Rules for Perfect Murders – A Clever, Meta Mystery Novel by Peter Swanson

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A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK’Fiendish good fun’ ANTHONY HOROWITZIf you want to get away with murder, play by the rules Years ago Malcolm Kershaw wrote a list of his ‘Eight Favourite Murders’ for his Old Devils mystery bookshop blog. Among others, it included those from Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders, Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train and Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. Now, just before Christmas, Malcolm finds himself at the heart of an investigation – as an FBI agent believes someone may be re-enacting each of the murders on his list. Can the killer be stopped before they get away with eight perfect murders?’An ingenious game of cat-and-mouse’ The Times’Never less than enthralling’ Daily Mail’Tremendously enjoyable’ Sunday Mirror; 352 pages; Published: 10/12/2020

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