Peter Swanson

Eight Perfect Murders

Literary enthusiast uses famous murder plots to plan and justify his own crimes

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Peter Swanson

Peter Swanson is an American crime writer whose thrillers combine classic Golden Age plotting with contemporary psychological complexity. The Kind Worth Killing was praised as the finest Patricia Highsmith homage in years. His novels are notable for their structural ingenuity and their willingness to subvert reader expectations.

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