Happy New Year readers! This was my last book of 2015, and a very solid one. 

I was chatting to my friend whilst we had lunch at DF Mexico (a great little Mexican place in Shoreditch) about The Kind Worth Killing. She had never read Gone Girl but could understand the similarities once I explained both plots to her. 

The story starts with two apparent strangers meeting in Heathrow Airport. Ted a wealthy tech entrepreneur has just found out his wife Miranda is sleeping with their contractor, whilst Lily, a beautiful librarian sits down beside him listening to his woes. He jokes he would kill Miranda if he could, and without batting an eyelid, Lily offers to help him. 

Over the next few weeks the two secretly plan the murder, and scheme to make it look like the contractor, Brad, had committed the crime. 

Whilst this is all going on, the book flits between the protagonists narrating the story. Lily describes events in her past that led her to become the cold blooded killer she is today, and Ted talks about his growing feelings for Lily and increasing disdain for his wife and lover. Lily has a long history of killing, including her ex love from university, Eric, whom she murdered after finding him cheating on her with another student, Faith. 

The first twist occurs when Ted is actually killed by Brad. It turns out Miranda is just as conniving as the two of them and coaxes Brad into killing her husband, leaving her with his vast fortune. However, upon reading the news, Lily makes it her mission to avenge Ted's murder and sets her sights on Miranda and Brad. 

The second twist reveals itself as Lily explains she actually knew who Ted was all along (shock) and Miranda actually was Faith (whom Eric cheated on her with, yes all very confusing) as she changed her name after leaving university. Lily still hurt from the heartbreak was thrilled to hear that Ted wanted to murder his wife, therefore was readily waiting to help him carry out the deed. 

It all ends very unexpectedly, however, as the reader I wanted Lily to escape from all her sordid crimes unscathed, even if she is a cold blooded murderer. She resonated with me as a sort of Robin Hood character, doing bad thing ultimately for the greater good. 

The only negative of this plot would be that there were so many killings! Realistically I am not sure if this would all happen in the world we live in today, however this is the joy of books as escapism into another reality. 

I won't go through every storyline twist, as the book is peppered with them, some expected and some not. However, this book is a very entertaining read and I did finish it in one day in pure want of knowing how it would all end. 

Swanson's writing is very easy to read, and full of suspense. He slowly unravels each storyline so that your head isn't swimming with new characters and plots and you can follow the story quite happily. 

Overall a great read! Really happy it was my last book of 2015 - and can't wait for all the crazy reads of 2016! 

Gx