A review by spookybookwitch
West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman

4.0

Well this is certainly cool! West Heart Kill is what I’ve seen others call “meta-murder mystery,” as in, a mystery that takes readers through a journey through the genre itself. The stylistic choices are what I would call daring (but it must be noted my ventures into the mystery genre are fairly limited to the adventures of Nancy Drew and Angela Lansbury). I mean this in a good way. I think playing with genre conventions and nodding to mystery classics is super fun and I’d recommend this book to anyone who wants to see a book deftly psychoanalyze why we’re all so entertained by people kicking the bucket in most gruesome ways. Super fun, possibly not for those who prefer their murders “cozy.”

Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!!