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Body Count

The new revenge thriller from the bestselling author of BAD MEN
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Brief Description
Serial killer Saffy Huntley-Oliver's life is going great. She's got a fabulous new boyfriend, Jonathan. She has literally got away with murder. And now that she's no longer single, she can get back to her favourite hobby: killing bad men. Particularly Sir Thomas West, a children's... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The hilariously twisted new revenge comedy from the author of BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick, Bad Men.

The hilariously twisted new revenge comedy from the author of BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick, Bad Men.

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Serial killer Saffy Huntley-Oliver's life is going great.

She's got a fabulous new boyfriend, Jonathan. She has literally got away with murder. And now that she's no longer single, she can get back to her favourite hobby: killing bad men.

Particularly Sir Thomas West, a children's TV star who truly deserves to die.

But there are a few little snags. For one, her beloved sister Susie is still dating that insufferable Finlay. For another, Sir Thomas has a very large bodyguard. And Jonathan himself has given up his job investigating true crime, despite all the tempting corpses that Saffy keeps putting in his way.

All of this would be easy to ignore in the flush of new love. Except Saffy's never been in love before, and it's weird. She's having difficulty separating romance from homicide. Especially when someone discovers Saffy's secret hobby and starts sending Jonathan coded messages about her crimes.

Is someone trying to break them up? Or trying to hunt her down?

Body Count by Julie Mae Cohen offers a thrilling dive into the life of a killer with a conscience and a love life to navigate.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804189368

Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Zaffre

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 286g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Julie Mae Cohen is the darker side of Julie Cohen, an award-winning author whose novels have sold over a million copies worldwide. Her thriller debut, Bad Men, was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick in 2023 and was shortlisted for the RNA Jackie Collins Award for Romantic Suspense. Julie grew up in Maine and now lives in the UK with her family and a terrier of dubious origin.

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