Peter Swanson

For other uses, see Peter Swanson (disambiguation).

Peter Swanson (born May 26, 1968) is an American author, best known for his psychological suspense novels The Kind Worth Killing and Her Every Fear.^[1]

Peter Swanson
Born	(1968-05-26) May 26, 1968 (age 56) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Author
Spouse	Charlene Sawyer

His ninth novel, The Kind Worth Saving, a sequel to The Kind Worth Killing, was published in March 2023.^[2] His most recent novel, A Talent for Murder, appeared in June 2024.

Swanson wrote fiction for ten years before finding an agent who read one of Swanson's short stories online, leading to the eventual publication of his debut novel The Girl With a Clock for a Heart.^[3] He has also written short stories and poetry.^[4]

Personal life

Swanson lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts. He is married to Charlene Sawyer and has a cat.^[5]

Books

• The Girl with a Clock for a Heart (2014) ISBN 978-0-06-226749-8
• The Kind Worth Killing (2015) ISBN 978-0-06-226752-8
• Her Every Fear (2017) ISBN 978-0-06-242702-1
• All the Beautiful Lies (2018) ISBN 978-0-06-242705-2
• Before She Knew Him (2019) ISBN 978-0-06-283815-5
• Eight Perfect Murders (2020) ISBN 978-0-06-283820-9 (aka Rules for Perfect Murders)
• Every Vow You Break: A Novel (2021) ISBN 978-0-06-298003-8
• Nine Lives: A Novel (2022) ISBN 9780063210998
• The Kind Worth Saving (2023) ISBN 9780063204980
• The Christmas Guest (2023) ISBN 9780063297456 (novella)
• A Talent for Murder (2024) ISBN 9780063205031

Awards

• New England Society Book Award (2016)^[6]
• Crime Writers Association, Ian Fleming - Steel Dagger Finalist (2015)^[7]