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A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage

The darkly funny and addictive thriller that's 'sexy, stylish and wildly original' (Chris Whitaker)
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A COUPLE THAT SLAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK 'If you liked Mr & Mrs Smith, you'll love this' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Darkly funny and clever' KATY BRENT 'Sexy, stylish, thrilling. A razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder' CHRIS WHITAKER 'Your sassy,... Read More
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Mr and Mrs Smith meets How to Kill Your Family - because even serial killers can have a midlife crisis.

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A COUPLE THAT SLAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER

A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK

'If you liked Mr & Mrs Smith, you'll love this' CLARE MACKINTOSH

'Darkly funny and clever' KATY BRENT

'Sexy, stylish, thrilling. A razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder' CHRIS WHITAKER

'Your sassy, twisted must-read of 2025' JANICE HALLETT

'Huge fun. You won't put it down' HARRIET TYCE

Hazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: 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.

READERS LOVE FOX AND HAZE!

'Believe the hype! Unputdownable, twisty, deftly written thrill ride.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'I read it in two days, so engrossing!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Desperate Housewives meets Dexter.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'If I could give more than five stars I would.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'I honestly couldn't stop reading' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Absolutely loved this book. I laughed out loud loads, an excellent dark comedy' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'I loved the short chapters, I finished this in one day' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Huge fun' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035410897

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wildfire

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 286g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Asia Mackay is a Chinese Scottish author and mother of four based in London. Asia studied Anthropology at Durham University and began her career in television. She moved to China, presented and produced lifestyle programmes in Shanghai before returning to London where she worked for the likes of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, and subsequently completed a Faber Academy course. Her debut novel Killing It was the Runner Up in Richard and Judy's Search for a Bestseller competition and Runner Up/ Exceptionally Recognised for the Comedy Women In Print prize.

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