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How to Kill a Crime Writer

By: Sarah Lotz
Narrated by: Ashley Tucker
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 She wrote for a living. But who wanted her dead?

When bestselling author Annie Morrissey is found dead, her daughter Niamh knows in her gut it’s no accident – even if the case needs a good edit.

The village is strangely uneventful.

The suspects are suspiciously normal.

The leads quickly turn into dead ends…

But when Annie’s final manuscript lands on the doormat, the pages humming with mystery and suspense, the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur.

This can’t be a coincidence.

Because if Niamh learnt anything from her mother’s crime fiction, it’s that there’s no such thing. And that village secrets never stay buried for long…

From the award-winning novelist & screenwriter, How to Kill a Crime Writer is a funny, mind-bending mystery that will stay with you long after the final page.

(P)2026 HarperCollins Publishers Amateur Sleuths Cosy Crime Fiction Mystery Crime Funny Fiction

Critic reviews

Praise for Sarah Lotz:

'Hard to put down and vastly entertaining' STEPHEN KING

'A ferociously imaginative storyteller whose twisty plots will kick the stairs out from under you' LAUREN BEUKES

‘Holy s***. This book. I loved everything about it' GILLIAN MCALLISTER

'This high-concept thriller is a blast' GUARDIAN

‘An absolutely addictive read … Genuinely unputdownable’ JENNIFER SAINT

'What an absolute joy of a book!' SARAH PINBOROUGH

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The book may only have been out for a few weeks, but I'm already sure this will be my favourite book of the year. It's up there as one of my favourite ever. Such a fabulous and beautifully told story. The narration is also brilliant.

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