A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage

A couple that kills together stays together.

'Sexy, stylish, thrilling and funny. Asia Mackay rips up the rulebook in this wildly original, razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder, mundanity and mayhem. I loved it.' Chris Whitaker

Hazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they're ex-serial killers.

They had it all. An enviable London lifestyle, five-star travels, and plenty of bad men to kill. Not many power couples know how to get away with murder.

Then Hazel fell pregnant and they gave it all up for life in the suburbs; dinner parties instead of body disposal.

But recently Hazel has started to feel that itch again. When she kills someone behind Fox's back and brings the police to their door, she must do anything she can to protect her family.

This could save their marriage - unless it kills them first.

Sexy, stylish, thrilling and funny. Asia Mackay rips up the rulebook in this wildly original, razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder, mundanity and mayhem. I loved it. Chris Whitaker
An invaluable manual that I return to again and again Hugh Grant
Certain to be your sassy, twisted must-read of 2025 Janice Hallett
Murder has never been so funny. If you liked Mr & Mrs Smith, you'll love this original and darkly funny thriller. Clare Mackintosh
I absolutely gobbled up this darkly funny and clever thriller about one of the most dysfunctional marriages to ever make it onto the page. Loved it. Katy Brent
Huge fun with a dark beating heart, a game of cat and mouse with sharpened tooth and claw. You won't dare to put it down. Harriet Tyce
So razor sharp, it had me reaching for the plasters. A fresh and original voice in a genre we're all fascinated with. John Marrs
A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage had me from page one. It was enthralling, exciting, and so totally badass. Asia's writing is so compelling and engrossing, and she writes characters that continue to live rent free in your head. Lucy Vine
Deviously plotted and perfectly paced, A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage is a blood-spattered breath of fresh air that had me laughing on every page. Never has domestic bliss been such badass, anarchic, laugh-out-loud fun. Emma Styles
Witty and original Clare Mackintosh on Killing It
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. So new and different and refreshing. Marian Keyes on Killing It
An annoyingly brilliant and funny first novel Hugh Grant on Killing It
With a slick plot, pin-sharp prose and an authentic feel, this fiercely feminist and witty thriller will keep you gripped Sunday Mirror
Fresh and fun, and adroitly combines social and parenting comedy with detail-rich derring-do Sunday Times
With dark humour, a twisty plot and a healthy dose of genuine emotion, this unique novel is a thrilling ride Heat
I loved it. Really entertaining, good fun and captures the mum juggle/guilt perfectly. The Unmumsy Mum on Killing It
Witty . . . fun . . . clever. BRILLIANT! Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Killing It
Funny, tense, and thrilling read, with a kick-ass main character Claire McGowan on The Nursery
Smart, funny and painfully relatable (the parenting woes not the serial killer bit). Will be a huge hit. Sarah Turner (The Unmumsy Mum)

Asia Mackay studied Anthropology at Durham University and began her career in television. She moved to China, presented and produced lifestyle programmes in Shanghai before returning to London where she worked for the likes of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, and subsequently completed a Faber Academy course. Her debut novel Killing It was the Runner Up in Richard and Judy's Search for a Bestseller competition and Runner Up/ Exceptionally Recognised for the Comedy Women In Print prize. Asia lives in London with her husband, four young children and two dogs.

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