And the FBI agent isn’t the only one interested in this bookseller who spends almost every night at home reading. She’s looking for information about a series of unsolved murders that look eerily similar to the killings on Mal’s old list.

Macdonald’s The Drowner, and Donna Tartt’s A Secret History.īut no one is more surprised than Mal, now the owner of the Old Devils Bookstore in Boston, when an FBI agent comes knocking on his door one snowy day in February. Milne’s Red House Mystery, Anthony Berkeley Cox’s Malice Aforethought, James M. Murders, Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train, Ira Levin’s Death Trap, A. Years ago, bookseller and mystery aficionado Malcolm Kershaw compiled a list of the genre’s most unsolvable murders, those that are almost impossible to crack-which he titled “Eight Perfect Murders”-chosen from among the best of the best including Agatha Christie’s A. I thought it would be fun to compile this into a list as well.Published by William Morrow on March 3, 2020īuy from Amazon| Buy from Barnes & Noble| Buy from Book Depositoryįrom the hugely talented author of Before She Knew Him comes a chilling tale of psychological suspense and an homage to the thriller genre tailor-made for fans: the story of a bookseller who finds himself at the center of an FBI investigation because a very clever killer has started using his list of fiction’s most ingenious murders. Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter HoegĪlong with these two blog posts, Malcolm also talks about a wide range of lovely crime fiction.The Corpse in the Snowman by Nicholas Blake.The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie.Perfect for snowy nights! Malcolm Kershaw's Mysteries for a Cold Night Malcolm also mentions another post, and this is included below. Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith.Malcolm Kershaw's List of Eight Perfect Murders There were certainly books in the list that I certainly haven't come across. If you are in need of a little reading inspiration then this may inspire.

In the novel, bookshop manager, Malcolm Kershaw, is visited by the FBI, when a number of murders are committed that seem to echo a blog post he published detailing 'Eight Perfect Murders'. Read my Review of Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson As I read the book, I made copious lists of books that I had not heard of, wanted to read, or had read and wanted to read again.

I loved this book namely because it was set in a bookshop, at Christmas and was about crime fiction. A few weeks ago I reviewed Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson. I have been promising this post for a little while.

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