Kill your darlings : a novel / Peter Swanson.
"Thom and Wendy Graves have been married for over twenty-five years. They live in a beautiful Victorian on the north shore of Massachusetts. Wendy is a published poet and Thom teaches English literature at a nearby university. Their son, Jason, is all grown up. All is well...except that Wendy wants to murder her husband. What happens next has everything to do with what happened before. The story of Wendy and Thom's marriage is told in reverse, moving backward through time to witness key moments from the couple's lives--their fiftieth birthday party, buying their home, Jason's birth, the mysterious death of a work colleague--all painting a portrait of a marriage defined by a single terrible act they plotted together many years ago. Eventually we learn the details of what Thom and Wendy did in their early twenties, a secret that has kept them bound together through the length of their marriage. But its power over them is fraying, and each of them begins to wonder if they would be better off making sure their spouse carries their secrets to the grave"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063433625
- ISBN: 0063433621
- Physical Description: 272 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Subject: | Marriage > Fiction. Husband and wife > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Guilt > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Massachusetts > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Domestic fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. |
Available copies
- 32 of 64 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 7 current holds with 64 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | FIC SWA (Text) | 30229101392487 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
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