Perfect Murder [Paperback]

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330507850
• ISBN-13: 978-0330507851
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #392,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Husband Plans to Murder His Wife, Unbeknownst to Him, She's Also Planning to Murder Him, March 19, 2011

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James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perfect Murder (Paperback)

When you start reading the back of the covers of the Quick Reads, The Perfect Murder is certainly one of the more, if not the most interesting back cover blurbs. It's by also one of the few quick reads, by big name already highly successful authors. The Perfect Murder started off well, it's basically the tale of a married for almost twenty years couple, who don't just not love each other anymore, but have come to resent each other. Both are disappointed their lives haven't turned out the way they thought they would and know if the other would just die, then they could live the life they always dreamed. Both are having affairs and want to live the rest of their lives with their new bedroom partner. So both make plans to murder the other, both know they have to be careful so as not to be caught. However only one can obviously be successful.

Unfortunately this, who will kill who interesting reading plot, is over pretty early on in the word count. I won't tell you who was successful but the quality of the story does drop a little when there's only one left. The stupidity of the characters lessens the enjoyment as you read thinking, as if you'd do that, no one could be that stupid. It's still a fun short read but doesn't maintain the very high quality and tension of the first few chapters all the way to the end.

The Perfect Murder is part of the Quick Reads series of books to increase literacy levels by encouraging those who don't like to read beyond magazines and comic books to try fiction through cheap priced short story length fiction and non fiction. Like a various author anthology collection novel, some of these individual short story books are really good, and others not that great.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect murder by Peter James, October 14, 2010

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Ivona Libuda - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Perfect Murder (Quick Reads) (Kindle Edition)

The Perfect Murder. Peter James (Quick Reads)

One of the most cleaver and entertaining books I've read in a long time. Sharply observed, well written story. I highly recommend it. Would make a great movie.
Anita Miller

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this book!, February 5, 2011

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The Seeker "adw" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Perfect Murder (Paperback)

How on earth did we miss this writer? Apparently a prize winner in UK whom the US hasn't had the opportunity to read yet. And now we can and not a minute too soon. Get this book!