★★★☆☆ 3 stars

Book Summary:
Book lover Malcolm Kershaw once compiled a list which he titled “Eight Perfect Murders” consisting of eight of the best murders he’d ever read. Now, a real killer is recreating all of the murders from his list. People are turning up dead and as Malcolm is questioned by the FBI we are left to wonder… is he a suspect or victim?

Book Review:
I was a little disappointed in this book. Maybe it’s because I had really high expectations. I loved Peter Swanson’s book “The Kind Worth Killing”, and I did read all eight books that were mentioned on the “Eight Perfect Murders” list. I think that I liked some of the books on the list better than this one. I do think that this book might be less enjoyable to those unfamiliar with the books on the list. It was, though, a fun journey to read all eight books, so I do recommend some of those. Though this book didn’t exactly meet my expectations, it was definitely a fun read. The idea was creative and unique, it was light and entertaining, but the ending kind of confused me. One thing that I want to point out is that I read the description beforehand listing all eight books to read because I didn’t want any of these books to get spoiled for me. However, unfortunately, the description failed to mention that this novel spoils Agatha Christie’s “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” which is something I wish I’d known before reading. There were also moments where I found Malcolm odd and a bit intolerable (lines like “I knew that I was not unhandsome”).

Books Spoiled:
ABC Murders
Deathtrap (the play)
Double Indemnity
Malice Aforethought
The Drowner
Strangers on a Train
The Secret History
The Red House Mystery
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd