Murder by the Rules

Rules for Perfect Murders is a very clever and compelling crime novel, the sixth from this bestselling American author. The story is set primarily in The Old Devil’s Bookshop in Boston, which specializes in crime fiction. Prior to the novel’s action owner Malcolm Kershaw published a blog about the eight best murders in crime fiction; those almost impossible to solve, and featured in novels from eight authors, from Agatha Christie to Donna Tartt. Some years later, FBI agent Gwen Mulvey is baffled by a string of unsolved murders in Boston, and finds a link between these current crimes and the blog written by Malcolm Kershaw. Is someone re-enacting the literary murders listed in the blog? Gwen and Mal start investigating, and suddenly everyone around them starts to look like a killer! This is a fiendishly good read!