Until the death of his wife, Mal had considered crime and mystery novels the absolute favourites of his book collection. The killer though still has some work to do in order to tick off all eight books Paid a visit by a keen FBI agent who believes that Mal could have some valuable insight as to a string of killings which seem to be inspired by novels such as Agatha Christie’s work The ABC Murders, Mal becomes very keen to find out who might be working their way through his list of books for homicidal inspiration. Bookseller Malcolm Kershaw wrote his article ‘My Eight Favourite Murders’ years ago as a blog post for his employer and never dreamed it would be one day be used as guidebook for a killer with a literary twist. If there was such a thing required as a set of handy hints in how to kill another human being without being caught, the place to find such would be in the works of classic mystery fiction. Rules for Perfect Murders is a bit of a love letter for crime fiction fans with all the right ingredients for an atmospheric session of mystery reading – a bookshop, a cat, rabid mystery fans and prized collections of classic crime novels. Mystery writer Peter Swanson has a knack for writing mystery novels which do exactly what they are supposed to do, which is to intrigue whilst entertaining.
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