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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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LiteraryinLawrence
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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! 3mo
monkeygirlsmama Hahaha BTDT! 3mo
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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! 4mo
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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. 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This one is good!! 4mo
BoleyBooks @AmandaBlaze how fun! 😃 4mo
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erzascarletbookgasm
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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! 9mo
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 9mo
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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! 9mo
KathyWheeler @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks My husband and I both really enjoyed the audiobook of this. 9mo
deeannloso @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m enjoying the audiobook as well. 9mo
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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! 10mo
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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!! 11mo
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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. 11mo
KathyWheeler @Cathythoughts It really was good! 11mo
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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 👍🏻 11mo
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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!?! 12mo
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. 12mo
KathyWheeler My husband and I are listening to this now and we are both liking it. 12mo
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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 13mo
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! 13mo
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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! 13mo
britt_brooke @squirrelbrain I couldn‘t resist! 😅😂 13mo
Ruthiella Very funny! “The Sequel Worth Skipping” 😂😂😂 13mo
britt_brooke @Ruthiella Couldn‘t resist! 😅 13mo
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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 🥳🥳 1y
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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. 1y
swishandflick I can't wait to listen to Spare on audio 😍 1y
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