num_pages: 320
description: A devious tale of psychological suspense involving sex deception and an accidental encounter that leads to murder. Fans of Paula Hawkins The Girl on the Train will love this modern reimagining of Patricia Highsmiths classic Strangers on a Train from the author of the acclaimed The Girl with a Clock for a Heartwhich the Washington Post said should be a contender for crime fictions best first novel of 2014.On a night flight from London to Boston Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintner. Sharing one too many martinis the strangers begin to play a game of truth revealing very intimate details about themselves. Ted talks about his marriage thats going stale and his wife Miranda who hes sure is cheating on him. Ted and his wife were a mismatch from the starthe the rich businessman she the artistic free spirita contrast that once inflamed their passion but has now become a clich.But their game turns a little darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda for what shes done. Lily without missing a beat says calmly Id like to help. After all some people are the kind worth killing like a lying stinking cheating spouse. . . .Back in Boston Ted and Lilys twisted bond grows stronger as they begin to plot Miranda's demise. But there are a few things about Lilys past that she hasnt shared with Ted namely her experience in the art and craft of murder a journey that began in her very precocious youth.Suddenly these co-conspirators are embroiled in a chilling game of cat-and-mouse one they both cannot survive . . . with a shrewd and very determined detective on their tail.
language: English
title: The Kind Worth Killing
publisher: William Morrow