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هشت قتل حرفه ای by Peter Swanson

33 reviews

sandysmith's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

Not my favourite Peter Swanson read but it's likeable enough. It's based on a blog, written by book shop owner Malcom (Mal) Kersha, whereby he chooses 8 book "perfect murders".  This book does contain spoilers for these 8 books if you haven't read them, but this is necessary for the storyline as it appears that there is a person copying these books and murdering. So, the ABC murders is used, but the killer uses bird themes as an example. Mal is not particularly likeable, but how the story develops is interesting. It's great,
cleverly plotted murder mystery, but unfortunately, not one of Swansons' finest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

anissawren's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Ableism and Fatphobia

leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a quick, compelling read. I kept trying to figure out who "Charlie" was, and while there were some red herrings, the culprit did make sense. There were some good twists in the book, and they were appropriately spaced apart, making the story believable.

On a related note, I liked that the narrator became less reliable as the story went on and unraveled.

I would recommend this book, especially to book lovers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing and Death of parent

Additional TW/CW: rape of a minor (somewhat depicted), strained parent relationship, brief JKR reference

campinggrandma's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-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

3.5

Well written mystery. Brutal. Disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

flutelover32's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

queenbookbuff's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Murder

bufalowevr's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, and Car accident

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.0

Predictable but in a nostalgic old timey way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Car accident

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

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