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How to Kill a Crime Writer
- Author
- Sarah Lotz
- Narrator
- Ashley Tucker
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 26 February 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
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 and brilliantly original mystery that will stay with you long after the final page. Perfect for fans of Jennie Godfrey and Anthony Horowitz
'Playfully blurring the lines of reality and underscored with tenderness' Sarah Lotz
Readers love HOW TO KILL A CRIME WRITER‘[A] heartfelt, compelling, and delightfully meta mystery … a laugh-out-loud yet deeply touching story’ ★★★★★
‘I loved this book through and through … The story beautifully explores themes of grief and loss in a way that feels honest, raw, and deeply moving’ ★★★★★
‘Mind blowing, a masterclass in suspense … I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since’ ★★★★★
‘The tension is thick, the atmosphere ominous, and the twists are genuinely shocking … the ending had my jaw on the floor!’ ★★★★★
‘Fabulous … sharp, witty and really fun to read! I loved it’ ★★★★★
Critics Review
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'Playfully blurring the lines of reality and underscored with tenderness' Sarah Lotz
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'Hard to put down and vastly entertaining' STEPHEN KING
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'A ferociously imaginative storyteller whose twisty plots will kick the stairs out from under you' LAUREN BEUKES
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Details
- Author
- Sarah Lotz
- Narrator
- Ashley Tucker
- Duration
- 9 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 February 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008464080
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic crime and mystery fiction, Comical (humorous) crime and mystery, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Speculative fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
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 and brilliantly original mystery that will stay with you long after the final page. Perfect for fans of Jennie Godfrey and Anthony Horowitz 'Playfully blurring the lines of reality and underscored with tenderness' Sarah Lotz Readers love HOW TO KILL A CRIME WRITER ‘[A] heartfelt, compelling, and delightfully meta mystery … a laugh-out-loud yet deeply touching story’ ★★★★★ ‘I loved this book through and through … The story beautifully explores themes of grief and loss in a way that feels honest, raw, and deeply moving’ ★★★★★ ‘Mind blowing, a masterclass in suspense … I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since’ ★★★★★ ‘The tension is thick, the atmosphere ominous, and the twists are genuinely shocking … the ending had my jaw on the floor!’ ★★★★★ ‘Fabulous … sharp, witty and really fun to read! I loved it’ ★★★★★
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