A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage
Beschreibung
'Lalla Rook is ruthless, unapologetic and shamelessly murderous, you're going to love her' Gillian McAllister
'A wickedly dark and hilarious debut ... witty, wise and wildly entertaining' Alice Feeney
'Deliciously dark, clever satire. Lalla Rook is a genius creation. I absolutely loved it!' Shari Lapena
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There's a dead body in my living room.
I've not called the police because it was I who stabbed him. Seven times in all. The truth is, it's surprisingly difficult to dispatch someone with a vegetable knife.
In case you're wondering, the dead man is not my husband. I do resent our pitiful sex life and his woeful lack of ambition, but I wouldn't murder him for it. Not yet, anyway.
Right now, I have far more pressing concerns: scheming to get my daughter into the perfect school; buying my dream home in Hampstead; and disposing of a corpse.
A woman's work is never done. I've created the perfect life - and I'll kill to keep it.
Praise for A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage'Scintillating ... a sardonic social comedy cunningly disguised as a psychological thriller' Sunday Times, Pick of the Month
'This satirical thriller is the perfect antidote to the winter blues' Guardian
'The most wildly entertaining novel you'll read this year: suspenseful but funny, shocking yet stylish' A. J. Finn
'Big Little Lies meets Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' Booklist
'A blackly comic delight ... sharply sardonic and unputdownable' Financial Times
'A witty, propulsive debut with an anti-hero you can't help but root for' Mirror
'Hilariously dark, refreshingly honest, and highly entertaining' Woman's Weekly
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Person
M. K. Oliver is a former teacher and headteacher originally from Liverpool. He long dreamed of becoming a writer and after many years of working in schools took the exciting decision to put down his whiteboard marker to take up the keyboard and give it a go.
He enjoyed writing courses at Curtis Brown, Faber & Faber, and the Royal Court Theatre and now lives with his family and a talkative cat in North London, which provides the inspiration for the location but thankfully not the characters of this story. Intrigued by the lengths to which people will go to ensure their own success, M. K. Oliver created his protagonist, the uncompromising Lalla Rook.