THE KIND WORTH KILLING, by PETER SWANSON
Searching for books written in English, justo to keep updated the level of this lenguage I do love, I came across this novel by Peter Swanson. I wanted to bring it here because it made me enjoy several evenings and stood by me during the lovely moments before falling asleep. The author gives us a trip around Maine, a place in my list of dreamed trips, building up a plot in the purest Highsmith-style, though these two strangers change the train for the plane. The main characters tell us their lives in first person, through the different chapters, which makes easier to deeply empathize with them, regardless their moral values. When you put yourself in someone else's shoes, the angles of their lives' prism takes another colour, with shades, experiences, reasons and desires. What happens when someone can't put up with grief or failure, and believes that the dissappearance of certain people makes our world better? Well, Lily, the beautiful daughter of a writer with a frefall career, individually raises this flag up to the moment she meets Ted Severson, the husband of a fellow student Lilly wants to revenge due to stories of the past. When this man tells Lilly that his wife cheats on him, she proposes murder as the only way to solve his problems. But, the plot becames incredibly complicated, inviting to all this mess several secondary character exquisetly well-built. Reader, it's worthy to gibe a chance to the most classical thriller.
En un vuelo de Londres a Boston, Ted Severson conoce a la sorprendente y misteriosa Lily Kintner. Tras demasiados martinis, los extraños comienza a jugar al juego de la verdad, desvelando sus secretos íntimos. Ted habla de su matrimonio en crisis y de como su esposa, Miranda, le es infiel. El juego se hace más peligroso cunado Ted juguetea con la idea de matar a su mujer y Lily, completamente en serio, le dice "Yo te ayudaré". Después de todo, hay gente que merece morir.
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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 that’s going stale and his wife Miranda, who he’s sure is cheating on him. But their game turns a little darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda for what she’s done. Lily, without missing a beat, says calmly, “I’d like to help.” After all, some people are the kind worth killing.