You'd Look Better as a Ghost

A Novel

De: Joanna Wallace

Narrado por: Fiona Hardingham

Duración: 9 h y 37 m

Resumen del Editor

National bestseller

“Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny.”—Clare Mackintosh, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Party

A comic thriller following the trials and tribulations of Claire, a part-time serial killer, who is keen to keep her favorite hobby a secret—despite the efforts of a determined blackmailer

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 before they make eye contact, before Claire lets him buy her a drink—even 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. Will Claire finish off her blackmailer before her pursuer reveals all? Let the games begin . . .

©2024 Joanna Wallace (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Dark, creepy, and wholly fascinating, Wallace's imagining of the mind of a successful serial killer will be appreciated by readers who don’t mind sleeping with one eye open.”—Booklist

“Deliciously eerie and darkly funny. . . an uncommonly assured debut from a promising new voice in crime fiction.”—Publishers Weekly

“The female serial killer as antihero is a growing subgenre (see Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer, 2018), and Wallace’s sociopathic protagonist is a mordantly amusing addition. . . Dexter meets Killing Eve.”—Kirkus

Did not expect that!

I really enjoyed the story and twist. A dark humor I can enjoy. It was hard to put down the book!

Solid Meh

I was so hopeful because I LOVED the dead pan writing style. the story felt a bit rushed and jumpy.

Could have been better

The story could have been better. Some parts were too long due to unneeded details.

Very interesting fast paced read. I really had fun reading this.

Good story, Great vocal performance, I really enjoyed the pacing, the dialog and the way the book ended. It did get a little rushed the last few chapters but it was overall a really satisfying story.

The picture

I love the serial killer personality. I really love the story telling. There could not been a better way to tell or to write this story.

Witty Thriller

I adored the honest wit and dry humor of the main character, as she struggled to fit in with “normal people”.

Very good!

Excellent story telling and narrator. Enjoyed it so much lots of twists and turns . It kept my attention

Great main character!! And Perfect Title for a book.

I really liked this book. The characters, especially the main one Claire, she's great. This book was audible so I had my ear buds on and had it on in the car too. I couldn't stop listening to it. I would laugh or be in shock while shopping in stores. I literally couldn't put this book down. Then Claire was getting on a bus I was getting excited of what was going to happen next and the book ended.
I did not want this book to end. Great Book!!!

Great read

I laughed. Quite a bit honestly. The story line was A+ and a twist I didn’t see coming. Great easy listen/read.

Incredible read

Poignant, funny, well structured. The twists and turns, character development and flow of the story were superb. Thoroughly enjoyable.