How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates

By: Shailee Thompson

Narrated by: Stefanie Kay, Patrick Zeller

A hilarious, swoony and downright terrifying horror romance in which a cinephile gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event and must use her encyclopedic knowledge of the rom-com and horror genres to make it as a real-life Final Girl.

FEATURING DUET NARRATION.

When Jamie Prescott attends a speed-dating event at the behest of her best friend, Laurie, she expects to meet a roster of mediocre men and have a few laughs. She doesn’t expect one of her dates to have his throat slit at their table during a blackout.

When the lights come back on, there are more bodies on the floor, the doors are locked, and there’s a murderer among them. So much for a fun night.

Armed with makeshift weapons and her extensive knowledge of what NOT to do in a slasher, Jamie must figure out how the hell she and Laurie will make it out of the building alive. But as the night progresses, Jamie begins to suspect the killer is committing the slayings to woo one of the women and turn them into a real-life Final Girl. Whatever happened to roses and perfume?

And why can’t Jamie stay focused on the important thing here, which is obviously not to get murdered, instead of being distracted by a hot guy or two? Especially if one of those hot guys happens to be the bad guy…

Oops.

Laugh-out-loud funny and hide-under-your-bed scary, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates puts the killer in killer love story.

Critic reviews

'Fresh, funny and criminally addictive. I couldn't put it down!' (Hannah Grace, author of Icebreaker)

'Propulsive and cinematic.' (Alicia Thompson, author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers)

‘The genre meet-cute I didn't know I needed! Slick, sexy and impossible to put down. I tore through this, much like . . . well, you'll see.’ (Chloe Elisabeth Wilson, author of Rytual)

'Alternating romance, peril, chemistry, and gore, this is an absolute romp through movie trivia Easter Eggs and fan-favorite tropes.' (Alexia Casale, author of How to Bury Your Husband)

'A genre-blending good time that captures the zeitgeist with its mélange of romantic comedy and horror, movie quotes and Taylor Swift references ... With more than one jump-scare and several potential love interests, the novel’s breathless pace ensured that this reviewer read it in one sitting.'

'Thompson clearly understands not just the demands of genre but also its pleasures ... A delightful celebration of rom-coms, slasher flicks, and the women who love them.'

'This thrilling debut romance, with touches of humor, is well-written and excellently plotted, and the many twists and turns keep the killer’s identity hidden until the very end.'

'Thompson dextrously balances horror and romance tropes ... It’s pure entertainment.'