Joanna Wallace – författare

* WINNER OF THE CRIME FICTION LOVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL AWARD *'A welcome addition to darkly humorous female serial killer novels' - GUARDIAN'Utterly unique, an absolute rollercoaster of a read' - DAILY MAIL'Splendidly funny and buoyant' - DAILY EXPRESSI have a gift. I see people as ghosts before they die.Of course, it helps that I'm the one killing them.The night after her father's funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn't know it, but it's not a chance meeting. One thoughtless mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put-out serial killer. But even before they make eye contact, before Claire lets him buy her a drink, before she takes him home and carves him up into little pieces, something about that night is very wrong. Because someone is watching Claire. Someone who is about to discover her murderous little hobby.The thing is, it's not sensible to tangle with a part-time serial killer, even one who is distracted by attending a weekly bereavement support group and trying to get her art career off the ground. Claire will do anything to keep her secret hidden - not to mention the bodies buried in her garden. Let the games begin...'Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny' - CLARE MACKINTOSH'Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny' - JANICE HALLETT'I doubt I'll read a more original thriller this year' - JACK JORDAN

* WINNER OF THE CRIME FICTION LOVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL AWARD *''A welcome addition to darkly humorous female serial killer novels'' - GUARDIAN''Utterly unique, an absolute rollercoaster of a read'' - DAILY MAIL''Splendidly funny and buoyant'' - DAILY EXPRESSI have a gift. I see people as ghosts before they die.Of course, it helps that I''m the one killing them.The night after her father''s funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn''t know it, but it''s not a chance meeting. One thoughtless mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put-out serial killer. But even before they make eye contact, before Claire lets him buy her a drink, before she takes him home and carves him up into little pieces, something about that night is very wrong. Because someone is watching Claire. Someone who is about to discover her murderous little hobby.The thing is, it''s not sensible to tangle with a part-time serial killer, even one who is distracted by attending a weekly bereavement support group and trying to get her art career off the ground. Claire will do anything to keep her secret hidden - not to mention the bodies buried in her garden. Let the games begin...''Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny'' - CLARE MACKINTOSH''Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny'' - JANICE HALLETT''I doubt I''ll read a more original thriller this year'' - JACK JORDAN

'A fresh new voice in crime fiction' - JANICE HALLETT'A tragicomic banger' - HARRIET TYCE'Funny, sad, witty and very engaging' - EMMA CURTISEveryone needs a hobby...Things haven't been going well for Beth. Her husband has left her for one of her friends. Her fellow school mums judge her for swearing too much and not shifting the baby weight. And now she's stuck in A&E after her son fell off the climbing wall on the first day of school.In fact, things haven't been going well for Beth since Charlotte died - her best friend, a favourite at the school pick-ups and the only person to ever run an interesting PTA meeting. But after being hit by a car while on an ill-timed evening jog, Charlotte is no longer there to help Beth pick up the pieces of her increasingly difficult life.That is, until Beth discovers that Charlotte left her toddler alone in the house during that fatal run. The Charlotte she knew would never do something so irresponsible, and suddenly Beth is questioning whether Charlotte's death was really an accident. With a newfound purpose and a glass of wine in hand, it's time for Beth to uncover what really happened to her best friend. And what better place to start than the circle of chatty school mums, who can't be as perfect as they pretend. But which of them is hiding something? Beth's determined to find out. Once she's put the kids to bed, of course...'Darkly funny and deftly plotted' - ALICE CLARK-PLATTS'Riotously funny and searingly observed' - KATE SIMANTS'A twisty-turny mystery that drew me in from the opening lines' - PHILIPPA EAST

'Motherland meets Girl on the Train' - WOMAN & HOME'A fresh new voice in crime fiction' - JANICE HALLETT'A tragicomic banger' - HARRIET TYCEThe school run can be murder...Beth is having a bad day. Her husband has left her. Her fellow school mums judge her. And now she's stuck in A&E after her son fell off the climbing wall on the first day of school.In fact, it's been nothing but bad days since her best friend Charlotte died in a tragic accident, hit by a car while out jogging. But when Beth learns that Charlotte's toddler was left home alone that night, she begins to question why her friend would do something so uncharacteristically irresponsible. Was Charlotte's death an accident? It's time for Beth to discover what really happened. Once she's put the kids to bed, of course...'Darkly funny and deftly plotted' - ALICE CLARK-PLATTS'Riotously funny and searingly observed' - KATE SIMANTS'You'll never look at school-gate parents the same way again' - D.V. BISHOP

''Motherland meets Girl on the Train'' - WOMAN & HOME''A fresh new voice in crime fiction'' - JANICE HALLETT''A tragicomic banger'' - HARRIET TYCEThe school run can be murder...Beth is having a bad day. Her husband has left her. Her fellow school mums judge her. And now she''s stuck in A&E after her son fell off the climbing wall on the first day of school.In fact, it''s been nothing but bad days since her best friend Charlotte died in a tragic accident, hit by a car while out jogging. But when Beth learns that Charlotte''s toddler was left home alone that night, she begins to question why her friend would do something so uncharacteristically irresponsible. Was Charlotte''s death an accident? It''s time for Beth to discover what really happened. Once she''s put the kids to bed, of course...''Darkly funny and deftly plotted'' - ALICE CLARK-PLATTS''Riotously funny and searingly observed'' - KATE SIMANTS''You''ll never look at school-gate parents the same way again'' - D.V. BISHOP

* FROM THE AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF YOU'D LOOK BETTER AS A GHOST *'The gold standard of twisted crime fiction' - JANICE HALLETTMURDER IS HER MASTERPIECE.What use is a part-time serial killer who doesn't want to kill people? Once the terror of rude and irritating people everywhere, now Claire has lost her murderous mojo. Not even the overly chatty woman in the supermarket or the man who stole her neighbour's dog can motivate her to get out the zip ties.Then a lucky break and a new job in the local pub gives Claire the perfect target: someone is spiking drinks and causing mayhem. But as Claire closes in on the culprit, punters start dropping like flies - and for once she's not the one doing the killing. Is someone else murdering on her patch? Claire has questions. And she's not afraid to use her hammer to get answers...'Impossible to put down' - ALICE CLARK-PLATTS'Dark humour at its absolute finest' - J.M. HEWITT'Literature's most relatable serial killer' - JO FURNISS

* FROM THE AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF YOU'D LOOK BETTER AS A GHOST *'The gold standard of twisted crime fiction' - JANICE HALLETTMURDER IS HER MASTERPIECE.What use is a part-time serial killer who doesn't want to kill people? Once the terror of rude and irritating people everywhere, now Claire has lost her murderous mojo. Not even the overly chatty woman in the supermarket or the man who stole her neighbour's dog can motivate her to get out the zip ties.Then a lucky break and a new job in the local pub gives Claire the perfect target: someone is spiking drinks and causing mayhem. But as Claire closes in on the culprit, punters start dropping like flies - and for once she's not the one doing the killing. Is someone else murdering on her patch? Claire has questions. And she's not afraid to use her hammer to get answers...'Impossible to put down' - ALICE CLARK-PLATTS'Dark humour at its absolute finest' - J.M. HEWITT'Literature's most relatable serial killer' - JO FURNISS

Unsere neue Lieblings-Serienmörderin! | »Erfrischend originell und zum Totlachen komisch.« Clare MackintoshClaire ist eine ganz normale junge Frau – zumindest, wenn man einmal davon absieht, dass sie ab und an lästige Mitmenschen über die Klinge springen lässt. Gerade hat sie es auf Lucas abgesehen, der noch nichts von seinem Glück ahnt. Eine unbedachte, falsch getippte E-Mail hat ihn ins Fadenkreuz dieser extrem reizbaren Serienkillerin gebracht. Doch noch bevor sie Blickkontakt aufnimmt, bevor sie sich von ihm einen Drink spendieren lässt, ja sogar bevor Claire ihn mit nach Hause nimmt und in kleine Stücke zerlegt, läuft an diesem Abend etwas ganz und gar schief: Irgendjemand beobachtet Claire. Jemand, der im Begriff ist, ihr mörderisches kleines Hobby zu entdecken. Ist ja klar, dass sie alles unternimmt, um dieses geheim zu halten …»Erstklassige Unterhaltung – nie werden Sie mehr Spaß mit einer hammerschwingenden Wahnsinnigen haben.« DAILY EXPRESSHaben wir nicht alle schon einmal daran gedacht, dem Vordrängler an der Supermarktkasse den Hals umzudrehen? Wenn Sie »How to Kill Your Family« unterhaltsam fanden oder mit der mörderischen Villanelle in »Killing Eve« mitgefiebert haben, dann wird Sie »My Life as a Serial Killer« absolut begeistern! Joanna Wallace liefert in ihrem Debüt einen ungewöhnlich unverblümten und wahnsinnig unterhaltsamen Einblick in den Kopf einer psychopathischen Serienkillerin, die auf einer persönlichen Rachemission ist. Stellen Sie sich schon einmal darauf ein, dass Sie dieses Buch nicht mehr weglegen können!»Messerscharf, raffiniert und voller köstlichem Galgenhumor.« BOOKSELLER»Eine willkommene Neuheit im aufkeimenden Subgenre der düster-humorvollen weiblichen Serienkiller-Romane. Ein rasanter Pageturner mit herrlich trockenem Humor.« THE GUARDIAN»Dieser düstere, bitterkomische Thriller krempelt die gängigen Genrekonventionen für Serienmörder um, denn man kann nicht anders, als mit der Protagonistin Claire mitzufiebern.« DAILY MAIL»Joanna Wallace'' Sprache ist messerscharf – dieses Buch ist im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes zum Totlachen. Claire ist eine Serienmörderin, die man einfach lieben muss!« JACK JORDAN

* WINNER OF THE CRIME FICTION LOVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL AWARD *'An absolute roller-coaster of a read' - DAILY MAIL'The most fun you're ever likely to have with a hammer-wielding maniac' - DAILY EXPRESS'Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny' - CLARE MACKINTOSHI have a gift. I see people as ghosts before they die.Of course, it helps that I'm the one killing them.The night after her father's funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn't know it, but it's not a chance meeting. One thoughtless mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put-out serial killer. But even before they make eye contact, before Claire lets him buy her a drink, before she takes him home and carves him up into little pieces, something about that night is very wrong. Because someone is watching Claire. Someone who is about to discover her murderous little hobby.The thing is, it's not sensible to tangle with a part-time serial killer, even one who is distracted by attending a weekly bereavement support group and trying to get her art career off the ground. Claire will do anything to keep her secret hidden - not to mention the bodies buried in her garden. Let the games begin...Dexter meets Killing Eve in this superb thriller, perfect for fans of How To Kill Your Family and My Sister, the Serial Killer.'A welcome addition to darkly humorous female serial killer novels' - GUARDIAN'Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny' - JANICE HALLETT'If Bret Easton Ellis ever went to grief counselling, this would be just the kind of brilliant book he'd write' - PHILIPPA EAST