02362cam a2200361 i 4500 1336363140 TxAuBib 20240618120000.0 230922s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063205031 hardcover 0063205033 hardcover (OCoLC)1398464661 TxAuBib rda Swanson, Peter, 1968-, author. A talent for murder / Peter Swanson. First edition. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] 272 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A novel.". "No murder is by the book.". "Martha Ratliff conceded long ago that she'd likely spend her life alone. She was fine with it, happy with her solo existence, stimulated by her job as an archival librarian, constantly surrounded by thought-provoking ideas and the books she loved. But then she met Alan, a charming and sweet-natured divorcee with a job that took him on the road for half the year. When he asked her to marry him, she said yes, even though he still felt a little bit like a stranger. A year in and the marriage was good, except for that strange blood streak on the back of one of his shirts he'd worn to a conference in Denver. Her curiosity turning to suspicion, Martha investigates the cities Alan visited over the past year and uncovers a disturbing pattern -- five unsolved cases of murdered women. Is she married to a serial killer? Or could it merely be a coincidence? Unsure what to think, Martha contacts an old friend from graduate school for advice. Lily Kintner once helped Martha out of a jam with an abusive boyfriend and may have some insight. Intrigued, Lily offers to meet Alan to find out what kind of man he really is . . . but what Lily uncovers is more perplexing and wicked than they ever could have expected."-- Publisher's description. 20240618. Librarians Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) lcgft Detective and mystery fiction. lcgft Novels. fast Fiction. fast QS7