From the author of the acclaimed The Girl with a Clock for a Heart - hailed by the Washington Post as crime fiction’s best first novel of 2014 - comes a devious tale of psychological suspense involving sex, deception, and an accidental encounter that leads to murder that is a modern reimagining of Patricia Highsmith’s classic Strangers on a Train.
On a night flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintner. Sharing one too many martinis, the strangers begin to play a game of truth, revealing very intimate details about themselves. Ted talks about his marriage that’s going stale and his wife, Miranda, who he’s sure is cheating on him. Ted and his wife were a mismatch from the start - he the rich businessman, she the artistic free spirit - a contrast that once inflamed their passion but has now become a cliché.
But their game turns a little darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda for what she’s done. Lily, without missing a beat, says calmly, “I’d like to help.” After all, some people are the kind worth killing, like a lying, stinking, cheating spouse.
Back in Boston Ted and Lily’s twisted bond grows stronger as they begin to plot Miranda’s demise. But there are a few things about Lily’s past that she hasn’t shared with Ted, namely her experience in the art and craft of murder, a journey that began in her very precocious youth.
Suddenly these coconspirators are embroiled in a chilling game of cat and mouse, one they both cannot survive…with a shrewd and very determined detective on their tail.
彼得·斯旺森(Peter Swanson),毕业于马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校的三一学院和爱默生学院,取得创意写作、教育和文学学位。他的小说和诗歌曾经发表于《大西洋》(Atlantic)、《神秘-E》(Mysterical-E)、《词评》(Vocabula Review)和《扬基杂志》(Yankee Magazine)。和妻子以及一只猫,住在马萨诸塞州的萨默维尔,潜心创作。
这本小说反转真的又多又令人瞠目结舌,尤其是中部的米兰达的真实身份和结尾处莉莉父亲写信的内容。冲这两个反转我给这部作品打了8.9分,很久没有读到这么令我惊掉下巴的作品了,而且还是一部我非常希望主角可以逍遥法外的作品。 但这本书也有一些bug,其中最蠢得是莉莉最后的杀...
评分我记得此书在日本推理海外书榜前十中有一席之地,2016年的时候该书曾以《杀戮目标》为名出版,三年后再版不仅换了个名字和封面,而且价格也涨了三分之一(好吧,没涨一般就很良心了)。小说被誉为《火车上的陌生人》升级版,也就是在交通工具上两个过去素不相识的人商量交换杀...
评分这本小说反转真的又多又令人瞠目结舌,尤其是中部的米兰达的真实身份和结尾处莉莉父亲写信的内容。冲这两个反转我给这部作品打了8.9分,很久没有读到这么令我惊掉下巴的作品了,而且还是一部我非常希望主角可以逍遥法外的作品。 但这本书也有一些bug,其中最蠢得是莉莉最后的杀...
评分这本小说反转真的又多又令人瞠目结舌,尤其是中部的米兰达的真实身份和结尾处莉莉父亲写信的内容。冲这两个反转我给这部作品打了8.9分,很久没有读到这么令我惊掉下巴的作品了,而且还是一部我非常希望主角可以逍遥法外的作品。 但这本书也有一些bug,其中最蠢得是莉莉最后的杀...
四星多吧,算得上page-turner!现实中也有Lily这样的人吧,嗷。。
评分把杀人说的太轻松,杀意也起的太随便了,有点麻木了。可能也是才看完gone gilr,暂时对这种模式的小说有点腻了
评分(注意:严重剧透)这本书必须满星,节奏毫不拖沓,其中充满惊喜,读完一章你以为你知道了后面的发展,翻页你就发现有反转。我跟男友说我很喜欢我最近在看的这本小说,他说“腹黑中带点小变态的哇?”我问“你咋晓得?”他说“因为你就好这口”。女主Lily就是个腹黑中带点变态,冷酷中带点迷人的红发美女。我挺喜欢她的。虽然Lily和Miranda都是谋杀犯,但Lily杀死的几个人都是“the kind worth killing”--该死之人,除了最后那个警察,不过反正也没能杀死。而Miranda就是个爱钱的bitch。结尾我有点意犹未尽,又有点遗憾,因为我希望Lily可以完全逍遥法外,哈!这本是Goldsboro Books2月的“Book of the month”,果然不错。我得看看3月推荐的书是哪本。
评分可读性很强,文字流畅,节奏合理偏快,一步步跟着作者的描述展开故事,阅读快感不错。
评分警察过于猥琐
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