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More info DETECTIVE ABOUT EIGHT FAMOUS NOVELS WITH PERFECTLY THOUGHTED CRIMES. ODE TO THE CLASSIC OF THE GENRE. The author’s books have been translated into 30 languages of the world. How to avoid punishment for murder? It must seem impossible. This is a series of unsolved murders, which have one thing in common: each of them practically copies a crime described in one of the classic detective novels … The investigation leads FBI agent Gwen Mulvey to the Old Devils bookstore, which specializes in action-packed literature. Its owner Malcolm Kershaw once posted a book rating on the Internet entitled Eight Perfect Kills. The connection of this list with crimes is visible to the naked eye — the killer has already “used” the novels included in it “Murders Alphabetically” by Agatha Christie, “Strangers on a Train” by Patricia Highsmith, “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt … Will the killer be stopped before he does everything eight perfect kills? «An ingenious game of cat and mouse.» «The Times» Eight Murders Perfected creates different expectations in the reader to be ruthlessly destroyed and creates suspects who fall away one by one. » — Wall Street Journal «Who-Did-It-Sneaky Detective.» — New York Times Book Review “Breathtakingly original … It’s … a multi-layered mystery, filled with duplicity, betrayal and revenge — and all of this is not on the surface … Swanson knows a lot about revenge and murder. Readers will not be disappointed. » — USA Today «Very exciting.» — Daily Mail “Clever and intriguing … A feast for all fans of a poignant storyline: the killer bringing the genre classics to life. And before you have time to say «Agatha Christie», as Swanson is already tearing you to pieces with sharp turns of his plot … Aerobatics. » — Lisa Gardner «Hellishly cool fun.» — Anthony Horowitz Abstract Several years ago, the Boston bookseller Malcolm Kershaw, an expert on action fiction, compiled a list of detective stories for his Internet blog. Each of them described the perfect — unsolved — murder. The list represented classics of the genre — «Murders Alphabetically» by Agatha Christie, «Strangers on a Train» by Patricia Highsmith, «The Drowned Woman» by John MacDonald, «The Secret Story» by Donna Tartt, «Double Trap» by James Kane … There were eight novels in total, and Malcolm named his Eight Perfect Kills list. And now an FBI agent has come to visit his store. Someone has begun a series of bizarre, almost inexplicable murders, and she believes the perpetrator is acting strictly according to Malcolm’s roster in an effort to bring the plot of each of the novels to life. Moreover, the FBI believes that the killer knows Kershaw well — and is trying to frame him. Whatever one may say, the author of the list is now the prime suspect. Moreover, it is still a long way from committing all eight «perfect murders» … Who will be the next victim?
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