If you’re on the list you’re marked for death.

The envelope is unremarkable. There is no return address. It contains a single, folded, sheet of white paper.

The envelope drops through the mail slot like any other piece of post. But for the nine complete strangers who receive it – each of them recognising just one name, their own, on the enclosed list – it will be the most life altering letter they ever receive. It could also be the last, as one by one, they start to meet their end. But why?

Beautifully written with sharp characterisation, NINE LIVES is an old school mystery delivered with a new school sensibility. Over from the US for one week only Peter Swanson is making a special appearance at The Bookseller Crow, so do join us for this early evening event. His novels include The Girl With a Clock for a Heart, nominated for an LA Times book award, The Kind Worth Killing, most recently, Every Vow You Break. He lives with his wife and cat, Finty, on the north shore of Massachusetts. Last year we interviewed him for BOOKSELLER CROW ON THE BOX and so we are really excited to welcome him this time in person.

You can watch the interview from 2021 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bq7410Ncvg