The Kind Worth Saving: 'Nobody writes psychopaths like Swanson.' Mark Edwards

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i thiiiiink this will land at 4.5 stars rounded up to 5 because nothing will quiiiiite beat TKWK for me. however, this was SO much fun, i was thinking about it every time i put it down. And as expected, I loved it. I loved it so much that I had to write a review as soon as I closed the book—so well-written and there's my favourite, Lily. Need I say more?

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The Kind Worth Saving is great on its own but I recommend you read the first one before this just because it was phenomenal!! THE AUTHOR: A graduate of Trinity College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Emerson College, Peter Swanson lives in Somerville, Massachusetts with his wife and cat.Not unlike its predecessor, The Kind Worth Saving features unlikely people coming together and plotting the perfect murder. Or four. When no one even knows they've talked to one another, who could possibly link them? Although "Kind #2" was fast-paced, well-plotted, entertaining, and compulsively readable, it was not in the same league as "Kind #1".

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson Review: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

It was an uncomfortable and tension filled ride, like when you can hear thunder, you just know the storm is coming soon. I enjoyed this read. It's clever. It's intriguing. It's different, and entertaining. Are we going to get a #3, Mr Swanson? I certainly hope so.

Of course, things are more complicated than that. I liked having Henry be a PI, because I find that in those books, the main character can be a little bit more rule-breaking. Though PIs have to be licensed and follow rules. When Joan Whalen, (nee Grieve) an ex-student from his decades-old short stint as a high school English teacher which ended in a horrific tragedy, enlists his services to find proof of her husband’s infidelity Kimball has no idea what he is getting into. Joan is confident that her husband is cheating on her and also claims to be sure of who he is romantically involved with. All she wants is proof of the same. As Kimball begins to follow Joan’s husband and the woman he is supposedly having an affair with, he finds himself unwittingly drawn into a tangled web of murder, manipulation, deceit, lies and old secrets. It takes one to know one, so Henry turns to the only person he knows who can help him figure out what’s actually going on. When an attractive young woman walks into his office at the start of the novel, Kimball takes a moment to recognise her as the Joan Grieve who was in his Senior honors English class during his short spell as a schoolteacher many years earlier. She tells him that her husband Richard is having an affair – she knows it for certain but she needs evidence to get a divorce, and she’s willing to pay Kimball the going rate to provide the proof she needs. He agrees. He does remember her but she’s associated in his mind with a very disturbing event that took place in the classroom one day. That’s all the information the reader gets for the moment.

Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner Series by Peter Swanson - Goodreads

But the worst thing, for a thriller, there was only one plot twist and it was so poorly done that I can't even call it a twist. I was wondering how there could be a semi-sequel to The Kind Worth Killing that was just as clever and thrilling, and not a disappointment. Well, I think that Swanson absolutely nailed it!! Henry Kimball is now a private investigator after being asked to resign from the police force after the incidents that occurred with Lily Kintner. He is hired by Joan Whalen, who Henry had as a student during his one traumatic year of teaching. Joan believes her husband is cheating, and she wants Henry to confirm this fact. Yet as we have come to know from Swanson's other books, nothing is as it seems on the surface. Present day incidents are woven in with Joan's past to create an unbelievable tale of secrets, lies, and murder.The first book in the series, The Kind Worth Killing, is one of my all-time favorite reads. I was excited when I found out a sequel would be coming out. I decided to do a reread of the original book so that way the characters and storyline were fresh in my mind. While The Kind Worth Saving doesn't quite match the awesomeness of TKWK, I still had a blast reading it. A good continuation of the series and a lot of fun. A little more character driven but it definitely has that popcorn thriller type vibe.