We dare not do that......'cause once you get past the story's initial set-up, the book becomes a non-stop, murderous funhouse ride of twists and turns.....none of which, we promise, you're going to hear about in this post......
Here's as far as we go....(we'll wisely follow the hardcover book flap description, which doesn't stray any farther either...)...the kick-off: a clever variation of the classic Patricia Highsmith novel 'Strangers On A Train' (and later the equally classic Hitchcock film)....Rich executive Ted meets knockout redhead Lily in an airport bar, waiting for the same flight. He's itching to bump off his wife Miranda who's canoodling with the contractor building their spiffy new coastal Maine mansion. Ted's in luck meeting Lily, since she's a fully functioning sociopath who doesn't think killing people is such a big deal. And. in the spirit of their new found friendship, she offers to land Ted a helping hand.....
Storywise, that's all you'll get out of the BQ, other than to say author Swanson will regularly make your jaw drop with one outrageous twist after another. You won't take too much time questioning the overall craziness of it, you'll be having too much fun as the body count climbs. The cast of characters? A delightfully nasty rogue's gallery of psychos, suckers, and stalkers.....and you'll barely tolerate pausing between chapters to see what Swanson has in store for them.
BQ says pick this one up immediately...... from the in-flight conspiracy to its delicious last paragraph kick-in-the-ass twist, "The Kind Worth Killing" is so worth reading. An easy call....4 big stars (****)......watch out who you talk to in the airport....although, these days, your flight attendants pose a more lethal threat......
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