Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

67 reviews

ireadinbed's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

First book of 2024! 

In many ways this book reminded me of Paul Tremblay's Pallbearers Club, but if it had been executed well. 

I suppose that is because there is this untrustworthy, mostly unlikable, but somewhat sympathetic pov character. But somehow in this one I just had more fun reading. 

If I'm honest I couldn't put it down! Very compelling mystery. 
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gellyreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Swanson continues to be a solid mystery author. Although I continue to wonder why he seems to be obsessed with
suicide and killers killing themselves
. I pretty much enjoyed this one. I sadly didn't see
him killing his wife coming
and didn't think too hard
about who the other killer was
, so was shocked about it. I enjoyed it for the fun ride I found it to be.
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karalyndawn's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Surprising twist to a mystery book. I immediately suspected the suspect. 
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lizzielemon's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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kefowler's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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leonorb's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

4.25

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mohaa's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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jacksonaugust33's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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shyleek's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was a mystery unlike any other I've read. Who is Charlie and why is he doing this? Are all of the murders done by Charlie? The twists towards the end will blow your mind. 

Good luck trying to resist the urge to add the 8 murder books mentioned to your TBR list! I failed that challenge. 

Slow burn took a star away but really it was a great story!
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ali_sun's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

It was a good book. The beginning was intriguing and had me wanting to continue but it wasn’t a strong compulsion. It wasn’t until at least halfway through that I didn’t want to stop reading and wanted to know what we were going to find out next. And bonus, there are some good recommendations for books throughout. 
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