Crime fiction fanatics, listen up: Peter Swanson’s latest release is your next must-read. Eight Perfect Murders, which released earlier this month, is a mystery novel built for fans of mystery novels. Following a bookseller-turned-amateur-sleuth, Eight Perfect Murders imagines what would happen if a real-world criminal were inspired by some of the most infallible murders in the crime fiction genre. I devoured Eight Perfect Murders. Readers who love classic crime fiction or simply want to be swept up in a clever, witty, engaging mystery story will find Peter Swanson’s newest utterly irresistible. I was absolutely thrilled to have the chance to interview Peter Swanson about his excellent new crime novel, and am equally delighted to share the finished product with CBTB readers today! In this blog post, you’ll find more information on Eight Perfect Murders, including a snippet from my review of the book, and my full conversation with Peter Swanson. Huge thanks to Peter for taking the time to answer my questions, and to his publisher for facilitating this conversation! Eight Perfect Murders is available now at your favorite bookseller. Happy reading!
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Book Review: EIGHT PERFECT MURDERS by Peter Swanson
What makes for the perfect murder? If you’re as crime fiction obsessed as I am, it’s probably a question that’s popped into your head once or twice in the context of the murder mysteries you are devouring. I’ve been a mystery reader since I was a little kid (I owe a debt of gratitude to Carolyn Keene and Nancy Drew for that!), and over the years certain books - and certain murders found in the pages of those books - have stuck out as “perfect.” In Peter Swanson’s EIGHT PERFECT MURDERS, fictional crimes become a blueprint for real-life violence. Following the owner of a mystery-dedicated bookstore in Boston, EIGHT PERFECT MURDERS imagines what happens when a person with a desire to do harm gets his or her hands on a guide to some of the most infallible murders in the crime fiction genre. Will these crimes prove as impossible to solve in the real world as they are on the page? In his newest release, Swanson delivers a shocking, addictive mystery with a classic crime twist. EIGHT PERFECT MURDERS is a love letter to the crime fiction genre. It’s a story steeped in genre history and present-day in-jokes, and it’s one that no crime fiction reader will want to miss. I haven’t had this much fun reading a crime novel in ages. Put on your amateur sleuth hat and join Peter Swanson on this delightfully nostalgic, utterly clever journey through the greatest murders in crime fiction.
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