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SHORTLISTED FOR THE RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB AWARD 2026A COUPLE THAT SLAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK **'If you liked Mr & Mrs Smith, you'll love this' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Darkly funny and clever' KATY BRENT'Sexy, stylish, thrilling. A razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder' CHRIS WHITAKER'Your sassy, twisted must-read of 2025' JANICE HALLETT'Huge fun. You won't put it down' HARRIET TYCEHazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they're ex-serial killers.They had it all. An enviable London lifestyle, five-star travels, and plenty of bad men to kill. Not many power couples know how to get away with murder.Then Hazel fell pregnant and they gave it all up for life in the suburbs; dinner parties instead of body disposal.But recently Hazel has started to feel that itch again. When she kills someone behind Fox's back and brings the police to their door, she must do anything she can to protect her family.This could save their marriage - unless it kills them first.READERS LOVE FOX AND HAZE!'Believe the hype! Unputdownable, twisty, deftly written thrill ride.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I read it in two days, so engrossing!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Desperate Housewives meets Dexter.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'If I could give more than five stars I would.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I honestly couldn't stop reading' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Absolutely loved this book. I laughed out loud loads, an excellent dark comedy' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I loved the short chapters, I finished this in one day' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Huge fun' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

FROM THE AUTHOR OF A SERIAL KILLER'S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE, SHORTLISTED FOR THE RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB AWARD 2026'Battling bad guys and bath time - a killer marriage and one killer book'KATY BRENT'The most relatable book about serial killers that I have ever read'TASHA CORYELL___________Fox and Hazel's to-do list:- Homework- Housework- Homicide?Fox and Hazel just want a normal life: two kids, a beautiful house, and the occasional date night murdering people who deserve it. Yet having it all is hard when you want to kill bad men but raise good kids.With a school mum tyrant on Hazel's case - and a botched kill leaving Fox with serious performance anxiety - their midlife crisis is spiralling. Therapy isn't helping, and bullet journaling has taken on a whole new meaning.But when the couple accidentally draw a deadly mobster to their doorstep, they must pull it together - and fast. Because surviving suburbia is no longer just a challenge.Now it's a real fight for their family's lives.And it turns out, having it all starts with staying alive. . .PRAISE FOR NOT LIKE THE OTHER PARENTS:'The most relatable book about serial killers that I have ever read. It's as funny as it is familiar. A perfect read for anyone that has ever tried to maintain a hobby while raising a toddler.' TASHA CORYELLMORE PRAISE FOR FOX AND HAZEL:'Sexy, stylish, thrilling. A razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder.' CHRIS WHITAKER'Your sassy, twisted must-read of 2025' JANICE HALLETT'If you liked Mr & Mrs Smith, you'll love this' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Darkly funny and clever' KATY BRENT'Huge fun. You won't put it down.' HARRIET TYCE'Sharp, whip smart and laugh out loud funny' ANDREA MARA'Dark, daring and disturbingly funny' LESLEY KARA'A dark, twisted riot' ELLERY LLOYD

FROM THE AUTHOR OF A SERIAL KILLER'S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE, SHORTLISTED FOR THE RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB AWARD 2026'Battling bad guys and bath time - a killer marriage and one killer book'KATY BRENT'The most relatable book about serial killers that I have ever read'TASHA CORYELL___________Fox and Hazel's to-do list:- Homework- Housework- Homicide?Fox and Hazel just want a normal life: two kids, a beautiful house, and the occasional date night murdering people who deserve it. Yet having it all is hard when you want to kill bad men but raise good kids.With a school mum tyrant on Hazel's case - and a botched kill leaving Fox with serious performance anxiety - their midlife crisis is spiralling. Therapy isn't helping, and bullet journaling has taken on a whole new meaning.But when the couple accidentally draw a deadly mobster to their doorstep, they must pull it together - and fast. Because surviving suburbia is no longer just a challenge.Now it's a real fight for their family's lives.And it turns out, having it all starts with staying alive. . .PRAISE FOR NOT LIKE THE OTHER PARENTS:'The most relatable book about serial killers that I have ever read. It's as funny as it is familiar. A perfect read for anyone that has ever tried to maintain a hobby while raising a toddler.' TASHA CORYELLMORE PRAISE FOR FOX AND HAZEL:'Sexy, stylish, thrilling. A razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder.' CHRIS WHITAKER'Your sassy, twisted must-read of 2025' JANICE HALLETT'If you liked Mr & Mrs Smith, you'll love this' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Darkly funny and clever' KATY BRENT'Huge fun. You won't put it down.' HARRIET TYCE'Sharp, whip smart and laugh out loud funny' ANDREA MARA'Dark, daring and disturbingly funny' LESLEY KARA'A dark, twisted riot' ELLERY LLOYD

SHORTLISTED FOR THE RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB AWARD 2026A COUPLE THAT SLAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK **'If you liked Mr & Mrs Smith, you'll love this' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Darkly funny and clever' KATY BRENT'Sexy, stylish, thrilling. A razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder' CHRIS WHITAKER'Your sassy, twisted must-read of 2025' JANICE HALLETT'Huge fun. You won't put it down' HARRIET TYCEHazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they're ex-serial killers.They had it all. An enviable London lifestyle, five-star travels, and plenty of bad men to kill. Not many power couples know how to get away with murder.Then Hazel fell pregnant and they gave it all up for life in the suburbs; dinner parties instead of body disposal.But recently Hazel has started to feel that itch again. When she kills someone behind Fox's back and brings the police to their door, she must do anything she can to protect her family.This could save their marriage - unless it kills them first.READERS LOVE FOX AND HAZE!'Believe the hype! Unputdownable, twisty, deftly written thrill ride.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I read it in two days, so engrossing!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Desperate Housewives meets Dexter.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'If I could give more than five stars I would.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I honestly couldn't stop reading' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Absolutely loved this book. I laughed out loud loads, an excellent dark comedy' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I loved the short chapters, I finished this in one day' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Huge fun' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

A COUPLE THAT SLAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK **'If you liked Mr & Mrs Smith, you'll love this' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Darkly funny and clever' KATY BRENT'Sexy, stylish, thrilling. A razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder' CHRIS WHITAKER'Your sassy, twisted must-read of 2025' JANICE HALLETT'Huge fun. You won't put it down' HARRIET TYCEHazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they're ex-serial killers.They had it all. An enviable London lifestyle, five-star travels, and plenty of bad men to kill. Not many power couples know how to get away with murder.Then Hazel fell pregnant and they gave it all up for life in the suburbs; dinner parties instead of body disposal.But recently Hazel has started to feel that itch again. When she kills someone behind Fox's back and brings the police to their door, she must do anything she can to protect her family.This could save their marriage - unless it kills them first.READERS LOVE FOX AND HAZE!'Believe the hype! Unputdownable, twisty, deftly written thrill ride.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I read it in two days, so engrossing!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Desperate Housewives meets Dexter.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'If I could give more than five stars I would.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I honestly couldn't stop reading' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Absolutely loved this book. I laughed out loud loads, an excellent dark comedy' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I loved the short chapters, I finished this in one day' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Huge fun' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Original' Clare Mackintosh'Will keep you gripped . . . and rooting for a rather wonderful heroine' Sunday Mirror'James Bond should retire now . . . puts the sass in assassin as it's never been done before' L. S. Hilton***'Adroitly combines social and parenting comedy with detail-rich derring-do' Sunday TimesLex Tyler is a covert operative for Platform Eight, the assassination department of Her Majesty's Secret Service, and one of the very few women to successfully negotiate the old boy's network of the espionage world.Like her colleagues, she's smart, resourceful and very deadly - but unlike them, she's also got to juggle nappies, night feeds and keeping her deadly career under wraps from her husband.Lex's latest assignment is Russian oligarch, Dmitri Tupolev, and the stakes could not be higher. But the more she digs into his life, the more Lex wonders if there isn't a different game going on - and one that might be about to cost her everything she's got.Liked Killing It? Follow Lex Tyler's next adventure in The Nursery.

'Asia Mackay continues to blaze a trail through the spy genre' Chris Whitaker'Funny, tense, and thrilling' Claire McGowan'Fast, fresh and interesting' The Crime Review***She's not here to play.Lex Tyler is trying to have it all, but being a working mother is so much more difficult when you're a secret agent for an underground branch of the security services.Platform Eight have been tasked with tracking down and eliminating the traitor in MI6 who has been selling information to the highest bidder through a website that connects intelligence operatives with all manner of bad people at a simple right swipe.Deals get made. Secrets get sold. Missions fail. And agents die.It's down to Lex and her team to identify and eliminate the traitor before they cause a huge international incident. But when your husband doesn't know what your job entails and the future of the intelligence services rests on your shoulders, can she save the day and make it home in time for bedtime?

FIRST RUNNER-UP OF THE INAUGURAL 2019 CWIP PRIZE''Original'' Clare Mackintosh''James Bond should retire now . . . puts the sass in assassin as it''s never been done before'' L. S. Hilton***Killing Eve meets Stephanie Meyer''s The Chemist in this ''unique'' (Heat magazine) debut thriller.Meet Lex Tyler. She''s a covert operative for Platform Eight, the assassination department of Her Majesty''s Secret Service, and one of the very few women to successfully negotiate the old boy''s network of the espionage world. She''s smart, resourceful and very deadly - and she''s not your average back-to-work mum.Her new assignment is a high-stakes hit. Her target: Russian oligarch Dmitri Tupolev. But the more she digs into his life, the more Lex wonders if there isn''t a different game going on - one in which she might be an unsuspecting casualty. With her own family now to worry about, Lex needs to work out who is really pulling the strings, before she too becomes a loose end. In her world, failure is not an option. ''This unique novel is a thrilling ride'' Heat magazine

LONGLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT (CWIP) PRIZE. KILLING EVE MEETS MICK HERRON IN THIS GRIPPING AND WITTY PAGE-TURNER ABOUT HAVING IT ALL, KEEPING IT ALL AND SURVIVING IT ALL.''Brilliant'' HUGH GRANT''Takes spy fiction to a new level'' CLAIRE ALLANLex Tyler is trying to have it all, but being a working mother is so much more difficult when you''re a secret agent for an underground branch of the security services.Platform Eight have been tasked with tracking down and eliminating the traitor in MI6 who has been selling information to the highest bidder through a headhunting website for the criminal underworld that connects intelligence operatives with all manner of bad people with a simple right swipe.Deals get made. Secrets get sold. Missions fail. Agents die. It''s down to Lex and her team to identify and eliminate the traitor before they assassinate China''s Minister of Commerce and ruin relations between the UK and China forever. But when your husband doesn''t know exactly what your job entails and the future of the intelligence services rests on your shoulders, can one working mother save the day? This is one mission that Lex cannot afford to fail.