A review by ginger_curmudgeon
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes

4.0

I enjoyed Murder Your Employer for a lot of reasons. I’m kind of a nerd for books that have things like maps, random illustrations, formats where the introduction isn’t an introduction, but is part of the story, and for books that are pretending to be something different, in this case a manual or textbook. 

Cliff is kind of a loser in the way where he’s the one doing things, but not getting credit and he flies under the radar. His nemesis (boss) consistently bests him resulting in him losing two people important to him. A mysterious benefactor sends him to McMasters so he can learn the art of murder. Cliff is the focus of the story, but we get the stories of two other students as well. 

At times this reminds me of a lesser stakes Hunger Games with more wit. 

The one thing that kind of bothers me is how things wrap up for one or two of the characters. It’s a little too convenient, but I’m hoping it serves a purpose in the second book.