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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.

Book of the year

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This book works on so many levels, it is a crime book, but also a book about grief, though not in a depressing way. It's actually incredibly funny and the main mystery is gripping throughout, while at the same time there are other other deeper layers beneath the surface of the plot. The characters are so fully formed they feel like old friends. I often found myself laughing out loud. It is also a book that will appeal to writers, with so many witty takes on storytelling and genre. It's completely diverting while managing to be deeply moving at the same time, though never heavy. I'm not even sure how Sarah Lotz managed to pull that off but she did. And the reader is excellent.

A book about much more than you think

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