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Eight perfect murders : a novel / Peter Swanson.
Years ago, bookseller and mystery aficionado Malcolm Kershaw compiled a list of fiction's most unsolvable murders--which he titled "Eight Perfect Murders"--chosen from among the best of the best, including Agatha Christie's The A.B.C. Murders, Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train, and Ira Levin's Deathtrap. But no one is more surprised than Mal, now the owner of the Old Devils Bookstore in Boston, when an FBI agent comes knocking on his door one snowy day in February. She's looking for information about a series of unsolved murders that look eerily similar to the killings on Mal's old list. And the agent isn't the only one interested in this bookseller who spends almost every night at home reading. The killer is out there, watching his every move--a diabolical threat who knows way too much about Mal's personal history, especially the secrets he's never told anyone, even his recently deceased wife. To protect himself, Mal begins looking into possible suspects...and sees a killer in everyone around him. But Mal doesn't count on the investigation leaving a trail of death in its wake. Suddenly, a series of shocking twists leaves more victims dead--and the noose around Mal's neck grows so tight he might never escape.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062838209 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0062838202 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 270 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
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| Subject: | Booksellers and bookselling > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Detective and mystery fiction. |
Available copies
- 5 of 6 copies available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative.
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Emmaus Public Library | FIC SWANSON, PETER (Text) | 36446002010513 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lehighton Area Memorial Library | F SWA (Text) | 30445100204933 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lower Macungie Library | FIC SWA (Text) | 33400001474538 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Palmerton Area Library | F Sw2 (Text) | 65000000019242 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Southern Lehigh Public Library | FIC SWA (Text) | 30044100830860 | Adult Fiction | Checked Out | 04/01/2024 |
| Dimmick Main Library | F SWA (Text)
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