2.27k reviews for:

A Talent for Murder

Peter Swanson

3.58 AVERAGE

megrn's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bandralynn's review against another edition

2.5

dark tense fast-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

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This was okay. I wasn’t a huge fan of the narration, which didn’t help. The story took a couple of turns that I wasn’t expecting, but it didn’t have one big twist. There was no real character development, and I thought the ending was a bit anticlimactic. 

amypitts's review

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sara_webster's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious fast-paced

sarahdenn's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

m0llvx's review

4.0

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i got this as a BOTM and did not realize it’s the third book in a series! I will have to read the other two.

That aside — this book was not at all what i expected it to be, in a good way. i was expecting a straight forward nancy drew of a woman trying to figure out if her husband was a serial killer. the actual story is far more twisted and engaging. i really enjoyed it!

rattyread's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thelauren_lauren's review against another edition

3.0

dark 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

abby4313's review against another edition

4.25

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This audiobook had different voice actors for each POV, which made it super engaging. The story was pretty good overall—though one scene really stood out: a girl kills a guy at her parents' artist retreat and hides him in a well. I swear I’ve seen that exact plot before but can’t place it! Some parts felt a bit far-fetched, but I enjoyed the twist at the end and loved the strong female lead. I was honestly shook when a POV character was murdered early on—didn’t see that coming! Definitely a wild ride with some memorable moments.

jennifermilanovic's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious medium-paced