Her Every Fear

A Novel

De: Peter Swanson

Narrado por: Eva Kaminsky

The author of the wildly popular The Kind Worth Killing returns with an electrifying and downright Hitchcockian psychological thriller - as tantalizing as the cinema classics Rear Window and Wait Until Dark - involving a young woman caught in a vise of voyeurism, betrayal, manipulation, and murder.

The danger isn't all in your head.

Growing up, Kate Priddy was always a bit neurotic, experiencing momentary bouts of anxiety that exploded into full-blown panic attacks after an ex-boyfriend kidnapped her and nearly ended her life. When Corbin Dell, a distant cousin in Boston, suggests the two temporarily swap apartments, Kate, an art student in London, agrees, hoping that time away in a new place will help her overcome the recent wreckage of her life.

But soon after her arrival at Corbin's grand apartment on Beacon Hill, Kate makes a shocking discovery: his next-door neighbor, a young woman named Audrey Marshall, has been murdered. When the police question her about Corbin, a shaken Kate has few answers and many questions of her own - curiosity that intensifies when she meets Alan Cherney, a handsome, quiet tenant who lives across the courtyard, in the apartment facing Audrey's. Alan saw Corbin surreptitiously come and go from Audrey's place, yet he's denied knowing her. Then, Kate runs into a tearful man claiming to be the dead woman's old boyfriend, who insists Corbin did the deed the night that he left for London.

When she reaches out to her cousin, he proclaims his innocence and calms her nerves, until she comes across disturbing objects hidden in the apartment - and accidently learns that Corbin is not where he says he is. Could Corbin be a killer? And what about Alan? Kate finds herself drawn to this appealing man who seems so sincere, yet she isn't sure. Jet-lagged and emotionally unstable, her imagination full of dark images caused by the terror of her past, Kate can barely trust herself. So how could she take the chance on a stranger she's just met?

Yet the danger Kate imagines isn't nearly as twisted and deadly as what's about to happen. When her every fear becomes very real.

And much, much closer than she thinks.

Told from multiple points of view, Her Every Fear is a scintillating, edgy novel rich with Peter Swanson's chilling insight into the darkest corners of the human psyche and virtuosic skill for plotting that has propelled him to the highest ranks of suspense, in the tradition of such greats as Gillian Flynn, Paula Hawkins, Patricia Highsmith, and James M. Cain.

©2017 Peter Swanson (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Like all good psychological thrillers, this one keeps listeners on edge.... Swanson's story is compelling. [Narrator Eva] Kaminsky brings it all to life - the fear and panic and the tenuous nature of trusting ourselves and others." ( AudioFile)

Disappointing for Mr. Swanson

"The Kind Worth Killing" had despicable but very interesting characters and a great plot. "Her Every Fear" has some really idiotic characters and the plot is just too implausible. The twists that lead to the end way too convenient. I will still read the next Swanson novel, in the hope that he rises to the success of his previous novel...but I cannot recommend this one. The narrator tends to turn the male characters into caricatures (even though, in all fairness, some of them are written that way.)

So Suspenseful

This was a very good book with a bone chilling villain! As in this author’s other books no character is either good or bad but rather has very interesting shades of gray! Well I guess I need to say some of the characters because obviously the bad guy in this book was evil through and through! Highly recommend!

picks up and a great climax

like most books this starts slow, i almost fell asleep as kate described in detail the apartment building. i started to really enjoy the book when they began switching perspectives. i liked the ending a lot.

Suspenseful!!

This book is a must read/listen! Very suspenseful, chilling, and exciting. Performed very well also!

A pretty good read

The pick up of this story was a little slow in the beginning, but it really began to pick up and I was hooked. I enjoyed this story overall!

A good moving story

This book is engaging, the story is interesting, suspenseful, and keeps
the pages (or audio) going.

I really liked the story throughout. The end disappointed me a bit.
but that's just me.

I've enjoyed two books by Peter Swanson,
he is certainly worth checking out.

Chilling

A chilling story! I didn’t see it turning out the way it did, which I enjoyed in this story! The narrator did an excellent job with characters!!

My favorite book ever

I’ve listened to this book MULTIPLE TIMES. I love the plot twists. Peter’s books always leave me wanting more. He does a great job of setting scenes and forming characters so that you can really visualize the scenarios. AMAZING.

Great read

It was quite a nice wrap up. I like an unpredictable ending.Good story and character development.

Unique!

Very different storyline than I have heard before and the narration was outstanding. If psychological thriller is what you like, I highly recommend this book.