book review the kind worth saving

Book Review: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

By john valeri.

Bostonian Peter Swanson is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels (including last year’s Nine Lives ) that have been translated into thirty languages. Also a poet, his verse, short fiction, and feature stories have appeared in a variety of publications, from Asimov’s Science Fiction to Yankee Magazine . His newest genre offering, The Kind Worth Saving , revisits two central characters from 2015’s New England Society Book Award-winning and CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger finalist The Kind Worth Killing .

Private Investigator Henry Kimball—a former detective who aspires to write serious poetry but more often finds himself composing bawdy limericks—is approached for what should be a simple case: to confirm a wife’s suspicions of her husband’s infidelity. The client, Joan, is not a stranger to him; rather, she was a student during his short stint as an English teacher—a career that ended soon after one of Joan’s classmates shot and killed a female peer before turning the gun on himself in Kimball’s classroom. Her appearance rekindles a subtle sense of disquiet which blossoms into full-on suspicion when Kimble discovers the bodies of Joan’s husband, real estate agent Richard Whalen, and his paramour dead of an apparent murder-suicide.

Believing the two events may somehow be related, Kimball finds himself mining his and Joan’s shared history for answers (not that she’s left much to unearth)—and wondering if his own failings could have resulted in future violence. The search leads him back to Lily Kintner, a suspected murderess turned unlikely confidante who nearly ended his life in The Kind Worth Killing . But as Kimball and Kintner endeavor to make sense out of the senseless (which includes their own odd yet endearing alliance), a new nemesis emerges, ensnaring Kimball in a game of kill or be killed. To put the past to rest must he be buried along with it?

Swanson tells the story in three parts. The first (“The Tender Age of Murderers”) alternates between Kimball’s current investigative activities and Joan’s recollection of a seminal summer holiday at Maine’s Winward Resort; Kimball’s narration is told in the first-person while Joan’s is done in the third, resulting in a juxtaposition of now and then that also mirrors the readers’ level of intimacy (or lack thereof) with the characters. Parts 2 (“The Third Person”) and 3 (“Dirty Work”) introduce two additional points of view, bringing the past into the present. It’s a substantive structure that brings increasing immediacy to the story as it rushes toward a (dare I say?) poetic conclusion.

The Kind Worth Saving is…well, the kind worth reading. While some of the author’s efforts ( Eight Perfect Murders , Nine Lives , etc.) are as memorable for their high concept hooks as they are for the hearts that lie beneath them, this one is firmly character driven. Consequently, Kimball compels you far before the cleverness and complexities of the case(s) do. Taken in tandem, the two make for superior storytelling. More of a companion novel to The Kind Worth Killing than a proper sequel, this one will nevertheless leave readers wanting—and not necessarily for answers or insights but for the (not so) simple pleasures of the company itself.

Learn More Or Order A Copy

Cooking the Books: Molten Death by Leslie Karst

Darling girls by sally hepworth: a visual guide, book review: murder road by simone st james, book review: the other lola by ripley jones, john valeri.

I love to write before even wrote small articles for magazines. But now sometimes there is not enough time. So I decided while writing a research paper to seek help from specialists. I think he will help me and my work will get a high score, for me it is very important.

Throughout the post, the author demonstrates their unique perspective and in-depth knowledge.

They collaborate with a number of churches and non-profit organizations to serve the community. Greyhound has also collaborated with the American Red Cross. Therefore, homeless people can get assistance in emergency situations.

Pretty good article. I just stumbled across your blog and enjoyed reading your blog posts. I am looking for new articles to get more valuable information. Thanks a lot for the useful information.

Comments are closed.

Election 2024
Entertainment
Newsletters
Photography
Personal Finance
AP Investigations
AP Buyline Personal Finance
Press Releases
Israel-Hamas War
Russia-Ukraine War
Global elections
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Middle East
Election Results
Delegate Tracker
AP & Elections
March Madness
AP Top 25 Poll
Movie reviews
Book reviews
Personal finance
Financial Markets
Business Highlights
Financial wellness
Artificial Intelligence
Social Media

Review: A private detective suspects his client of murder

This cover image released by WIlliam Morrow shows “The Kind Worth Saving” by Peter Swanson. (William Morrow via AP)

Copy Link copied

“A Kind Worth Saving,” by Peter Swanson (William Morrow)

Henry Kimball failed as a poet, washed out as a school teacher and screwed up so badly as a policeman that he got fired. Now, as Peter Swanson’s new thriller, “The Kind Worth Saving,” opens, Henry is trying to establish himself as a private detective.

To his subsequent misfortune, Joan Whalen walks though his office door looking for someone to tail her husband, a real estate salesman who she believes is having an affair with one of his colleagues. Joan’s first words to Henry: “Do you remember me?”

It takes him a moment to place her. Years ago, when he was teaching high school English, she was one of his students. She was in his classroom when a surly loner pulled out a gun, shot a classmate to death, and then turned the gun on himself.

Something about Joan makes Henry uneasy, but he takes the case and promptly does something stupid. He strikes up a conversation with the other woman, hoping to get her to admit the affair, and ends up sleeping with her.

Later, when he trails the cheating couple to a vacant house where they had been meeting for sex, he hears gunshots, bursts inside, and finds both shot to death. Police declare it a murder-suicide, but Henry can’t shake the feeling that Joan is somehow responsible. Before the bodies are discovered, however, the author introduces a series of flashbacks in which Joan and the future school shooter meet at an ocean-side resort and hatch a plan to murder Richard’s teenage cousin. The complex, twist-filled plot then follows young Joan and Richard as she manipulates him into killing people she resents, and Henry as he tries to prove that grown-up Joan was responsible for the love-nest murder.

The story draws heavily on events and characters from Swanson’s 2015 novel, “A Kind Worth Killing.” For those who read and still remember the earlier book, the new novel may work well, but others are likely to feel lost at times. The problem becomes acute toward the end when a character named Lily appears out of nowhere and virtually takes over the role of protagonist. In the earlier book, when Henry was still a cop, he investigated Lily for murdering two people, fell in love with her, got stabbed for his trouble, and decided to let her get away with her crimes anyway. To readers unfamiliar with the previous novel, Lily’s role the new book can be difficult to swallow.

Bruce DeSilva, winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award, is the author of the Mulligan crime novels including “The Dread Line.”

How did that book end? Book spoilers to jog your memory.

Peter Swanson | The Kind Worth Saving

The Book:

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson ( Henry Kimball / Lily Kintner #2 ) Published March 7, 2023 by William Morrow & Company Date read: February 16, 2023

The Characters:

Henry Lily Joan

Buy it on Bookshop.org | Amazon

This page contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this site.

If you need to jog your memory before starting The Kind Worth Saving , check out my spoiler recap for The Kind Worth Killing here .

The Plot (from Goodreads ):

There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan. So, when she turns up at private investigator Henry Kimball’s office asking him to investigate her husband, he can’t help feeling ill at ease. Just the sight of her stirs up a chilling memory: he knew Joan in his previous life as a high school English teacher, when he was at the center of a tragedy.

Now Joan needs his help in proving that her husband is cheating. But what should be a simple case of infidelity becomes much more complicated when Kimball finds two bodies in an uninhabited suburban home with a “for sale” sign out front. Suddenly it feels like the past is repeating itself, and Henry must go back to one of the worst days of his life to uncover the truth.

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.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Caroline (@howdidthatbookend)

The book opens with Detective Kimball’s POV, the same detective that was investigating Lily in the first book. He left the Boston police department after he was accused of attacking Lily and is now a PI in New Hampshire. One of his former students, Joan, comes in to ask him to follow her husband Richard and confirm that he is cheating on her.

When the book switches to Joan’s POV in the past, we learn that she went to school with Richard, but first became friends with him when they happened to be staying at the same hotel on vacation in Maine. (For those who have read Nine Lives , this is the same Windward Resort!) They discussed whether they would kill someone if they knew they’d get away with it, and then conspired to kill Richard’s cousin Duane, who had made creepy moves on Joan. This part feels very similar to Lily’s origin story.

We also learn that Kimball was Joan’s English teacher in high school. There was a school shooting that caused him to leave the profession and become a cop. The shooter only killed one other person before killing himself.

Kimball follows both Richard and Pam, who Joan believes is the other woman. He befriends Pam and ends up sleeping with her. The next day, he follows both Richard and Pam to an empty house (they’re real estate agents). Pam had told Kimball that she was planning on ending it with Richard. Kimball hears gunshots and goes inside to find Pam shot in the chest and head and Richard appearing to have shot himself.

In part two, Kimball thinks he might have been set up as a witness, and that a third person was involved in the shooting. He goes to see Lily to get her advice–apparently they’re friendly despite how TKWK ended. He had visited her in the psych hospital after they both agreed not to press charges against the other, and they somewhat became friends. Lily told him about the field where the bodies were about to turn up (this is how TKWK ended).

We also get our first chapter from Richard’s POV, also in the past, but five years after his summer in Maine with Joan. They haven’t spoken to each other since, until this chapter. We find out that Richard went to the same college I did! But he dropped out halfway. When he and Joan meet up, it is revealed that this Richard that she kills with is a different Richard than the one in the memory. We also learn that Joan and Richard Seddon had orchestrated the school shooting.

Joan had convinced Pam to sleep with her husband, and then asked the MC Richard to help her kill her husband. Kimball began to put together that it wasn’t a murder/suicide. He had thought Joan had behaved oddly the day of the school shooting, and he finds out about Duane’s death. He then tracks down Richard, guessing at the connection between him and Joan. After he questions Richard, Richard brings a bomb to Henry’s office, attempting to kill him. Henry survived in critical condition, while Richard died.

Lily heard what happened and decided to pick up Henry’s investigation. She befriended Joan and got her to confess, and then killed her.

The Ending:

The review: .

I thoroughly enjoyed this continuation of Peter Swanson’s much-loved thriller, The Kind Worth Killing. TKWK ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, or at least required some speculation from the reader, so it was very satisfying to see where the characters ended up and what happened after TKWK ended. The ending of The Kind Worth Saving gave me a lot more closure than the previous book did.

Swanson said himself that TKWS is a semi-sequel. While the TKWK characters do appear and there’s some explanation given to what happened after TKWK ended, TKWS has its own plot and a new set of characters. The new plot felt very familiar compared to the previous book, but it had its differences and I enjoyed how it turned out.

Without spoilers, I can’t say much more! The character Richard went to the same college as I did! I forgot how much Kimball’s limericks cracked me up in the first book and was glad there were more in this one. Fans of The Kind Worth Killing will definitely want to read this book. If you haven’t read The Kind Worth Killing, I definitely recommend picking it up first.

Follow me on Bloglovin’ !

We're trying to grow our mailing list. If you join us and stick around, you will automatically be entered into two giveaways as a token of our thanks. And that's just the start!

Thank you! Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Pingback: Peter Swanson | The Kind Worth Killing – Bookends
Pingback: March 2023 New Releases – Bookends
Pingback: Mid-Year Check-In – Bookends
Pingback: 2023 Annual Wrap-Up – Bookends

Peter Swanson

This book works as a great stand alone novel and as a brilliant semi-sequel to The Kind Worth Killing." Goodreads Review

Readers will be hard-pressed not to devour this in one sitting." Publishers Weekly

How those two stories converge, and the shocking sleight-of-hand twist that is, trust me, impossible to predict, are just two of the many balls that Swanson juggles in this entertaining story." Sarah Lyall, New York Times

Bookreporter
ReadingGroupGuides
AuthorsOnTheWeb

The Book Report Network

Regular Features

Author spotlights, "bookreporter talks to" videos & podcasts, "bookaccino live: a lively talk about books", favorite monthly lists & picks, seasonal features, book festivals, sports features, bookshelves.

Coming Soon

Newsletters

Weekly Update
On Sale This Week
Spring Preview
Winter Reading
Holiday Cheer
Fall Preview
Summer Reading

Word of Mouth

Submitting a book for review, write the editor, you are here:, the kind worth saving.

About the Book

In this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson, a private eye starts to follow a possibly adulterous husband, but little does he know that the twisted trail will lead back to the woman who hired him.

There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan. So when she turns up at private investigator Henry Kimball’s office asking him to investigate her husband, he can’t help feeling ill at ease. Just the sight of her stirs up a chilling memory: He knew Joan in his previous life as a high school English teacher, when he was at the center of a tragedy.

Now Joan needs his help in proving that her husband is cheating. But what should be a simple case of infidelity becomes much more complicated when Kimball finds two bodies in an uninhabited suburban home with a FOR SALE sign out front. Suddenly it feels like the past is repeating itself, and Henry must go back to one of the worst days of his life to uncover the truth.

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, enlisting help from his old nemesis Lily Kintner --- 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.

Audiobook available; read by Keith Szarabaijka, Kathleen Early, Helen Laser and Micky Shiloah

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

Publication Date: February 6, 2024
Genres: Fiction , Mystery , Suspense , Thriller
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN-10: 0063204991
ISBN-13: 9780063204997

Biggest New Books
Non-Fiction
All Categories
First Readers Club Daily Giveaway
How It Works

Get the Book Marks Bulletin

Email address:

Categories Fiction Fantasy Graphic Novels Historical Horror Literary Literature in Translation Mystery, Crime, & Thriller Poetry Romance Speculative Story Collections Non-Fiction Art Biography Criticism Culture Essays Film & TV Graphic Nonfiction Health History Investigative Journalism Memoir Music Nature Politics Religion Science Social Sciences Sports Technology Travel True Crime

April 11, 2024

An examination of colonialism in the Pacific
Hamilton Nolan on Pamela Paul, and other columnists
Revisiting Karl Marx’s The Eighteenth Brumaire

Crime, Thrillers & Mystery

Your Amazon Prime 30-day FREE trial includes:

Unlimited Premium Delivery is available to Amazon Prime members. To join, select "Yes, I want a free trial with FREE Premium Delivery on this order." above the Add to Basket button and confirm your Amazon Prime free trial sign-up.

Important: Your credit card will NOT be charged when you start your free trial or if you cancel during the trial period. If you're happy with Amazon Prime, do nothing. At the end of the free trial, you will be charged £95/year for Prime (annual) membership or £8.99/month for Prime (monthly) membership.

Buy new: £10.38 £10.38 FREE delivery: Monday, April 15 in the UK Dispatches from: Amazon Sold by: Amazon

Return this item for free.

Free returns are available for the shipping address you chose. For a full refund with no deduction for return shipping, you can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition.

Go to your orders and start the return
Select the return method

Buy used £8.68

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet or computer – no Kindle device required .

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

Image Unavailable

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

To view this video download Flash Player

Follow the author

The Kind Worth Saving: 'Nobody writes psychopaths like Swanson.' Mark Edwards Hardcover – 2 Mar. 2023

Purchase options and add-ons.

'I loved it!' GILLIAN McALLISTER 'Nobody writes psychopaths like Swanson.' MARK EDWARDS 'Swanson has made me fall in love with plot twists again.' DOUG JOHNSTONE TWO'S COMPANY, THREE'S MURDER When private detective and former cop Henry Kimball is hired to investigate a cheating husband, he senses all is not quite what it seems, and before he knows it he's gotten far too close to the other woman. As the case rapidly gets ever more dangerous, he's forced to turn to the only person he can trust, the sociopathic Lily Kintner, the woman who once stabbed him, but with whom he shares a peculiar bond. From the bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing What readers are saying ***** 'Definitely one of the best books of the year!' ***** 'Wickedly delicious!' ***** 'A thrilling, gripping book that will keep you on the edge of your seat.' ***** 'Fantastically twisty' ***** 'Wow, this was a nonstop whirlwind!' ***** 'Oh my goodness I couldn't put it down'

Book 2 of 2 Henry Kimball
Print length 320 pages
Language English
Publisher Faber & Faber
Publication date 2 Mar. 2023
Dimensions 15.3 x 2.2 x 23.4 cm
ISBN-10 0571373550
ISBN-13 978-0571373550
See all details

Frequently bought together

Popular titles by this author

From the Publisher

Product description

Peter Swanson is a master at sticking knifes into familiar tropes and then giving them a twist, and his latest is a twin narrative page-turner of the highest order.

In the footsteps of Patricia Highsmith, Swanson has always had a talent for making defiantly amoral characters seductive and the waltz of treachery between most of his characters is a joy to behold. Another page-turning success which cleverly makes the reader complicit in its celebration of ambiguity.

Book Description

The un-put-downable sequel to the Top Ten Sunday Times bestseller and R&J pick , The Kind Worth Killing

About the Author

Product details.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Faber & Faber; Main edition (2 Mar. 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0571373550
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0571373550
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.3 x 2.2 x 23.4 cm
2,166 in Hard-Boiled Mystery
7,767 in Police Procedurals (Books)
29,089 in Thrillers (Books)

About the author

Peter swanson.

Peter Swanson is the author of nine novels, including The Kind Worth Killing, winner of the New England Society Book Award, and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and Her Every Fear, an NPR book of the year. His books have been translated into 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.

A graduate of Trinity College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Emerson College, he lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts with his wife and cat.

Customer reviews

Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings, help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness.

Reviews with images

Sort reviews by Top reviews Most recent Top reviews

Top reviews from United Kingdom

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. please try again later..

Top reviews from other countries

UK Modern Slavery Statement
Sustainability
Amazon Science
Sell on Amazon
Sell on Amazon Business
Sell on Amazon Handmade
Sell on Amazon Launchpad
Supply to Amazon
Protect and build your brand
Associates Programme
Fulfilment by Amazon
Seller Fulfilled Prime
Advertise Your Products
Independently Publish with Us
Host an Amazon Hub
› See More Make Money with Us
Instalments by Barclays
Amazon Platinum Mastercard
Amazon Classic Mastercard
Amazon Currency Converter
Payment Methods Help
Shop with Points
Top Up Your Account
Top Up Your Account in Store
COVID-19 and Amazon
Track Packages or View Orders
Delivery Rates & Policies
Amazon Prime
Returns & Replacements
Manage Your Content and Devices
Recalls and Product Safety Alerts
Amazon Mobile App
Customer Service
Accessibility
Netherlands
United Arab Emirates
United States
Conditions of Use & Sale
Privacy Notice
Cookies Notice
Interest-Based Ads Notice

Crime Fiction Lover

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

Peter Swanson is well known for complex and clever plotting that’s designed to keep readers guessing. It was shown off to dazzling effect in The Kind Worth Killing , which came out in 2015 and sold by the truckload. Its follow-up made CFL’s Most Wanted List for 2023 – after all this time, could The Kind Worth Saving live up to what had gone before?

Well, yes and no. On the plus side, readers of the first book will be delighted to see the return of Lily Kintner, who took centre stage back then. Also making a comeback is Henry Kimball, who was more of a minor player first time around, but as The Kind Worth Saving begins he’s in the limelight.

Former high school teacher-turned police officer-turned private eye, Henry is surprised when a former pupil comes to his office and asks him to do some surveillance on her husband. Joan Whalen (nee Grieve) thinks her other half is cheating and wants Henry to get to the truth, no matter how much it costs. Henry and Joan have a shared history – they were both witnesses when the school loner killed another pupil in English class and then turned the gun on himself. The trauma of that experience led Henry to leave teaching and go into law enforcement, until an equally dramatic encounter with Lily Kintner had him reevaluating his life and finding yet another new career.

Life in Massachusetts should be a lot more peaceful for Henry these days, but his snooping on Richard Whalen comes to an abrupt end when he finds the cheating husband and the man’s mistress dead in an apparent murder-suicide. Or… could it be just plain murder? It gives the investigator a sense of deja vu, and something else… Henry’s gut tells him things aren’t as cut and dried as they might first appear.

Henry isn’t the only one with feelings of deja vu at this point, because as things progress there are several elements here that feel a little like reworked sections of The Kind Worth Killing. As a result, some of the plot progressions seems rather familiar – although after eight years, the details may feel a bit hazy.

One bonus to The Kind Worth Saving is the reappearance of Lily, albeit well into the book. She’s now living a quiet existence with her father and his partner and she is a tad surprised when Henry comes a-calling. He needs to share his suspicions with someone, and Lily is just the girl. The sections where Henry and Lily are together are definitely the best parts of this novel and add some much needed spark. Their chemistry is entertaining and well-drawn, and when Lily forges off on her own the resulting scenes and situations are vintage Swanson too.

The jury is out as to whether you need to read book one before tackling what the author is calling a semi-sequel. Yes, it might help to know some of the backstory before starting book two, but that nagging feleing of having read it before will not apply to readers whoo straight to The Kind Worth Saving, so take your pick.

I really wanted to like this book and throw myself into it, but there were some developments that had me rolling my eyes in disbelief. There’s also a strange ebb and flow in the characterisations that hampers a fuller engagement, with some of the plot teetering on the edge of farce. To top that all off, there’s the distinct impression that the author may be toying with a third bite at this particular cherry. On this showing, I’m not sure that’s such a good idea…

For more crime set in Massachusetts, try Death on a Winter Stroll by Francine Mathews .

Faber and Faber Print/Kindle/iBook £5.99

CFL Rating: 3 Stars

WELCOME TO CRIME FICTION LOVER

The last murder at the end of the world by stuart turton, hear her scream by dylan h jones, the rumor game by thomas mullen, recent comments, the complete guide to mick herron’s slough house series, the danish crime show dna returns, nordic murders season 4 on walter presents, the nordic murders: the latest german crime drama on walter presents.

Book review: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

I’ve read a number of books by Peter Swanson however missed The Kind Worth Killing , which became the first in this series. It didn’t really matter but I’d probably recommend reading it first as I was missing a bit of context here and though this offers some spoilers, I’m keen to go back and read it because I very much liked Lily, who belatedly joins in the adventures here.

When private detective and former teacher Henry Kimball is hired to investigate an ex-pupil's cheating husband, he senses all is not quite what it seems, and before he knows it he's gotten far too close to the other woman. As the case gets ever stranger, he turns to the only person he can trust, Lily Kintner, someone with dark secrets of her own...

We learn than Henry was originally a teacher until a tragic school shooting had him question his choices and join the police. I’m assuming the first book in this series was about Henry when he was with the police as he mentions having become obsessed with a case and a woman named Lily.

He’s now a private investigator and keen for work so (despite some misgivings) takes on the case for a former student, Joan, involving her philandering husband and soon learns her suspicions were correct. But then things turn messy and Henry becomes suspicious of Joan’s motivations for hiring him.

Swanson also takes us back in time and we meet a teenage Joan and her first encounter with violence and death… something that then seem to follow her around.

We’re eventually introduced to Lily with whom Henry confides his concerns about the case and role he may have played in two deaths. It’s then things go pear-shaped for Henry and Lily steps in, and newcomers to her character (such as moi) will become intrigued about the role she might have played in the first book of this series.

I’m always perhaps a little disappointed in books that reveal the baddie fairly early on. They feel predictable unless a final twist or two is on offer. That was the case here but the switch in timeframes and narrators helps keep the plot of this moving at a swift pace. And then the further switch from Henry to Lily meant that this continued to feel fresh when it could have stalled.

I very much enjoyed meeting Henry and Lily and will seek out this book’s predecessor as this certainly has me intrigued about what passed. And this ends in an interesting place, so I also look forward to future outings.

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson will be published in Australia by Allen & Unwin in early March 2023.

I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher for review purposes.

« Previous post
Next Post »

Comments are closed.

Search my book reviews

Book reviews by author
Book reviews by genre
Book reviews by rating

Hi, I’m Deborah… a seachanger living on Australia’s Fraser Coast, in Queensland. I write about books and life in general.

Don't miss out!

Subscribe to Debbish and receive notifications of new posts.

Email Address

The Kind Worth Saving, a review by Kristin

The Kind Worth Saving By: Peter Swanson

Publication Date: March 7, 2023 Published By: William Morrow 320 Pages

Find It On: Amazon | Goodreads

*This post contains affiliate links. We earn a small commission if you purchase the book through the link.

“The people who are good at hiding secrets are the people who have practice at it.”

Joan suspects that her husband is cheating. She wants proof. She hires private investigator Henry Kimball, a former police officer, to gather evidence on her husband. Joan is no stranger to Henry. He gets an uneasy feeling about her as he knew her when he was student teaching English when Joan was in high school. What was supposed to be a simple investigation into a cheating husband turned into so much more when Henry found two dead bodies inside a home that was for sale. Henry felt like the past is coming back. Henry doesn’t believe the circumstances and he is determined to find out how everything played out.

Welp… book was a disappointment for me. Not worth more than a whopping two stars. Believe me, I know that I am a huge outlier when it comes to Peter Swanson books. He is just not the author for me. Which sucks because he is a genuinely nice guy (he came to one of our book clubs so we could discuss a book with him). Alas, I will never read one of Swanson’s books again. This is a slow burn type of book, but there is no real excitement. I really disliked Henry Kimball. He’s unprofessional. He keeps crossing lines (and not ones we know private investigators cross), and he should know better being a former police officer. In my notes, I wrote that he is just all around inappropriate. I was able to figure out the who early on, just not the how or the why right away. Moreover, this was the second book of this two-book series. The Kind Worth Killing leaves you on a cliffhanger, and there’s just a few pages of explanation as to what happened, it wasn’t satisfactory. If you like Swanson books, you’ll love this one. It just wasn’t for me.

Sharing is caring!

Never miss a review

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Enjoy fast, free delivery, exclusive deals, and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime Try Prime and start saving today with fast, free delivery

Amazon Prime includes:

Fast, FREE Delivery is available to Prime members. To join, select "Try Amazon Prime and start saving today with Fast, FREE Delivery" below the Add to Cart button.

Cardmembers earn 5% Back at Amazon.com with a Prime Credit Card.
Unlimited Free Two-Day Delivery
Streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows with limited ads on Prime Video.
A Kindle book to borrow for free each month - with no due dates
Listen to over 2 million songs and hundreds of playlists
Unlimited photo storage with anywhere access

Important: Your credit card will NOT be charged when you start your free trial or if you cancel during the trial period. If you're happy with Amazon Prime, do nothing. At the end of the free trial, your membership will automatically upgrade to a monthly membership.

Buy new: $14.99 $14.99 FREE delivery: Tuesday, April 16 on orders over $35.00 shipped by Amazon. Ships from: Amazon.com Sold by: Amazon.com

Return this item for free.

Free returns are available for the shipping address you chose. You can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition: no shipping charges

Go to your orders and start the return
Select the return method

Buy used: $6.15

Other sellers on amazon.

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required .

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

Image Unavailable

To view this video download Flash Player

Follow the author

The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel Paperback – February 6, 2024

Purchase options and add-ons.

“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

There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan. So, when she turns up at private investigator Henry Kimball’s office asking him to investigate her husband, he can’t help feeling ill at ease. Just the sight of her stirs up a chilling memory: He knew Joan in his previous life as a high school English teacher, when he was at the center of a tragedy.

Now Joan needs his help proving that her husband is cheating. But what should be a simple case of infidelity becomes much more complicated when Kimball finds two bodies in an uninhabited suburban home with a FOR SALE sign out front. Suddenly it feels like the past is repeating itself, and Henry must go back to one of the worst days of his life to uncover the truth.

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, enlisting help from his old nemesis Lily Kintner—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.

Book 2 of 2 Henry Kimball
Print length 320 pages
Language English
Publisher William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication date February 6, 2024
Dimensions 5.31 x 0.72 x 8 inches
ISBN-10 0063204991
ISBN-13 978-0063204997
See all details

Frequently bought together

Similar items that may ship from close to you

From the Publisher

Editorial Reviews

“Smart, surprising, cool, and fun, with a deeply satisfying ending. I loved it!” — Gillian McAllister, New York Times bestselling author, on The Kind Worth Saving

“A complex tale of multiple killings over many years involving at least one, and possibly more, murderous psychopaths. The story is told in alternating timelines. . . How those two stories converge, and the shocking sleight-of-hand twist that is, trust me, impossible to predict, are just two of the many balls that Swanson juggles in this entertaining story.” — Sarah Lyall, New York Times Book Review, on The Kind Worth Saving

“This isn't exactly a sequel to Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing , though several of the characters, including the gloriously warped Lily Kintner, reappear here, but it does reprise the same creepy theme: sociopathic spiders and the not-quite-innocent flies they attempt to entrap in their labyrinthine webs (when they aren't trapping one another). Only this time Swanson ups the ante dramatically. . . It isn't so much plot twists that keep the reader reeling here (though there are plenty of those) as it is the growing realization of the horrors lurking within the minds of seemingly ordinary people.” — Booklist (starred review) on The Kind Worth Saving

“The Kind Worth Saving is another superb slice of Neo-noir, a genre in which Peter Swanson is pretty much peerless.” — M. W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author

“A spine-tingling quest to expose evil before evil wins. Psychological thriller fanatics will scramble to complete this satisfyingly twisty novel.” — Library Journal on The Kind Worth Saving

“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

"Complex, twist-filled." — Bruce Desilva, Associated Press

“Readers will be hard-pressed not to devour this in one sitting.” — Publishers Weekly

“ The Kind Worth Saving is a pitch perfect mystery with all the humanity and depth we’ve come to expect from this master of suspense.” — CrimeReads

“The mysterious letters that arrive for the unlucky folks in Peter Swanson’s terrific Nine Lives are all identical… The plot is an ingenious puzzle… Forget trying to solve the mystery yourself. But be aware that if you look closely, you may spot the murderer… hiding in plain sight.” — New York Times Book Review

“[A] smartly entertaining reimagining of Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None … Swanson cunningly plays with readers’ heads as we hope so-and-so gets it next… In addition to the suspense — who’s doing this, and why? — there’s lots of literary wit.” — Washington Post on Nine Lives

“Swanson honors genre traditions by arousing expectations only to subvert them—and then subvert them again. Some of the surprises are so unexpected, readers may be doing mental backflips to keep up. The author of Nine Lives has surpassed his own high standards.” — Wall Street Journal

“Swanson again takes the idea of fiction as homage to deliriously vertiginous new heights… While the tension mounts deliciously as we wonder if there will be any survivors, the real fascination here is the explanation itself—and what it reveals about the cancerous effects of guilt and obsession.” — Booklist (starred review) on Nine Lives

“Swanson ( Every Vow You Break ) neatly riffs on Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None in this taut thriller… [A] well-crafted page-turner.” — Publishers Weekly on Nine Lives

“I loved Nine Lives . Swanson's sharp and insightful characterization brought to life a fascinating premise. The whole resolution is beautifully worked out.” — Ann Cleeves, author of The Heron’s Cry

“With economical strokes of his pen, Peter Swanson presents us with a clever homage to the Golden Age of Mystery and keeps us guessing right to the end.” — Peter May, author of The Blackhouse on Nine Lives

“Hitchcockian chills and thrills abound in Swanson's latest mystery, a twisty tale of survival and deception. " — O, the Oprah Magazine on Every Vow You Break

“Swanson specializes in writing mesmerizing thrillers that subvert readers’ expectations. The author works his particular magic once again with Every Vow You Break … Swanson’s shape-shifting saga is reminiscent, by turns, of such foreboding films as Vertigo [and] Fatal Attraction .” — Wall Street Journal

"Just when we think we have an idea of what Abigail is up against, Swanson pulls the rug away from under us. Strange events give way to sinister revelations... The last act cranks up tension to the breaking point. Sit back, suspend all disbelief, and watch those pages fly by.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune on Every Vow You Break

“With mounting tension and fraying nerves, it careens to the final stunning conclusion. A true tour de force.” — Lisa Gardner on Eight Perfect Murders

“A devious whodunit” — New York Times Book Review on Eight Perfect Murders

“ Eight Perfect Murders creates expectations it then subverts, presents suspects only to eliminate them, and in general has its own way with the tropes of the mystery thriller—including that genre mainstay, the unreliable narrator.” — Wall Street Journal

“In Peter Swanson’s expert hands, one woman’s discerning observation at a quiet suburban dinner party unfolds into a gripping, twisty, psychologically complex thriller. I could not put it down.” — Alafair Burke on Before She Knew Him

About the Author

Peter Swanson is the New York Times bestselling author of 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 Eight Perfect Murders, a New York Times bestseller, among others. His books have been translated into 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 . He lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts, where he is at work on his next novel.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks (February 6, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0063204991
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063204997
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.72 x 8 inches
#1,143 in Murder Thrillers
#3,068 in Literary Fiction (Books)
#4,268 in Suspense Thrillers

About the author

Peter swanson.

A graduate of Trinity College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Emerson College, he lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts with his wife and cat.

Customer reviews

Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.

Reviews with images

Sort reviews by Top reviews Most recent Top reviews

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. please try again later..

Top reviews from other countries

Amazon Newsletter
About Amazon
Accessibility
Sustainability
Press Center
Investor Relations
Amazon Devices
Amazon Science
Start Selling with Amazon
Sell apps on Amazon
Supply to Amazon
Protect & Build Your Brand
Become an Affiliate
Become a Delivery Driver
Start a Package Delivery Business
Advertise Your Products
Self-Publish with Us
Host an Amazon Hub
› See More Ways to Make Money
Amazon Visa
Amazon Store Card
Amazon Secured Card
Amazon Business Card
Shop with Points
Credit Card Marketplace
Reload Your Balance
Amazon Currency Converter
Your Account
Your Orders
Shipping Rates & Policies
Amazon Prime
Returns & Replacements
Manage Your Content and Devices
Recalls and Product Safety Alerts
Conditions of Use
Privacy Notice
Consumer Health Data Privacy Disclosure
Your Ads Privacy Choices

Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Thrillers and Suspense

Buy new: ₹1,478.00

Other Sellers on Amazon

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet or computer – no Kindle device required .

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera, scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

Image Unavailable

To view this video download Flash Player

Follow the author

The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel Paperback – 7 March 2023

Save extra with 2 offers, 10 days replacement, replacement instructions.

Purchase options and add-ons

“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

There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan. So, when she turns up at private investigator Henry Kimball’s office asking him to investigate her husband, he can’t help feeling ill at ease. Just the sight of her stirs up a chilling memory: He knew Joan in his previous life as a high school English teacher, when he was at the center of a tragedy.

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, enlisting help from his old nemesis Lily Kintner—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.

Book 2 of 2 Henry Kimball
Print length 320 pages
Language English
Publisher William Morrow
Publication date 7 March 2023
Dimensions 15.24 x 2.03 x 22.86 cm
ISBN-10 0063308509
ISBN-13 978-0063308503
See all details

Customers who viewed this item also viewed

Product description

“Smart, surprising, cool, and fun, with a deeply satisfying ending. I loved it!” — Gillian McAllister, New York Times bestselling author, on The Kind Worth Saving

“The Kind Worth Saving is another superb slice of Neo-noir, a genre in which Peter Swanson is pretty much peerless.” — M. W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author

“A spine-tingling quest to expose evil before evil wins. Psychological thriller fanatics will scramble to complete this satisfyingly twisty novel.” — Library Journal on The Kind Worth Saving

“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

"Complex, twist-filled." — Bruce Desilva, Associated Press

“Readers will be hard-pressed not to devour this in one sitting.” — Publishers Weekly

“ The Kind Worth Saving is a pitch perfect mystery with all the humanity and depth we’ve come to expect from this master of suspense.” — CrimeReads

“Swanson ( Every Vow You Break ) neatly riffs on Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None in this taut thriller… [A] well-crafted page-turner.” — Publishers Weekly on Nine Lives

“Hitchcockian chills and thrills abound in Swanson's latest mystery, a twisty tale of survival and deception. " — O, the Oprah Magazine on Every Vow You Break

“With mounting tension and fraying nerves, it careens to the final stunning conclusion. A true tour de force.” — Lisa Gardner on Eight Perfect Murders

“A devious whodunit” — New York Times Book Review on Eight Perfect Murders

About the Author

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow (7 March 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0063308509
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063308503
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 346 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.03 x 22.86 cm

About the author

Peter swanson.

A graduate of Trinity College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Emerson College, he lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts with his wife and cat.

Customer reviews

Reviews with images.

Sort reviews by Top reviews Most recent Top reviews

Top reviews from India

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. please try again later..

Top reviews from other countries

Press Releases
Amazon Science
Sell on Amazon
Sell under Amazon Accelerator
Protect and Build Your Brand
Amazon Global Selling
Become an Affiliate
Fulfilment by Amazon
Advertise Your Products
Amazon Pay on Merchants
COVID-19 and Amazon
Your Account
Returns Centre
100% Purchase Protection
Amazon App Download
Netherlands
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Conditions of Use & Sale
Privacy Notice
Interest-Based Ads

IMAGES

Lisa Kusel’s review of The Kind Worth Saving
Review of The Kind Worth Saving
The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
Book Review: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
Review: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

VIDEO

3 Books About Money Everyone Should Read
The Kind Worth Saving RANT review (spoilers and spoiler free)
The best kind of book boyfriend🖤 #booktube #booktok #bookrecommendations #books #bookish #bookworm
ASMR
The Kind Worth Killing and The Kind Worth Saving book reviews
My Book Review of: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

COMMENTS

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
The Kind Worth Killing remains my favorite Peter Swanson book to date, but The Kind Worth Saving is definitely a worthy addition to the series, featuring Henry Kimball, now a private investigator, and Lily Kintner who is as sharp and devious as ever. 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 ...
Review: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
Review: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson. It is literal magic when an author can seamlessly weave characters from one book into another in such a way that a reader does not have to have read the first book in order to become completely engrossed in the second. This is precisely what best-selling author Peter Swanson has done in The Kind ...
The Kind Worth Saving
by Peter Swanson. Publication Date: February 6, 2024. Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller. Paperback: 320 pages. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks. ISBN-10: 0063204991. ISBN-13: 9780063204997. There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan. So when she turns up at private investigator Henry Kimball's office asking him to ...
Book Review: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
The Kind Worth Saving is…well, the kind worth reading. While some of the author's efforts (Eight Perfect Murders, Nine Lives, etc.) are as memorable for their high concept hooks as they are for the hearts that lie beneath them, this one is firmly character driven. Consequently, Kimball compels you far before the cleverness and complexities ...
The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel
The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel. Hardcover - March 7, 2023. by Peter Swanson (Author) 3,929. Book 2 of 2: Henry Kimball. Editors' pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense. See all formats and editions. "The inventive Mr. Swanson never lets the willing reader down. With The Kind Worth Saving, he surpasses his own high standard.".
Review: A private detective suspects his client of murder
Published 7:21 AM PDT, March 6, 2023. "A Kind Worth Saving," by Peter Swanson (William Morrow) Henry Kimball failed as a poet, washed out as a school teacher and screwed up so badly as a policeman that he got fired. Now, as Peter Swanson's new thriller, "The Kind Worth Saving," opens, Henry is trying to establish himself as a private ...
Peter Swanson
The Book: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson (Henry Kimball / Lily Kintner #2) Published March 7, 2023 by William Morrow & Company Date read: February 16, 2023. ... I receive no compensation for the reviews or promotional content posted. Books received from a third party sponsor have no impact on the honesty of my reviews.
Amazon.com: Customer reviews: The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel
Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Kind Worth Saving: ... REVIEW : First 4 books by this author for me were Nine Lives ('22 - 4 Stars), Every Vow You Break ('21 - 4 Stars), Before She Knew Him ('19 - 5 Stars) and The Kind Worth Killing ('15 - Read '18 - 4 Stars). ... The Kind Worth Saving is a satisfying sequel ...
Peter Swanson
The Kind Worth Saving. In this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson—featuring the smart and complex Lily Kintner from his acclaimed novel, The Kind Worth Killing —a private eye starts to follow a possibly adulterous husband, but little does he know that the twisted trail will lead back to the woman ...
The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan. So when she turns up at private investigator Henry Kimball's office asking him to investigate her husband, he can't help feeling ill at ease. Just the sight of her stirs up a chilling memory: He knew Joan in his previous life as a high school English teacher, when he was at the center of a tragedy. Now Joan needs his help in proving ...
Book Marks reviews of The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
What The Reviewers Say. All seems semi-comical with the hapless Henry. But alternating with the P.I.'s first-person chapters are third-person accounts of one, then two, then three other people whose paths cross Henry's and each others' in chilling fashion. The inventive Mr. Swanson never lets the willing reader down.
The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel Hardcover
Hardcover - March 7 2023. by Peter Swanson (Author) 3,827. Book 2 of 2: Henry Kimball. See all formats and editions. "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. In this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times ...
All Book Marks reviews for The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
The Kind Worth Saving. All seems semi-comical with the hapless Henry. But alternating with the P.I.'s first-person chapters are third-person accounts of one, then two, then three other people whose paths cross Henry's and each others' in chilling fashion. The inventive Mr. Swanson never lets the willing reader down.
The Kind Worth Saving: 'Nobody writes psychopaths like Swanson.' Mark
"The Kind Worth Saving" is a gripping story of two murders committed decades apart by the same culprits, and to which private investigator Henry Kimball finds himself inextricably linked. ... REVIEW : First 4 books by this author for me were Nine Lives ('22 - 4 Stars), Every Vow You Break ('21 - 4 Stars), Before She Knew Him ('19 - 5 ...
The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
Faber and Faber. Print/Kindle/iBook. £5.99. CFL Rating: 3 Stars. Henry Kimball Lily Kintner Massachusetts Peter Swanson The Kind Worth Killing The Kind Worth Saving thriller. 0. 3396. 2. Crime fiction author Peter Swanson returns with two of his favourite characters - Henry Kimball and Lily Kintner - in a new mystery, The Kind Worth Saving.
The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel
Paperback - Large Print, March 7, 2023. by Peter Swanson (Author) 3,922. Book 2 of 2: Henry Kimball. Editors' pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense. See all formats and editions. "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.
Book review: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson will be published in Australia by Allen & Unwin in early March 2023. I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher for review purposes. In The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson we meet a teacher-turned-cop-turned-PI who's hired by a former student and has to revisit his past.
The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel : Swanson, Peter: Amazon.ca: Books
The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel. Paperback - March 7 2023. by Peter Swanson (Author) 4.0 2,822 ratings. Book 2 of 2: Henry Kimball. See all formats and editions. "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.
The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel Kindle Edition
by Peter Swanson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.0 3,784 ratings. Book 2 of 2: Henry Kimball. Editors' pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense. See all formats and editions. "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.
The Kind Worth Saving, a review by Kristin
The Kind Worth Saving By: Peter Swanson. Publication Date: March 7, 2023 Published By: William Morrow 320 Pages. Find It On: Amazon | Goodreads *This post contains affiliate links. We earn a small commission if you purchase the book through the link. "The people who are good at hiding secrets are the people who have practice at it."
Amazon.com: The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel: 9780063204997: Swanson
— Sarah Lyall, New York Times Book Review, on The Kind Worth Saving "This isn't exactly a sequel to Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing, though several of the characters, including the gloriously warped Lily Kintner, reappear here, but it does reprise the same creepy theme: sociopathic spiders and the not-quite-innocent flies they attempt to ...
The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel : Swanson, Peter: Amazon.in: Books
The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel Paperback - 7 March 2023. The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel. Paperback - 7 March 2023. by Peter Swanson (Author) 4.0 2,820 ratings. Book 2 of 2: Henry Kimball. See all formats and editions. EMI starts at ₹77. No Cost EMI available EMI options.

Book Review: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

Cooking the Books: Molten Death by Leslie Karst

Review: A private detective suspects his client of murder

Peter Swanson | The Kind Worth Saving

The Book:

The Characters:

The Plot (from Goodreads ):

The Ending:

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Peter Swanson

Regular Features

Newsletters

Word of Mouth

Get the Book Marks Bulletin

April 11, 2024

Your Amazon Prime 30-day FREE trial includes:

Buy new: £10.38 £10.38 FREE delivery: Monday, April 15 in the UK Dispatches from: Amazon Sold by: Amazon

Buy used £8.68

Image Unavailable

Follow the author

The Kind Worth Saving: 'Nobody writes psychopaths like Swanson.' Mark Edwards Hardcover – 2 Mar. 2023

Frequently bought together

Popular titles by this author

From the Publisher

Product description

Book Description

About the Author

About the author

Customer reviews

Reviews with images

Top reviews from United Kingdom

Top reviews from other countries

Crime Fiction Lover

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

WELCOME TO CRIME FICTION LOVER

Related posts

Book review: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

Search my book reviews

Don't miss out!

The Kind Worth Saving, a review by Kristin

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Never miss a review

Amazon Prime includes:

Buy new: $14.99 $14.99 FREE delivery: Tuesday, April 16 on orders over $35.00 shipped by Amazon. Ships from: Amazon.com Sold by: Amazon.com

Buy used: $6.15

Image Unavailable

Follow the author

The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel Paperback – February 6, 2024

Frequently bought together

Similar items that may ship from close to you

From the Publisher

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Product details

About the author

Customer reviews

Reviews with images

Top reviews from the United States

Top reviews from other countries

Buy new: ₹1,478.00

Other Sellers on Amazon

Image Unavailable

Follow the author

The Kind Worth Saving: A Novel Paperback – 7 March 2023

Purchase options and add-ons

Customers who viewed this item also viewed

Product description

About the Author

Product details

About the author

Customer reviews

Top reviews from India

Top reviews from other countries

IMAGES

VIDEO

COMMENTS