The Girl with a Clock for a Heart, Peter Swanson
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart, Peter Swanson
5 Rating(s)
List: $21.99 | Sale: $15.39
Club: $10.99

The Girl with a Clock for a Heart
A Novel

Author: Peter Swanson

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Unabridged: 8 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 02/04/2014

Synopsis

Already optioned for film, The Girl with a Clock for a Heart is Peter Swanson’s electrifying tale of romantic noir, with shades of Hitchcock and reminiscent of the classic movie Body Heat. It is the story of a man swept into a vortex of irresistible passion and murder when an old love mysteriously reappears.On an ordinary Friday evening at his favorite Boston tavern, George Foss’s comfortable, predictable life is shattered when a beautiful woman sits down at the bar, a woman who vanished without a trace twenty years ago.Liana Dector isn’t just an ex-girlfriend, the first love George couldn’t quite forget. She’s also a dangerous enigma and quite possibly a cold-blooded killer wanted by the police. Suddenly, she’s back—and she needs George’s help. Ruthless men believe she stole some money . . . and they will do whatever it takes to get it back.George knows Liana is trouble. But he can’t say no—he never could—so he makes a choice that will plunge him into a terrifying whirlpool of lies, secrets, betrayal, and murder from which there is no sure escape.Bold and masterful, full of malicious foreboding and subtle surprises, The Girl with a Clock for a Heart is an addictive, nonstop thriller—an ever-tightening coil of suspense that grips you right up to its electrifying end.

About Peter Swanson

Peter Swanson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing, winner of the New England Society Book Award and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger; Her Every Fear, an NPR book of the year; and Eight Perfect Murders, a New York Times bestseller, among others. His books have been translated into 30 languages. He lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts, where he is at work on his next novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Will on October 26, 2022

George had imagined this moment many times but had somehow never imagined the outcome. Liana was not simply an ex-girlfriend who had once upon a time broken George’s heart; she was also, as far as George still knew, a wanted criminal, a woman whose transgressions were more in line with those of G......more

Goodreads review by j e w e l s on January 31, 2018

FOUR STARS Peter Swanson is one of my favorite psychological suspense/thriller writers working today. Two of his books have been optioned for film, including this one. His newest book All the Beautiful Lies is due out April 3, 2018. I have the galley sitting on my Kindle and cannot wait to dive in! B......more

Goodreads review by Holly on January 31, 2019

I did enjoy this one, just not as much as his others that I've read (3). I love the way Swanson writes suspense and have read all his novels except Her Every Fear, which I plan on reading. The first half of this one was fascinating and I was caught in the sticky web of what was happening between Geor......more

Goodreads review by Debbie "DJ" on June 05, 2015

I'm sure fans of mysteries will really like this one. I think I'm getting an education on mysteries vs. psychological thrillers. I've discovered I prefer the latter, so for me, I was happy to finish this one. I will say the plot was a good one, and the characters were well drawn out. Overall, though......more

Goodreads review by Christine on June 13, 2015

Peter Swanson's The Girl with a Clock for a Heart grabbed me right away because of the cool title and the fascinating blurb. When it came up for a group read in one of my Goodreads groups, I happily jumped it ahead of 1000 others on my to-read list. It took me a few chapters to get into the book, as......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List