The Author's Guide to Murder [Large Print]

by Karen White, Lauren Willig, Beatriz Williams

"A pure delight from start to finish Williams, White and Willig are in top form in this clever, engrossing whodunnit with a heart." --Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The New Couple in 5B

Agatha Christie meets Murder, She Wrote in this witty locked room mystery and literary satire by New York Times bestselling team of novelists: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White.

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• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063410540
• ISBN13: 9780063410541
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: William Morrow Large Print
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Entertaining parody of novelists solving a murder

Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for a digital advance reader copy. All comments and opinions are my own. This was so entertaining! It was funny, punny, with lots of romance novel jokes, and a murder mystery too. Gags about stiletto heels (and pantaboots), plaid, a small Scottish island with people wearing multiple hats: The barmaid is the island midwife and medical examiner as well as the local GP and the sister of the DCI - Detective Chief Inspector). The concept is tongue in cheek – three actual authors collaborating on writing a book about three authors writing a book. Here’s how the real-life authors accurately describe their book: “The excruciating jokes, the atrocious Scottish accents, the tropes, the puns, the murder of nefarious male authors – all written with a wink and a nudge and a great deal of love, and maybe a teeny grain of truth.” To be honest, it took me a few chapters in before everything clicked for me. The three main characters weren’t all that likable at first, but the more time I spent with them, the more endearing they became. And that went for the Scottish characters too, from Beatrice the sheep to Loren the dog as well as the humans. And then there’s a murder and the three American authors are the main suspects. They realize the best way to prove they didn’t do it is to find out who did. If you’re in the mood for a feel-good murder mystery with some romance and lots of jokes, a few red herrings, an edge-of-your-seat climax, and a happily-ever-after ending with a Scottish location, this is the book for you.