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Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

44 reviews

zenzi2read's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Minor: Drug abuse and Eating disorder

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Wish we could do partial stars, but some we can’t, I’ll round up to four. I generally like Peter Swanson’s books. And I enjoyed this one too. The main issue I had with it is the same one I have with most cat-and-mouse stories - there’s nowhere really to go after the reveal. So as much as I enjoy most of the book, the endings often feel forced and hackneyed. I did like the format of the book starting out as a memoir. Reminded me a bit of Humbert’s confession. And like Humbert, the protagonist was really hard to like, especially as he revealed more and more of himself. The more I disliked him, the more I looked the book, which is usually the opposite for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

gellyreads's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Grief, and Murder

kassidypf13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Car accident

kefowler's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

leonorb's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Car accident

mohaa's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

shyleek's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

ali_sun's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

allie_ooop's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, and Car accident