Saturday 28 September 2024

Book Review: A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay (Thriller/Dark Comedy)

A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage
Asia Mackay
Wildfire
14 January 2025
400
eBook - EPUB
Thriller/Dark Comedy
ARC via NetGalley

The couple that kills together stays together...

Hazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small they're ex-serial killers.

They had it all. An enviable London lifestyle, five-star travels, and plenty of bad men to kill. Not many power couples know how to get away with murder.

Then Hazel fell pregnant and they gave it all up for life in the suburbs; dinner parties instead of body disposal.

But recently Hazel has started to feel that itch again. When she kills someone behind Fox's back and brings the police to their door, she must do anything she can to protect her family.

This could save their marriage - unless it kills them first.

 

A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage was a really amusing and exciting read. I got behind the story and the characters right from the start and it was fun following their exploits through the course of the story. Although I guessed some things in advance, there were still a couple of twists I didn't see coming, which added to the fun. There are thriller aspects to their tale, but as the blurb suggests, there is also a heavy dose of dark comedy. I could actually see this working well as a Netflix limited series; it has that kind of vibe. Overall, I enjoyed the book from start to finish. The idea was fun, the characters engaging and the pacing moved along well throughout. It certainly brought a smile to my face and was a breath of fresh air after finishing a couple of reads I had only found so-so. I am giving this one 4.5 stars.

I received this book as a free eBook ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 


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