Peter Swanson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing, winner of the New England Society Book Award and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger; Her Every Fear, an NPR book of the year; and Eight Perfect Murders, a New York Times bestseller, among others. His books have been translated into 30 languages, and his stories, poetry, and features have appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Atlantic Monthly, Measure, The Guardian, The Strand Magazine, and Yankee Magazine. He lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts, where he is at work on his next novel.
"Swanson specializes in writing mesmerizing thrillers that subvert
readers' expectations. The author works his particular magic once
again with Every Vow You Break... Swanson's shape-shifting saga is
reminiscent, by turns, of such foreboding films as Vertigo [and]
Fatal Attraction." -- Wall Street Journal "Just when we think we
have an idea of what Abigail is up against, Swanson pulls the rug
away from under us. Strange events give way to sinister
revelations... The last act cranks up tension to the breaking
point. Sit back, suspend all disbelief, and watch those pages fly
by." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune"Will give you major Fatal
Attraction vibes.... A tantalizing plot, steamy scenes, and
passionate relationships..." -- PopSugar"If you love... curling up
with an atmospheric murder mystery--or binging a Hitchcock marathon
on TMC--Every Vow You Break delivers on all counts. But as did the
master filmmaker, Swanson imbeds unpleasant truths about marriage
and money, and whether or not we can truly know another person. Do
all our relationships follow the same patterns, again and again?
Are we merely bit players in someone else's drama? Perhaps those
are unsolvable mysteries." -- Oprah Daily"Hitchcockian chills and
thrills abound in Swanson's latest mystery, a twisty tale of
survival and deception. " -- O, the Oprah Magazine"Lots of thriller
writers know how to set a hook, but Swanson isn't satisfied with
just one; the further we go into his devilishly twisty tales, the
more hooks he sets... This time we start out on what seems like
familiar ground: then-bride-to-be Abigail had a booze-fueled
one-night stand... and is now being stalked by the man with whom
she dallied. Fatal Attraction, right? Well, maybe, but we quickly
see there's more to it than that." -- Booklist"If you're looking
for the suspense techniques of Alfred Hitchcock translated to the
page, Swanson's your man... References to Hitchcock's Vertigo give
an index to the murderous fun here." -- Financial Times"The author
peels away layers of treachery leaving the reader, and unwitting
newlywed Abigail, unsure of who to trust. Swanson taps into a
survival instinct particularly resonant with the female experience,
and makes Every Vow You Break glamorous, dark and terrifying." --
Independent (UK)"An enjoyable thriller with a pleasingly acidic
streak of social satire." -- Daily Mail (UK)"Should come with a
warning to prepare for a single-sitting, reading marathon as
Swanson plunges us head-first into an addictive and deftly executed
mystery which positively crackles with menace and suspense." --
Lancashire Evening Post"You'll struggle not to read Every Vow You
Break in one sitting. Peter Swanson's subtle hints that all is not
what it seems build to a thrilling and gripping crescendo...
glamorous, dark and terrifying." -- Irish News"Another top-notch
thriller from Swanson. I picked this up intending to take a quick
look and was still pinned to my sofa two hours later . . . An
addictive thriller that rather proves the adage: marry for money
and you'll earn every penny." -- Alice O'Keeffe, The Bookseller,
editor's pick"Incredibly difficult to put down, Peter Swanson's
newest thriller, Every Vow You Break, is full of twists and
surprises, but also constantly conveys that pit-of-your-stomach
dread that suspense lovers are addicted to." -- The Nerd Daily"An
unabashed page-turner that I dare you not to read all in one go."
-- Air Mail"The plot twists come at a furious pace. When Abigail
seeks help in dealing with Scott, she gradually discovers that she
has no one she can count on. Almost no one around her is who they
pretend to be." -- Associated Press"If you're familiar with Peter
Swanson's super creepy previous novel, Eight Perfect Murders,
you'll understand that the new book is neither simple nor merely a
matter of stalking... This one takes more perverse plot turns than
Eight Perfect Murders even contemplated. For creepiness, this is
the real goods." -- Toronto Star"[A] pulse-pounding
not-so-happily-ever-after thriller." -- The Big Thrill"Luckily for
readers, [Swanson] keeps the story grounded by making Abigail an
average person who refuses to be a victim. It's this simplicity
that makes the character appealing and her triumphs magnificent."
-- Shelf Awareness"Every Vow You Break takes the typical domestic
thriller and puts a new spin on it -- one that's darker and more
twisted than readers will suspect. However, that will just increase
your desire to figure out what's really going on... It's sure to
keep you on edge." -- Culturess"Swanson puts his own unique spin on
the idea of marital bliss taking a dark and sinister turn in his
newest release, which focuses not on a wedding itself, but on what
comes after... [The novel] begs to be read in a couple of
sittings..." -- Crime By the Book"Swanson's new novel is a good
match with Lucy Foley's psychological wedding thriller, The Guest
List. Readers will bask in the creepiness of being stranded on a
remote island, considering how far some might go to punish those
who break sacred promises." -- Library JournalFasten your seatbelt
-- nothing that happens in the last 250 pages of Peter Swanson's
latest is anything you'd expect. Abigail is going down the rabbit
hole in an absolute gobsmackingly great mystery... Every Vow You
Break is utterly enthralling. -- Winnipeg Free Press"The further we
go into [Swanson's] devilishly twisty tales, the more hooks he
sets... Bride-to-be Abigail had a booze-fueled one-night stand...
and is now being stalked by the man with whom she dallied. Fatal
Attraction, right? Well, maybe, but we quickly see there's more to
it than that."
-- Booklist"Peter Swanson delivers another stellar thriller full of
adrenaline inducing surprises and a plot that turns on a dime." --
BookBub"Fiendish good fun." -- Anthony Horowitz on Eight Perfect
Murders"Fiendishly clever catnip for any lover of classic crime
fiction." -- Seattle Times on Eight Perfect Murders
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