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Eight Perfect Murders: A Novel by Peter Swanson Book Review

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Book Title : Eight Perfect Murders: A Novel Author : Peter Swanson Publisher : HarperLuxe Ratings Goodreads: 3.6/5 Amazon: 4.1/5 Plot Summary The "Eight Perfect Murders" list was compiled by mystery fanatic and bookseller Malcolm Kershaw years ago, and it features some of the best mysteries ever written, including Agatha Christie's A. B. C. Murders , Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train , Ira Levin's Deathtrap , A. A. Milne's The Red House Mystery , Anthony Berkeley Cox's Malice Aforethought , James M. Cain's Double Indemnity , John D. MacDonald's The Drowner , and Donna Tartt's The Secret History . But when an FBI agent shows up at Mal's door on a snowy day in February, he is the one who is most shocked. Mal is now the proprietor of the Old Devils Bookstore in Boston.  She's hunting for details about a string of unsolved killings that closely resemble the deaths on Mal's previous list.  And it's not just the FB...