Reviews - A Talent for Murder

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A Talent for Murder

Peter Swanson

3.57 AVERAGE

littlepiecesofus's review against another edition

4.75

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

dixiemac's review against another edition

3.25

fast-paced

holmesemilyann's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious sad tense 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

racheal26's review against another edition

5.0

Fab. Loved this series. These books eased me out of a bad reading period.

meelmeman's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense fast-paced

I don’t know if an enigmatic, neurodivergent female anti-hero is enough a feminist floatation device to let this book not drown in the casual, inoffensive misogyny of the “murdered women” plot device.

roddy1125's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

karathagan's review

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Ugh. Talk about seedy. Everyone in here was actively grossing me out. An extra half star for making me uncomfortable the whole time. Every change in perspective pushed me off-kilter, keeping me unsure who the MC really was (now I know it is a series), every reveal took the story in a new direction. I think there were three focal points told in different voices, showcasing different types of pathological thinking and behavior. Is anyone killing or is everyone? Or is everyone dying? This felt like something exhausting to live through with all the changes. It was very well-played and kept me unsettled. Weird how everything fit & held together in the end. Several things were unpredictable. Overall good, but made me feel gross. Every character was tawdry and creepy.