Faber scoops Peter Swanson's 'shocking' new psychological thriller

Faber has snapped up A Talent for Murder, a "shocking" psychological thriller by Peter Swanson.

Publishing director Angus Cargill acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein, on behalf of Sobel Weber Associates, and the book will be published on 4th July.

The synopsis says: “After an unexpected, whirlwind romance, quiet librarian Martha married Alan. But when she thinks she sees his mask slip, she starts to fear that the conferences he travels the country to attend might be a cover for something far more sinister. As she secretly starts to map his movements she unearths a string of dead women, but could these two things really be linked? Unsure of her own instincts, Martha turns to an old friend, Lily Kintner, who once helped her escape a toxic relationship in grad school. But what Martha doesn’t know is that Lily has a dark side of her own.”

Cargill said: “After the success of Peter’s superb festive miniature, The Christmas Guest (Faber), we’re thrilled to have his new, full-length novel, which pits two sociopaths against each other in a deadly game of wits – a sublime page-turner for this summer.”