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A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3)
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Another winner in the books for Peter Swanson! 🏆
This is the third book in the Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner series, and once again the author delivered another mind blowing thriller! 🤯
This story starts off with newlywed Martha Ratliff (now Peralta), suspecting her new husband of possibly being a serial killer. Her husband, Alan, often travels out of town for conventions selling educational merchandise. Coincidentally, each town that her husband travels to, a death of a woman seems to occur… With this news, and Martha’s suspicions she contacts her old college friend Lily Kintner. Lily will know what to do, as she helped her with an abusive ex boyfriend that she struggled with in college.
Once again, Lily is back wittier than ever and she is more than happy to help her old friend Martha figure out if her new husband is a serial killer or not. Thankfully, Lily’s old friend Henry Kimball is there to help out as well.
I enjoyed this book, but I did feel that it did drag out a bit in the middle and some parts were very repetitious. I also would have liked more of Henry Kimball in this book. Therefore, I’m giving this book four stars instead of five.
The ending of this book was phenomenal, and I am hoping that we see another book in this series 🤞 as I will be first in line!! (Oh, and if you haven’t read the first two books, no worries as this book can totally be read as a standalone). I highly recommend reading this!
This is the third book in the Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner series, and once again the author delivered another mind blowing thriller! 🤯
This story starts off with newlywed Martha Ratliff (now Peralta), suspecting her new husband of possibly being a serial killer. Her husband, Alan, often travels out of town for conventions selling educational merchandise. Coincidentally, each town that her husband travels to, a death of a woman seems to occur… With this news, and Martha’s suspicions she contacts her old college friend Lily Kintner. Lily will know what to do, as she helped her with an abusive ex boyfriend that she struggled with in college.
Once again, Lily is back wittier than ever and she is more than happy to help her old friend Martha figure out if her new husband is a serial killer or not. Thankfully, Lily’s old friend Henry Kimball is there to help out as well.
I enjoyed this book, but I did feel that it did drag out a bit in the middle and some parts were very repetitious. I also would have liked more of Henry Kimball in this book. Therefore, I’m giving this book four stars instead of five.
The ending of this book was phenomenal, and I am hoping that we see another book in this series 🤞 as I will be first in line!! (Oh, and if you haven’t read the first two books, no worries as this book can totally be read as a standalone). I highly recommend reading this!
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Jun 23, 2024 08:10PM
Fabulous review, Rachel! 🧡 Glad you enjoyed this one!
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Great review, Rachel! I've heard so much good stuff about this one! So glad you enjoyed. :)
Sujoya(theoverbookedbibliophile) wrote: "Fabulous review, Rachel! 🧡 Glad you enjoyed this one!"Thank you, Sujoya!! 💗
Yun wrote: "Great review, Rachel! I've heard so much good stuff about this one! So glad you enjoyed. :)"Thank you, Yun! I’ve enjoyed every book in this series so far! :)
Glad you enjoyed it too! Great point about Henry!! 💞
Now that I think about it, guess Henry wasn’t in it that much, fair point. Brilliant review, Rachel. ❤️
Jayme wrote: "Glad you enjoyed it too! Great point about Henry!! 💞"Thanks, Jayme! 💗 Glad you would have liked to see more of Henry too! :)
NZLisaM wrote: "Now that I think about it, guess Henry wasn’t in it that much, fair point. Brilliant review, Rachel. ❤️"Thank you, Lisa!! 💗 At least we did get one limerick from Henry! Lol!
Fabulous review, Rachel. Lily is better than ever in this third installment. 🥰
Darla wrote: "Fabulous review, Rachel. Lily is better than ever in this third installment. 🥰"Thank you, Darla! 💗 I think Lily is one of my favorite book characters to date!
I just finished this one and agree with you regarding the ending and a bit of repetition. Terrific review Rachel💞
Susan (on semi hiatus) wrote: "I just finished this one and agree with you regarding the ending and a bit of repetition. Terrific review Rachel💞"Thank you, Susan! 💗 Glad we both agree on this one!
I know this is the 3rd one in the series but I'm putting this and the other two as Want to read because they all sound very good!
Marc wrote: "I know this is the 3rd one in the series but I'm putting this and the other two as Want to read because they all sound very good!"Marc, I hope you enjoy ALL of these books (and I think you will). I tend to stay away from series, but this is one series that I hope goes on forever! Lol!
Excellent review, Rachel!💜
Marilyn (recuperating from hip replacement surgery wrote: "Excellent review, Rachel!💜"Thank you, Marilyn! 💗
Oh, I didn't know that this was the third of a series. It sounds mostly enjoyable, except for the repetitive bits. I'm glad you enjoyed it, Rachel. Wonderful review! ❤️
Rosh (is rushing to catch up after the break!) wrote: "Oh, I didn't know that this was the third of a series. It sounds mostly enjoyable, except for the repetitive bits. I'm glad you enjoyed it, Rachel. Wonderful review! ❤️"Thank you so much, Rosh! 💗 While it is a third in the series, it can certainly be read as a standalone. However, if you haven’t read the prior two books, I definitely recommend reading those as they are spectacular! :)
I gotta get my hands on this book! Great review Rachel.
Barbara wrote: "I gotta get my hands on this book! Great review Rachel."Thank you, Barbara!! I think you will really enjoy this one too! :)
I like it when series books can be standalone reads. Makes it easier! Superb review, Rachel. Glad it was entertaining. :)
wonderful review, rachel! i haven’t read this author yet but i’ve heard a lot about his works. glad you enjoyed it!
Srivalli wrote: "I like it when series books can be standalone reads. Makes it easier! Superb review, Rachel. Glad it was entertaining. :)"Thank you, Srivalli!! I like when books can be read as standalones as well! This book was very entertaining! :)
len ❀ wrote: "wonderful review, rachel! i haven’t read this author yet but i’ve heard a lot about his works. glad you enjoyed it!"Thank you, Len! This author hasn’t let me down yet!! Very enjoyable! :)
Bit of a shock, thinking that your new husband might be a serial killer! I'm intrigued! Wonderful review, Rachel!
Angela wrote: "Bit of a shock, thinking that your new husband might be a serial killer! I'm intrigued! Wonderful review, Rachel!"Thank you, Angela! This book was very intriguing!! I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!
Fabulous review, Rachel!💗 Glad you loved this one! I’m intrigued! Thanks for letting us know we could read it as a stand-alone— I might add it to my list
TARA (semi-hiatus) MY HEALTH & 🐕🦺❤️🩹😭🐾 wrote: "Fabulous review, Rachel!💗 Glad you loved this one! I’m intrigued! Thanks for letting us know we could read it as a stand-alone— I might add it to my list"Thank you, Tara! 💗 I think you would really enjoy this book if you read it!! It’s a fast-paced thriller!
This sounds so good! I've got to read it! A fabulous review Rachel 🤩
Tina wrote: "This sounds so good! I've got to read it! A fabulous review Rachel 🤩"Thank you, Tina!! 💗 This book is highly entertaining, and I hope you enjoy it when you do read it!
Fabulous review, Rachel. I am on the fence about this one but your review has me wanting to add it. I loved The Christmas Guest 🤗💕
Shelley's Book Nook wrote: "Fabulous review, Rachel. I am on the fence about this one but your review has me wanting to add it. I loved The Christmas Guest 🤗💕"Thank you, Shelley! 💗 I think you would really enjoy this book! I’ve also been wanting to read The Christmas Guest. 😊
Fabulous review, Rachel. Yes, another winner from Peter Swanson. Let's both hope that he continues with this series!
Jayne wrote: "Fabulous review, Rachel. Yes, another winner from Peter Swanson. Let's both hope that he continues with this series!"Thank you, Jayne!! So glad that we both enjoyed this one- and yes I do hope that he continues with this series! 🤞
Holly wrote: "Fabulous review! 💗"Thank you, Holly! 💗
I just realized that this is a series, now I have to get all three books. LOL
Shelley's Book Nook wrote: "I just realized that this is a series, now I have to get all three books. LOL"Shelley, Lol! 😂 Trust me, you won’t be disappointed in any of these books!!
Terrific review, Rachel! This series sounds absolutely fantastic! So happy you enjoyed this book!
Nora wrote: "Terrific review, Rachel! This series sounds absolutely fantastic! So happy you enjoyed this book!"Thank you, Nora! This is probably the best series out there! ;)
I loved this too and I’m sure we will see a book#4! So clever. Wonderful review Rachel
JanB wrote: "I loved this too and I’m sure we will see a book#4! So clever. Wonderful review Rachel"Thank you, Jan!! So glad that you loved this one too! I hope this series just keeps on going!
Wonderful review Rachel 💖
Margaret M - (too far behind to catch up wrote: "Wonderful review Rachel 💖"Thank you, Margaret! 💗
I'm glad you enjoyed this, Rachel! I need to read this author. So many friends have sung his praises. Wonderful review! 🩷
So glad that you enjoyed this one despite it maybe needing a little bit of trimming and editing to make it more enjoyable. Wonderful review, Rachel!
Kat wrote: "I'm glad you enjoyed this, Rachel! I need to read this author. So many friends have sung his praises. Wonderful review! 🩷"Thank you, Kat! 💗 I think you would enjoy this author. I haven’t read a bad book from him yet!
A wrote: "So glad that you enjoyed this one despite it maybe needing a little bit of trimming and editing to make it more enjoyable. Wonderful review, Rachel!"Thank you, A! You are so right- a little bit of trimming would have made this book perfect!
Would love a book 4 for this duo!!
Annemarie wrote: "Would love a book 4 for this duo!!"Same here, Annemarie! He can keep these books coming! :)
