This was extremely entertaining. I can see why people keep publishing and reading Peter Swanson books, if they are only chasing the high they got from this book. The other book I’ve read from him was also really great, but if this and Eight Perfect Murders are his best books, and some of the others are apparently abysmal, I might be done with him and will just go out on a high note (unless I start hearing from other people that his writing is back to up to quality again).
This is a reimagining of Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train, but if you’ve read that book or seen that movie, no need to worry that you won’t enjoy this one, too. They are alike in premise but very different in execution, and actually have pretty different stories once you get past the initial meeting while traveling.
I had such a good time reading this. I’m not really a reader that goes into a book looking for twists and turns in story, and they’re usually fine when they happen, but boy did the ones in this book make for an entertaining story. It helps that the story along the way was also very interesting, and I liked what Swanson did with the characters. I listened to the audiobook and it was a fun time. One of the narrators talks really slowly so I did have to speed up the narrative when she was on, but all three narrators did a great job.
If you like thrillers highly recommend this one, just maybe don’t expect this book to be an indication of his work as a whole and you’ll be fine.
[4.5 stars]