn‘t resist! 😅😂 2y
Ruthiella Very funny! “The Sequel Worth Skipping” 😂😂😂 2y
britt_brooke @Ruthiella Couldn‘t resist! 😅 2y
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JenReadsAlot
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#bookmail The Kind Worth Killing was one of my favorite books so hoping this is good 🤞

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JenReadsAlot
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1. Fantastic, emotional, stressful, long (The Winners)
2. Nope
3. Tagged! The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
Thanks @peaknit @Kshakal @Eggs #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Thanks for playing 🥳🥳 2y
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JenReadsAlot
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A few books I'm excited about in 2023! #winterreadathon @Andrew65

Andrew65 Thinks Spare is going to heighten all the controversy. 2y
swishandflick I can't wait to listen to Spare on audio 😍 2y
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