Serial Killer Games
The BRAND NEW funny, sexy rom com with a heart of darkness for 2025
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4.3 • 23 Ratings
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
'A TWISTY, TURN-Y DELIGHT' OPRAH DAILY No 1 in HOTTEST NEW ROMANCE BOOKS OF SUMMER 2025
'Funny, sexy, clever ... full of witty banter' Jane Casey, No. 1 bestselling author
What would you do if you thought your (curiously compelling) coworker was getting away with murder?
Dolores dela Cruz has been dying to spot one in the wild, and he fits the mould perfectly: strangler gloves, calculated charm, dashing good looks that give a leg up in any field ... including fields of unmarked graves.
The new office temp is definitely a serial killer.
Jake Ripper finds a welcome distraction in his combative and enigmatic new coworker. He hasn't come across anyone as interesting as Dolores in a long time. But when mere curiosity evolves into a darkly romantic flirtation, Jake can't help but wonder if, finally, he's found someone who really sees him, skeletons in the closet and all.
Until Dolores asks for Jake's help to dispose of a body...
'This dark, witty romance has wickedly sharp edges' Alice Bell
'A compelling blend of romance and mystery ... utterly unique' Joanna Wallace
'Brilliantly funny, fantastically original' Becky Hunter
READERS HAVE FALLEN HARD FOR SERIAL KILLER GAMES
'Wow wow wow ... my favourite read so far this year!' ***** NetGalley review
'This was amazing!! Literally couldn't love it more ... such a fun read so much banter!' ***** NetGalley review
'Dizzyingly unique spin on the office romance scenario' ***** NetGalley review
'I loved this deliciously dark yet surprisingly safe book' ***** NetGalley review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Posey lampoons the soullessness of corporate work in her irresistible debut. It's November in Canada, and the offices of the unnamed company Dolores dela Cruz works for are "clenched in the white-knuckled death grip of Christmas season hysteria." Dolores, with her penchant for dressing in black and morbid sense of humor, drags herself to work every day. She perks up when the handsome, mysterious Jake Ripper arrives at her company as an office temp. The two share a deep interest in the crimes of a serial killer known as the Paper Pusher, whose victims have all died from falls off the roofs of downtown office buildings. As the oddball pair develop a budding romance, a major question hangs over their courtship: might Jake be the Paper Pusher? ("Even serial killers get their meet-cute," Dolores muses.) Posey tells the tale in bright, punchy chapters that alternate between Dolores's and Jake's perspectives, and populates their love story with a cast of charming weirdos, including Andrew, Jake's starry-eyed roommate, and Cynthia, an inflexible HR director. Though the mystery plot mostly serves as window dressing for a macabre romance, Posey keeps things fast and funny enough that readers won't mind. It's a wickedly entertaining good time.
Customer Reviews
Unique and twisty
Thoroughly enjoyed this- lots of little plot twists kept me guessing to the satisfying end. Loved the characters, as weird as they are. Read in two days, can’t wait for another.
love!
iv been in a reading slump for so long until this book. the characters have depth, the chapters are all individually well-written, and there’s little room to lose interest overall. sad it’s over, glad to have read it.
Strange
The basic storyline is ok, but the serial killer part of it just falls a bit flat after the first few chapters. By the end of the book it all just got a bit strange and bizarre.