Murder Your Employer

The Mcmasters Guide to Homicide

Hardcover, 389 pages

English language

Published Feb. 21, 2023 by Avid Reader Press.

ISBN:
9781451648218

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5 stars (2 reviews)

FROM EDGAR-WINNING NOVELIST AND PLAYWRIGHT RUPERT HOLMES COMES A THRILLER WITH A KILLER CONCEPT: THE McMASTERS CONSERVATORY FOR THE APPLIED ARTS-A LUXURIOUS, CLANDESTINE COLLEGE DEDICATED TO THE FINE ART OF MURDER.

Prepare yourself for an education you’ll never forget! A delightful mix of witty wordplay, breathtaking twists, and genuine intrigue, Murder Your Employer will gain you admission into a wholly original world, cocooned within the most entertaining book about well-intentioned would-be murderers you'll ever read.

Who hasn’t wondered what the world would be like if a person who is the object of your affliction ceased to exist? At the McMasters Conservatory, future “deletists” (never murderers) learn the consummate execution of the homicidal arts. To this sumptuous campus come three memorable classmates: self-effacing Cliff Iverson, troubled Gemma Lindley, and Hollywood diva Doria Maye—all of whom have suffered menacing employers who richly deserve a deadly dénoument. Under the tutelage of Dean Harbinger …

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5 stars

The moment I discovered the book on the shelf, I couldn't put it down and tore through it like a starving man at a buffet table. If you're a fan of Deadly Class like I am, then this book belongs on your bookshelf! The dark humor that clearly indicates that this is just a book of fantasy is well-timed and lighthearted without being too overbearing. I think many people have secretly thought about what it might be like to give their horrible bosses their final desserts and Holmes indulges those fantasies while still managing to drive home the point that even horrible bosses are people too and are they really, really deserving of murder?

I also really enjoyed the production values of the book itself, from the included visual aids to the incorporation of various media styles used to convey the information - journals, reports, emails, etc. It excellently described …