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The Honeymoon Trap
By Peter SwansonPublisher Description
A pulp novel has a book critic wondering if his new wife is out to kill him in this thrilling story by the New York Times–bestselling author of Nine Lives.
When Henry arrives with his wife, Alice, for their honeymoon at a New England lake house, he encounters a strange sense of déjà vu. Plenty of vacation homes have shelves full of books, but this one has midcentury-American crime novels by the likes of John D. MacDonald, Ed McBain, Rex Stout, Patricia Highsmith, and more. It’s just like Henry’s collection back home.
There is one book, however, that’s unfamiliar: The Honeymoon Trap. As Henry reads it, he finds the story has uncanny similarities with his own situation—newlyweds on a honeymoon after a whirlwind romance. When Alice begins to act suspiciously, Henry’s grip on reality slowly comes loose. He can’t stop reading the book and wondering what his wife is up to. He also believes he may be caught in a trap, and getting out of it is going to be murder . . .
Praise for Peter Swanson
“Swanson specializes in writing mesmerizing thrillers that subvert readers’ expectations.” —Wall Street Journal
“If you’re looking for the suspense techniques of Alfred Hitchcock translated to the page, Swanson’s your man.” —Financial Times
“[Swanson’s] the real deal.” —Joe Hill, author of NOS4A2
When Henry arrives with his wife, Alice, for their honeymoon at a New England lake house, he encounters a strange sense of déjà vu. Plenty of vacation homes have shelves full of books, but this one has midcentury-American crime novels by the likes of John D. MacDonald, Ed McBain, Rex Stout, Patricia Highsmith, and more. It’s just like Henry’s collection back home.
There is one book, however, that’s unfamiliar: The Honeymoon Trap. As Henry reads it, he finds the story has uncanny similarities with his own situation—newlyweds on a honeymoon after a whirlwind romance. When Alice begins to act suspiciously, Henry’s grip on reality slowly comes loose. He can’t stop reading the book and wondering what his wife is up to. He also believes he may be caught in a trap, and getting out of it is going to be murder . . .
Praise for Peter Swanson
“Swanson specializes in writing mesmerizing thrillers that subvert readers’ expectations.” —Wall Street Journal
“If you’re looking for the suspense techniques of Alfred Hitchcock translated to the page, Swanson’s your man.” —Financial Times
“[Swanson’s] the real deal.” —Joe Hill, author of NOS4A2
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“i actually love the idea but the story feels kinda weird for me”
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“Quick read, read in about 30 minutes.
This book was extremely confusing. This book has a “I need to write a paper for class that’s due in 30 minutes” feel. I had to read some parts over again to get an understanding of who they were talking about and what POV it was in. The book left me lost as it was ending. There was a plot but no resolution or explanation as to what happened. Also the side characters that were made to seem prominent having there own short-span narrative had really no relevance and should have been briefly summoned up due to the way the book progressed and ended. 2.5 stars only because it did keep me interested in what happens next but ultimately left me confused.”
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About Peter Swanson
Peter Swanson is the Sunday Times– and New York Times–bestselling author of eight novels, including The Kind Worth Killing. He is the winner of the New England Society Book Award, finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and his novel Her Every Fear, is an NPR Best Book of the Year. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages, and his stories, poetry, and features have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, the Atlantic Monthly, the Guardian, the Strand Magazine, and Yankee Magazine.
A graduate of Trinity College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Emerson College, he lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts with his wife and cat.
A graduate of Trinity College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Emerson College, he lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts with his wife and cat.
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