“𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧.”
What a knockout first line! The premise of MY MURDER is unique: a young wife and mother named Lou has been brought back to life (along with other victims of a serial killer) by a so-called government agency called the Replication Commission. The possibilities of this plot are endless: who decides who will be brought back to life? And who is worthy of such a gift?
We soon learn that Lou is actually a clone of her former self, and that she cannot remember the last, violent day of her life. This ingenious novel is a mix of crime and speculative fiction with many unpredictable twists and turns. The author gives agency to the murdered women and raises important issues such the causal misogyny so ever present in on our own culture.
As Lou begins to investigate the many inconsistencies in her own murder case, she learns that everything is not as it seems. There are lots of red herrings in this novel and the mystery deepens even more when Lou finally confronts the man imprisoned for her murder. From the title, to the snarky humor, to the wild conclusion, I enjoyed every minute of this book!
About the Book:
What if the murder you had to solve was your own?
Lou is a happily married mother of an adorable toddler. She’s also the victim of a local serial killer. Recently brought back to life and returned to her grieving family by a government project, she is grateful for this second chance. But as the new Lou re-adapts to her old routines, and as she bonds with other female victims, she realizes that disturbing questions remain about what exactly preceded her death and how much she can really trust those around her.
Now it’s not enough to care for her child, love her husband, and work the job she’s always enjoyed–she must also figure out the circumstances of her death. Darkly comic, tautly paced, and full of surprises, My Murder is a devour-in-one-sitting, clever twist on the classic thriller.
