{"product_id":"a-talent-for-murder-9780063205031","title":"A Talent for Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"What a killer read! \u003cem\u003eA Talent For Murder \u003c\/em\u003eis the thrilling tale of a woman who suspects her husband is a serial killer. As the bodies stack up, so does the paranoid tension until I was feverishly turning pages in the dark, desperate to know what happens next. A fast, exciting read with twist after twist.\" -- Janice Hallett, Internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer--in this spectacularly twisty and deviously clever novel by Peter Swanson, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEight Perfect Murders\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartha Ratliff conceded long ago that she'd likely spend her life alone. She was fine with it, happy with her solo existence, stimulated by her work as a librarian in Maine. But then she met Alan, a charming and sweet-natured salesman whose job took him on the road for half the year. When he asked her to marry him, she said yes, even though he still felt a little bit like a stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA year in and the marriage was good, except for that strange blood streak on the back of one of his shirts he'd worn to a conference in Denver. Her curiosity turning to suspicion, Martha investigates the cities Alan visited over the past year and uncovers a disturbing pattern--five unsolved cases of murdered women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs she married to a serial killer? Or could it merely be a coincidence? Unsure what to think, Martha contacts an old friend from graduate school for advice. Lily Kintner once helped Martha out of a jam with an abusive boyfriend and may have some insight. Intrigued, Lily offers to meet Alan to find out what kind of man he really is . . .but what Lily uncovers is more perplexing and wicked than they ever could have expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwanson, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Swanson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the New England Society Book Award and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger; \u003cem\u003eHer Every Fear, \u003c\/em\u003e an NPR book of the year; and \u003cem\u003eEight Perfect Murders, \u003c\/em\u003ea\u003cem\u003e New York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eamong others. His books have been translated into 30 languages. He lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts, where he is at work on his next novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50569007890706,"sku":"9780063205031","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69fd016a-3d1f-47c8-af73-978228b268c1.jpg?v=1748510525","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-talent-for-murder-9780063205031","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}