The Kind Worth Saving

Peter Swanson — 2023

TWO'S COMPANY, THREE'S FATAL 'Do you remember me?' she asked, after stepping into my office. When private detective and former teacher Henry Kimball is hired to investigate an ex-pupil's cheating husband, he senses all is not quite what it seems, and before he knows it he's gotten far too close to the other woman. As the case gets ever stranger, he turns to the only person he can trust, Lily Kintner, someone with dark secrets of her own... With its ingenious clockwork-like plot, and twists aplenty, The Kind Worth Saving is a crime novel to savour from a modern master.

Reviews

Grace M@thecoupdegrace

Nov 13, 2023

I really enjoyed reading ‘The Kind Worth Killing’ last year, so I was very excited to read this sequel. It was an enjoyable read overall and I liked seeing Henry and Lily’s relationship continue where it left off from the first book. I wanted more of Lily’s perspective in this book, though drawing the parallel between her and Joan’s personalities was a very nice touch.

Jessica Ford@jessford

May 23, 2023

3.75 stars

Cheri McElroy@cherimac

Mar 12, 2023

Henry Kimball lost his job with the Boston PD, but has made a life as a private investigator. A woman from his past asks him to investigate an adulterous husband. Henry finds them dead, and asks his old adversary Lily Kitner to step in.

This was a well-paced, well-plotted book with my favorite psychopath, Lily. I hope we see mor of these two.