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

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Henry Kimball is a PI. Previously, he was a HS Honors English teacher and taught his current client. Joan suspects her husband of cheating on her (not that she’s sure she cares, she just wants confirmation) and hires Henry. In alternating chapters in the first half, we also get a bit from one summer during Joan’s teenage years. This is one of those stories when the reader knows who’s to blame and it’s just a question of how Henry will figure it out. The story moves at a brisk pace with short chapters. It covers the normal psychopath situation with a twist about justice. My problem was that there was nothing unique. Also, Henry felt flat and Joan never came across as real. 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? One thing that stood out for me as particularly talented was the perfect reminders of relevant book 1 content - done as needed when needed, without boring the reader restating too much detail. The Kind Worth Saving follows Henry Kimball, who is now a private investigator after the events of The Kind Worth Killing. He’s hired by a woman who thinks her husband is cheating on her and wants evidence, which, at least based on TV shows and books, seems like the number one job of PIs.

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

Peter is the Sunday Times and New York Times best selling author of eight novels, including The Kind Worth Killing, winner of the New England Society Book Award, and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, Her Every Fear, an NPR book of the year; and his most recent, The Kind Worth Saving.His books have been translated into over 30 languages, and his stories, poetry, and features have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, The Atlantic Monthly, Measure, The Guardian, The Strand Magazine, and Yankee Magazine.Overall, this is a clever thriller and it’s so good to reconnect with Kimball and Lily again as that relationship is one that will continue to be a source of acute interest. This sequel definitely delivers on its promise as Peter Swanson spins characters making you like those you probably shouldn’t and defies your expectations. Is it possible that Joan knows something about that day, something she’s hidden all these years? Could there still be a killer out there, someone who believes they have gotten away with murder? Henry is determined to find out, but as he steps closer to the truth, a murderer is getting closer to him, and in this hair-raising game of cat and mouse only one of them will survive. All I am going to say is enjoy. There are plenty of twists and games happening throughout, and who do you trust? Who do you believe? Read it and find out, you will not be sorry. 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. What was the purpose of Richards ex-girlfriend (Karen), and that guy that Joan slept with (George, who attended her wedding as the plus one with one of her husbands collage friends)? Were they teaming up because they both had some connected to the school shooting, or to Joan's husband, or some other connection.... nope. pointless

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The inventive Mr. Swanson never lets the willing reader down. With The Kind Worth Saving, he surpasses his own high standard." -- Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal But I could also argue that because the two books have a lot of similarities (which I won’t go into in this review), I found The Kind Worth Killing more surprising and enjoyable to read. All I will say is that both books are very twisty. Both books involve some very devious and amoral characters. And both will keep you guessing until the end.The Kind Worth Saving is the second book in the Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner series. And just like its predecessor, The Kind Worth Killing, I’m left wanting more!! I will say that just like the first book, this one started off slow for me, and then Part 2 of the book really took off. Part 3 is the conclusion of the book that made me sad that it ended. It’s safe to say that Peter Swanson likes to build up a momentum in his stories, and he succeeded once again. What else you may be wondering: Do you have to read The Kind Worth Killing before reading The Kind Worth Saving? The Kind Worth Saving" is the long-awaited sequel to "The Kind Worth Killing" that could easily be read as a standalone. Swanson called this a “semi-sequel” and it’s a very good way to describe it. if you’re expecting another story surrounding Lily Kintner, you’ll need to adjust expectations. this book is mainly centered around Henry Kimball, the police officer turned private detective from TKWK buuuut we do get re-introduced to Lily (the MC in TKWK) and she may or may not get herself into trouble again 👀 it was so much fun reading her POV again!!! i think this goes without saying but you MUST read THE KIND WORTH KILLING before THE KIND WORTH SAVING or else it will spoil literally everything 😂 if you’re debating if you need a re read of TKWK before this one like i did, do it!! it helped me so much, although Swanson does hint at the details/spoilers.