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Love in the Time of Serial Killers

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'Unique, sexy, hilarious, charming... The true crime is NOT reading this novel!' Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis

'A criminally addictive romance... this book is sheer perfection from beginning to end' Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of The Ex Talk

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Turns out that reading nothing but true crime isn't exactly conducive to modern dating - and one woman is going to have to learn how to give love a chance when she's used to suspecting the worst.

PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh has always been obsessed with true crime. She's even analysing the genre in her dissertation - if she can manage to finish writing it. It's hard to find the time while she spends the summer in Florida, cleaning out her childhood home, dealing with her obnoxiously good-natured younger brother, and grappling with the complicated feelings of mourning a father she hadn't had a relationship with for years.

It doesn't help that she's low-key convinced that her new neighbour, Sam Dennings, is a serial killer (he may dress business casual by day, but at night he's clearly up to something). But it's not long before Phoebe realises that Sam might be something much scarier - a genuinely nice guy who can pierce her armour to reach her vulnerable heart.

What readers are saying about Love in the Time of Serial Killers:

'Do you know when you disappear into a book? You, your surroundings, everything, ceases to exist? This book was that for me'

'The cover is gorgeous, and the inside is fun, witty, relatable and so entirely sweet'

'This was such an enjoyable read. I really loved the depths given to Phoebe, the way she created walls around herself, the themes were developed organically and believably'

'Phoebe is one of the best female protagonists I've read in a long time'

'The whole thing made me laugh out loud and smile like an idiot sooo often'

'The book was witty and fun, but also thought out and honest'

Editions (2)

ISBN9781804992906
PublisherTransworld Publ. Ltd UK
Publication Date03/30/23
Pages337

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  • chantallomallo
    chantallomallo

    106 Followers

    0.5

    Langweilig, hab was anderes erwartet

    Ich dachte zuerst, dass das wirklich eine Serienkiller romance is und dachte mir nur "woah klingt ja recht passend zum Oktober" Allerdings war das Buch mehr süß als Horror. Also es war eigentlich garnicht horror oder thriller. (hätte auch die genres lesen können) Aber ich fands auch trotz, dass es nicht das war, was ich erwartet habe echt langweilig und ich hab davon nh Leseflaute bekommen. Kann es 0 empfehlen

    Jan 26, 2026

  • annnee
    annnee

    4 Followers

    4.0

    Phoebe Walsh is definitely a sucker for the genre of true crime. She even writes her dissertation on it. But when her father, she never really had a relationship to, dies, she goes back to Florida to get the house ready to sell. On her first night there’s a tall, barefoot guy coming up to her in the dark, who is apparently her neighbour Sam. Of course a serial killer ! I mean look at the weird times he leaves for “ work” and comes back home. But in conclusion he’s just a cute guy who just has eyes for Pheebs. All in all a really cute slow burn romance.

    Love it !!!!

    Jul 27, 2024

  • dieprofileserin
    dieprofileserin

    75 Followers

    3.0

    Ich habe definitiv mehr erwartet. Mehr von allem 😅 Es gibt halt einfach null Gründe für ihren Verdacht, dass er ein Serienmörder sein soll, außer ihre Besessenheit von True Crime. Sie wirkt daher grundlos paranoid zu Beginn, im Laufe der Geschichte verliert sich die ganze Thematik rund um Serienmörder etc. und wurde zur langatmigen 0815 'ich habe kein Herz und so viel Angst vor Liebe' Rom-Com. Leider erfährt man im ganzen Buch gar nicht, woher ihre Faszination für diese Thematik kommt. Es bleibt daher alles eher flach und fade. Nett für zwischendurch, wenns sein muss 😅 Alter der Protagonistin: 30

    Apr 7, 2024

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