Peter Swanson

Catching a killer is dangerous--especially if he lives next doorFrom the hugely talented author of The Kind Worth Killing comes an exquisitely chilling tale of a young suburban wife with a history of psychological instability whose fears about her new neighbor could lead them both to murder . . . Hen and her husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Hen (short for Henrietta) is an illustrator and works out of a studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Finally, she's found some stability and peace. But when they meet the neighbors next door, that calm begins to erode as she spots a familiar object displayed on the husband's office shelf. The sports trophy looks exactly like one that went missing from the home of a young man who was killed two years ago. Hen knows because she's long had a fascination with this unsolved murder--an obsession she doesn't talk about anymore, but can't fully shake either. Could her neighbor, Matthew, be a killer? Or is this the beginning of another psychotic episode like the one she suffered back in college, when she became so consumed with proving a fellow student guilty that she ended up hurting a classmate? The more Hen observes Matthew, the more she suspects he's planning something truly terrifying. Yet no one will believe her. Then one night, when she comes face to face with Matthew in a dark parking lot, she realizes that he knows she's been watching him, that she's really on to him. And that this is the beginning of a horrifying nightmare she may not live to escape. . .

Som liten var Kate Priddy ett oroligt barn. Efter att hennes galna expojkvän kidnappat och nära på mördat henne, övergick oron i panikattacker. När hennes kusin Corbin från Boston hör av sig och föreslår att de bytlånar varandras lägenheter ett tag känner Kate, som nu pluggar konst i London, att en nystart någon annanstans kan vara precis vad hon behöver. Men inte lång tid efter ankomsten till Boston upptäcker Kate att en av hennes nya grannar, Audrey, är död. Mördad. Polisen frågar ut henne om Corbin. Kate inser att hon egentligen vet rätt lite om sin kusin. Däremot undrar hon varför en annan av grannarna, den snygga Alan, ljuger om att han träffat mordoffret. Och när en tårögd ung man presenterar sig som Audreys pojkvän och hävdar att det var Corbin som mördade henne alldeles innan han for till London, vet hon varken ut eller in. Kan hon lita på sin kusin? Kan hon lita på Alan? Kan hon ens lita på sig själv? Ny spänningsroman av författaren till Värd att döda!

En fortelling om besettelse, hevn og kaldblodig mord. Harry Ackerson har alltid sett på stemoren sin som blendende vakker og «overjordisk». Hun har vært snill og oppmerksom mot Harry, om enn noe fraværende de siste årene. Få dager før Harry går ut av college ringer Alice med sjokkerende nyheter. Faren hans er død og politiet tror det er selvmord. Forferdet drar Harry tilbake til sin fars hjem i Maine. Der hjelper han og Alice hverandre med å komme tilbake til hverdagslivet, samtidig som de forsøker å avdekke hva som egentlig skjedde med Harrys far. Kort tid etter Harry kommer hjem, møter han en mystisk ung kvinne som heter Grace McGowan. Selv om hun hevder å være ny i nabolaget, begynner Harry å mistenke at Grace kanskje ikke er fullstendig fremmed for familien hans. Men hun er ikke den eneste attraktive kvinnen som er interessert i Harry. Alice legger også an på ham, på en fristende og seksuell måte. Harry er betatt av begge kvinnene, men føler på en stadig økende frykt – frykt for at kvinnene bærer på en farlig – og dødelig – hemmelighet.

Catching a killer is dangerous--especially if he lives next doorFrom the hugely talented author of The Kind Worth Killing comes an exquisitely chilling tale of a young suburban wife with a history of psychological instability whose fears about her new neighbor could lead them both to murder . . . Hen and her husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Hen (short for Henrietta) is an illustrator and works out of a studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Finally, she's found some stability and peace. But when they meet the neighbors next door, that calm begins to erode as she spots a familiar object displayed on the husband's office shelf. The sports trophy looks exactly like one that went missing from the home of a young man who was killed two years ago. Hen knows because she's long had a fascination with this unsolved murder--an obsession she doesn't talk about anymore, but can't fully shake either. Could her neighbor, Matthew, be a killer? Or is this the beginning of another psychotic episode like the one she suffered back in college, when she became so consumed with proving a fellow student guilty that she ended up hurting a classmate? The more Hen observes Matthew, the more she suspects he's planning something truly terrifying. Yet no one will believe her. Then one night, when she comes face to face with Matthew in a dark parking lot, she realizes that he knows she's been watching him, that she's really on to him. And that this is the beginning of a horrifying nightmare she may not live to escape. . .

Catching a killer is dangerous--especially if he lives next doorFrom the hugely talented author of The Kind Worth Killing comes an exquisitely chilling tale of a young suburban wife with a history of psychological instability whose fears about her new neighbor could lead them both to murder . . . Hen and her husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Hen (short for Henrietta) is an illustrator and works out of a studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Finally, she's found some stability and peace. But when they meet the neighbors next door, that calm begins to erode as she spots a familiar object displayed on the husband's office shelf. The sports trophy looks exactly like one that went missing from the home of a young man who was killed two years ago. Hen knows because she's long had a fascination with this unsolved murder--an obsession she doesn't talk about anymore, but can't fully shake either. Could her neighbor, Matthew, be a killer? Or is this the beginning of another psychotic episode like the one she suffered back in college, when she became so consumed with proving a fellow student guilty that she ended up hurting a classmate? The more Hen observes Matthew, the more she suspects he's planning something truly terrifying. Yet no one will believe her. Then one night, when she comes face to face with Matthew in a dark parking lot, she realizes that he knows she's been watching him, that she's really on to him. And that this is the beginning of a horrifying nightmare she may not live to escape. . .

'He's the real deal...' JOE HILL'Another read in one sitting from the best-selling Swanson.' METRO'A brilliantly original premise, delivered with panache.' CLARE MACKINTOSHOn the eve of his college graduation, Harry is called home by his step-mother Alice, to their house on the Maine coast, following the unexpected death of his father. But who really is Alice, his father's much younger second wife? In a brilliant split narrative, Peter Swanson teases out the stories and damage that lie in her past. And as her story entwines with Harry's in the present, things grow increasingly dark and threatening - will Harry be able to see any of it clearly through his own confused feelings?

From the acclaimed author of Her Every Fear and The Kind Worth Killing comes a diabolically clever tale of obsession, revenge, and cold-blooded murder--a sly and brilliant guessing game of a novel in the vein of Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and Patricia Highsmith. Harry Ackerson has always considered his stepmother Alice to be sexy and beautiful, in an "otherworldly" way. She has always been kind and attentive, if a little aloof in the last few years. Days before his college graduation, Alice calls with shocking news. His father is dead and the police think it's suicide. Devastated, Harry returns to his father's home in Maine. There, he and Alice will help each other pick up of the pieces of their lives and uncover what happened to his father. Shortly after he arrives, Harry meets a mysterious young woman named Grace McGowan. Though she claims to be new to the area, Harry begins to suspect that Grace may not be a complete stranger to his family. But she isn't the only attractive woman taking an interest in Harry. The sensual Alice is also growing closer, coming on to him in an enticing, clearly sexual way. Mesmerized by these two women, Harry finds himself falling deeper under their spell. Yet the closer he gets to them, the more isolated he feels, disoriented by a growing fear that both women are hiding dangerous--even deadly--secrets . . . and that neither one is telling the truth.

En fortelling om besettelse, hevn og kaldblodig mord. Harry Ackerson har alltid sett på stemoren sin som blendende vakker og «overjordisk». Hun har vært snill og oppmerksom mot Harry, om enn noe fraværende de siste årene. Få dager før Harry går ut av college ringer Alice med sjokkerende nyheter. Faren hans er død og politiet tror det er selvmord. Forferdet drar Harry tilbake til sin fars hjem i Maine. Der hjelper han og Alice hverandre med å komme tilbake til hverdagslivet, samtidig som de forsøker å avdekke hva som egentlig skjedde med Harrys far. Kort tid etter Harry kommer hjem, møter han en mystisk ung kvinne som heter Grace McGowan. Selv om hun hevder å være ny i nabolaget, begynner Harry å mistenke at Grace kanskje ikke er fullstendig fremmed for familien hans. Men hun er ikke den eneste attraktive kvinnen som er interessert i Harry. Alice legger også an på ham, på en fristende og seksuell måte. Harry er betatt av begge kvinnene, men føler på en stadig økende frykt - frykt for at kvinnene bærer på en farlig - og dødelig - hemmelighet. Bla i boka her: Alle disse vakre løgnene >

Å bytte leilighet med Boston-fetteren, Corbin Dell, virker som en god ide for Kate. Et miljøskifte kan kanskje jage bort marerittene som har hjemsøkt henne den siste tiden. Da hun kommer til Boston oppdager hun at kvinnen i leiligheten ved siden av har blitt brutalt drept. Politiet mistenker at fetteren er morderen. Langt hjemmefra og følelsesmessig ustabil, hvem kan egentlig Kate stole på?" Peter Swanson har klart det igjen, med kløkt og nerve har nok en gang bygd opp en mesterlig historie for oss som liker psykologiske thrillere." Gunn Magni Galaaen, Trønder-Avisa. Terningkast 5"(...)dette er god underholdning fra sensasjonen Swanson." Harald Birkevold, Stavanger Aftenblad

"Värd att döda är vansinnigt underhållande från första till sista sidan" Amelia En fartfylld katt och råtta-lek, full av oväntade vändningar, som kommer att hålla dig som klistrad vid sidorna! På ett nattflyg från London till Boston träffar Ted Severson den vackra och mystiska Lily Kintner. För att få tiden att gå dricker de två främlingarna martini och leker en lek som går ut på att de avslöjar hemligheter för varandra. Leken tar dock en allvarlig vändning när Ted, halvt på allvar och halvt på skämt, säger att han vill döda sin fru, och Lily erbjuder sig att hjälpa till. Tillbaka i Boston håller de kontakten och fortsätter smida planer på hur Ted kan ta sig ur sitt olyckliga äktenskap. Men vad Ted inte vet är att Lily döljer ett mörkt förflutet. Snart är de indragna i en fartfylld katt och råtta-lek där det är omöjligt att veta vem som är förövare och vem som är offer. "Den har jämförst med både Gone Girl och Kvinnan på tåget, men den här boken är mycket bättre." Bokstugan "Välskriven berättelse" Dagens Nyheter "Det är en beundransvärd klurighet som visas upp. Dessutom är det hela mycket väl berättat." DAST "fängslande läsning" Johannas deckarhörna

From the acclaimed author of Her Every Fear and The Kind Worth Killing comes a diabolically clever tale of obsession, revenge, and cold-blooded murder--a sly and brilliant guessing game of a novel in the vein of Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and Patricia Highsmith. Harry Ackerson has always considered his stepmother Alice to be sexy and beautiful, in an "otherworldly" way. She has always been kind and attentive, if a little aloof in the last few years. Days before his college graduation, Alice calls with shocking news. His father is dead and the police think it's suicide. Devastated, Harry returns to his father's home in Maine. There, he and Alice will help each other pick up of the pieces of their lives and uncover what happened to his father. Shortly after he arrives, Harry meets a mysterious young woman named Grace McGowan. Though she claims to be new to the area, Harry begins to suspect that Grace may not be a complete stranger to his family. But she isn't the only attractive woman taking an interest in Harry. The sensual Alice is also growing closer, coming on to him in an enticing, clearly sexual way. Mesmerized by these two women, Harry finds himself falling deeper under their spell. Yet the closer he gets to them, the more isolated he feels, disoriented by a growing fear that both women are hiding dangerous--even deadly--secrets . . . and that neither one is telling the truth.

An NPR Best Book of the YearThe author of the wildly popular The Kind Worth Killing returns with an electrifying and downright Hitchcockian psychological thriller--as tantalizing as the cinema classics Rear Window and Wait Until Dark--involving a young woman caught in a vise of voyeurism, betrayal, manipulation, and murder. The danger isn't all in your head . . . Growing up, Kate Priddy was always a bit neurotic, experiencing momentary bouts of anxiety that exploded into full blown panic attacks after an ex-boyfriend kidnapped her and nearly ended her life. When Corbin Dell, a distant cousin in Boston, suggests the two temporarily swap apartments, Kate, an art student in London, agrees, hoping that time away in a new place will help her overcome the recent wreckage of her life. But soon after her arrival at Corbin's grand apartment on Beacon Hill, Kate makes a shocking discovery: his next-door neighbor, a young woman named Audrey Marshall, has been murdered. When the police question her about Corbin, a shaken Kate has few answers, and many questions of her own--curiosity that intensifies when she meets Alan Cherney, a handsome, quiet tenant who lives across the courtyard, in the apartment facing Audrey's. Alan saw Corbin surreptitiously come and go from Audrey's place, yet he's denied knowing her. Then, Kate runs into a tearful man claiming to be the dead woman's old boyfriend, who insists Corbin did the deed the night that he left for London. When she reaches out to her cousin, he proclaims his innocence and calms her nerves . . . until she comes across disturbing objects hidden in the apartment--and accidently learns that Corbin is not where he says he is. Could Corbin be a killer? And what about Alan? Kate finds herself drawn to this appealing man who seems so sincere, yet she isn't sure. Jetlagged and emotionally unstable, her imagination full of dark images caused by the terror of her past, Kate can barely trust herself . . . So how could she take the chance on a stranger she's just met? Yet the danger Kate imagines isn't nearly as twisted and deadly as what's about to happen. When her every fear becomes very real. And much, much closer than she thinks. Told from multiple points of view, Her Every Fear is a scintillating, edgy novel rich with Peter Swanson's chilling insight into the darkest corners of the human psyche and virtuosic skill for plotting that has propelled him to the highest ranks of suspense, in the tradition of such greats as Gillian Flynn, Paula Hawkins, Patricia Highsmith, and James M. Cain.

Å bytte leilighet med Boston-fetteren, Corbin Dell, virker som en god ide for Kate. Et miljøskifte kan kanskje jage bort marerittene som har hjemsøkt henne den siste tiden. Da hun kommer til Boston oppdager hun at kvinnen i leiligheten ved siden av har blitt brutalt drept. Politiet mistenker at fetteren er morderen. Langt hjemmefra og følelsesmessig ustabil, hvem kan egentlig Kate stole på?«Jeg elsket den! En strålende, original idé, gjennomført med bravur!» Clare Mackintosh

I väntan på ett försenat flyg från London till Boston träffar Ted Severson den vackra och mystiska Lily Kintner. Det visar sig att de ska med samma flyg, och för att fördriva tiden börjar de två främlingarna dricka martinis och leka en lek som går ut på att de avslöjar hemligheter för varandra. Leken tar dock en allvarlig vändning när Ted, halvt på allvar och halvt på skämt, berättar att han vill döda sin fru och Lily erbjuder sig att hjälpa till. Tillbaka i Boston fortsätter de två att smida mordiska planer. Men vad Ted inte vet är att även Lily döljer ett mörkt förflutet. Snart blir de indragna i en fartfylld katt och råtta-lek, full av oväntade vändningar, där det är omöjligt att veta vem som är förövare och vem som är offer.

The bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing returns with an electrifying psychological thriller As tantalizing as Rear Window, Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train and The Talented Mr Ripley 'I loved it! A brilliantly original premise, delivered with panache.' CLARE MACKINTOSH, Sunday Times bestselling author of I See YouFollowing a brutal attack, Kate Priddy makes the uncharacteristically bold decision of moving from London to Boston - in an apartment swap with her cousin, Corbin Dell. But soon after her arrival Kate makes a shocking discovery: Corbin's next-door neighbour, Audrey Marshall, may have been murdered. Far from home and emotionally unstable, her imagination playing out her every fear, who can Kate trust?

George Foss, 40 år og singel møter plutselig sin ungdomsforelskelse, Liana Decter. Han gir umiddelbart etter da hun ber ham om hjelp. Liana er forfulgt av noen brutale håndlangere, og George oppdager at Liana ikke bare er uskyldigheten selv. Han mistenker at hun kan ha slått noen i hjel. George prøver å hjelpe Liana ut problemene, men blir selv fanget i en malstrøm av løgner, hemmeligheter og mord." En lettlurt helt ender som den rene Hercule Poirot. Men dette er en god og elegant spenningsbok." Ole Jacob Hoel, Adresseavisen«Boston-basert, Hitchcock-inspirert historie om George, som får livet snudd oppned når den gamle flammen Liana plutselig dukker opp på hans lokale taverna. Fengende, morsom, full av ville cliffhangers og sjokkerende plotsvinger, og – som vi elsker å si – regelrett heseblesende. Liana er den kuleste kvinneskikkelsen i krim på en stund, og Peter Swanson er kanskje den nye Harlan Coben?» Asbjørn Slettemark, Op-5«Swanson gir leserne et adrenalinrush gjennom hårnålssvingene.» Publishers Weekly

Following a brutal attack, Kate Priddy makes the uncharacteristically bold decision of moving from London to Boston - in an apartment swap with her cousin, Corbin Dell. But soon after her arrival Kate makes a shocking discovery: Corbin's next-door neighbour, Audrey Marshall, may have been murdered.

An NPR Best Book of the YearThe author of the wildly popular The Kind Worth Killing returns with an electrifying and downright Hitchcockian psychological thriller--as tantalizing as the cinema classics Rear Window and Wait Until Dark--involving a young woman caught in a vise of voyeurism, betrayal, manipulation, and murder. The danger isn't all in your head . . . Growing up, Kate Priddy was always a bit neurotic, experiencing momentary bouts of anxiety that exploded into full blown panic attacks after an ex-boyfriend kidnapped her and nearly ended her life. When Corbin Dell, a distant cousin in Boston, suggests the two temporarily swap apartments, Kate, an art student in London, agrees, hoping that time away in a new place will help her overcome the recent wreckage of her life. But soon after her arrival at Corbin's grand apartment on Beacon Hill, Kate makes a shocking discovery: his next-door neighbor, a young woman named Audrey Marshall, has been murdered. When the police question her about Corbin, a shaken Kate has few answers, and many questions of her own--curiosity that intensifies when she meets Alan Cherney, a handsome, quiet tenant who lives across the courtyard, in the apartment facing Audrey's. Alan saw Corbin surreptitiously come and go from Audrey's place, yet he's denied knowing her. Then, Kate runs into a tearful man claiming to be the dead woman's old boyfriend, who insists Corbin did the deed the night that he left for London. When she reaches out to her cousin, he proclaims his innocence and calms her nerves . . . until she comes across disturbing objects hidden in the apartment--and accidently learns that Corbin is not where he says he is. Could Corbin be a killer? And what about Alan? Kate finds herself drawn to this appealing man who seems so sincere, yet she isn't sure. Jetlagged and emotionally unstable, her imagination full of dark images caused by the terror of her past, Kate can barely trust herself . . . So how could she take the chance on a stranger she's just met? Yet the danger Kate imagines isn't nearly as twisted and deadly as what's about to happen. When her every fear becomes very real. And much, much closer than she thinks. Told from multiple points of view, Her Every Fear is a scintillating, edgy novel rich with Peter Swanson's chilling insight into the darkest corners of the human psyche and virtuosic skill for plotting that has propelled him to the highest ranks of suspense, in the tradition of such greats as Gillian Flynn, Paula Hawkins, Patricia Highsmith, and James M. Cain.

A devious tale of psychological suspense so irresistible that it prompts Entertainment Weekly to ask, "Is The Kind Worth Killing the next Gone Girl?" From one of the hottest new thriller writers, Peter Swanson, a name you may not know yet (but soon will), this is his breakout novel in the bestselling tradition of Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train--and is soon to be a major movie directed by Agnieszka Holland. In a tantalizing set-up reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith's classic Strangers on a Train... On a night flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintner. Sharing one too many martinis, the strangers begin to play a game of truth, revealing very intimate details about themselves. Ted talks about his marriage that's going stale and his wife Miranda, who he's sure is cheating on him. Ted and his wife were a mismatch from the start--he the rich businessman, she the artistic free spirit--a contrast that once inflamed their passion, but has now become a clich . But their game turns a little darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda for what she's done. Lily, without missing a beat, says calmly, "I'd like to help." After all, some people are the kind worth killing, like a lying, stinking, cheating spouse. . . . Back in Boston, Ted and Lily's twisted bond grows stronger as they begin to plot Miranda's demise. But there are a few things about Lily's past that she hasn't shared with Ted, namely her experience in the art and craft of murder, a journey that began in her very precocious youth. Suddenly these co-conspirators are embroiled in a chilling game of cat-and-mouse, one they both cannot survive . . . with a shrewd and very determined detective on their tail.