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How to murder your Boss – McMasters Handbuch zum Morden by Rupert Holmes
113 reviews
adventurous
dark
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This clever and immersive book takes readers deep within the clandestine world of McMasters, a university that trains students in the fine arts of homicide. The curriculum includes classes on disguises, seduction, stalking, poisons, and just about every other potentially lethal topic under the sun. Cliff, Gemma, and Doria are each enrolled at McMasters to achieve one purpose: the murder of their employers. Murder Your Employer recounts their academic journeys and the execution of their final thesis.
Though at first, it took some time to adjust to the world of McMasters, I ultimately found myself thoroughly entertained by this novel. Rupert Holmes is an immensely talented and clever author. McMasters Conservatory is a fully-realized setting peopled by a delightful cast of characters and home to humorous, deadly escapades. Holmes has populated this book with exaggerations and caricatures but that's what ultimately makes it work so well. All in all, Murder Your Employer is both a dark academia romp and a fun deconstruction of classic murder mystery tropes.
Thank you to @avidreaderpress for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review! All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Though at first, it took some time to adjust to the world of McMasters, I ultimately found myself thoroughly entertained by this novel. Rupert Holmes is an immensely talented and clever author. McMasters Conservatory is a fully-realized setting peopled by a delightful cast of characters and home to humorous, deadly escapades. Holmes has populated this book with exaggerations and caricatures but that's what ultimately makes it work so well. All in all, Murder Your Employer is both a dark academia romp and a fun deconstruction of classic murder mystery tropes.
Thank you to @avidreaderpress for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review! All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Stalking
Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Stalking, Alcohol
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
A punny story of bad bosses and chaotically good people, where controlled murder makes the world a better place. Appropriately lighthearted and delightfully macabre, plus it has a killer ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Gaslighting
Minor: Gun violence