Murder Mindfully
the darkly comic internationally bestselling thriller, now a major Netflix series
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Publisher Description
Calm your mind. Be here, now. Take a breath. And kill.
'What a breath of fresh air! Dark, very funny, totally engaging.' CRAIG RUSSELL, author of HYDE
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER 2.5M COPIES SOLD
I didn't kill anyone until I was forty-two. That's actually a little on the late side for my current professional environment. Admittedly, I did kill almost half a dozen in the week that followed.
Björn has been given an ultimatum: repair his work-life balance, or his wife Katharina will leave him - and take their daughter.
He reluctantly starts a mindfulness class and to his surprise, it's a revelation. He becomes calmer, more focused, and he's starting to understand what's really important in life. So when his client and brutal crime boss Dragan Sergowicz tries to interfere with his precious family time, Björn remembers his new-found goal to find serenity - and kills him.
Now Björn can deepen his practice and seek inner peace - violently.
'A razor-sharp satire on stressed-out modern society, a darkly comic and hugely entertaining crime thriller and - believe it or not - also a handy guide to improving your life through mindfulness.' ROBBIE MORRISON, author of EDGE OF THE GRAVE
'A violent, feel-good rampage of a book where the pace and positivity never let up. Twisted and hilarious!' CALLUM MCSORLEY, author of SQUEAKY CLEAN
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Harried German defense attorney Björn Diemel's life spirals out of control in Dusse's witty and inspired debut. Urged by his wife, Katharina, to become "mindful" as a means of dealing with his anxiety, Björn hires self-help coach Joschka Breitner, whose teachings usher him uneasily toward peace of mind. Meanwhile, Björn takes a case defending Dragan Sergowicz, whose pimping, drug dealing, and other criminal operations stretch Björn's questionable ethics to their breaking point. Then Dragan starts encroaching on Björn's personal life, causing a father-daughter weekend with Björn's toddler, Emily, to go awry. Afterward, Dragan vanishes, and Björn takes over leadership of the gang as his proxy. As Björn reckons with betrayals, executions, and a criminal takeover of Emily's preschool, he clings to his newfound mindfulness—including breathing exercises and meditations suggested by Breitner—even as his efforts to protect his daughter and reclaim control of his life grow darker. Dusse pairs brisk plotting with a sardonic send-up of self-help culture, keeping the suspense taut while supplying plenty of laughs. The result is an inventive, endlessly surprising comic thriller.
