What happens when a female vigilante serial killer gets a serious crush on a true crime podcaster? Homicidal mayhem, that's what! Saffy Huntley-Oliver has been killing bad men since she was a tween and accidentally killed the stepfather who was sexually abusing her and planning to move on to her younger sister. She and her sister inherit wealth from their parents and stepfather, leaving Saffy free to pursue whatever interests her. After a murder or two, she realizes that murder is her primary interest in life and that there is definitely no shortage of men who deserve her attentions.
Saffy uses her stalker skills to “run in to" her crush, Jonathan Desrosiers, and neatly inserts herself into his life. Heck, she even gets him a dog. She's a little concerned about his attachment to his ex-wife, but that can be dealt with later. Her commentary is surprisingly humorous, as she plots and plans.
Cohen cleverly contrasts Saffy, the sophisticated, well groomed woman, with two male killers. Jonathan is surrounded by the kind of people that he podcasts about without being immediately aware of it. This seems to me to be a sly commentary on the whole true crime industry so prevalent in our society and on the fascination with serial killers.
If you enjoy (or anticipate enjoying) this book, I would also recommend How to Kill Men and Get Away with It or Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide. If you don't want fictional true crime, consider True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray and I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer. If you want to read about obsessive investigators, consider Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases and Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders. In the former, you'll meet a law enforcement officer who has ruined multiple relationships by ignoring the people he loves. In the latter, the author's marriage was still hanging together when the book was published, but I predict it won't last based on his proclivities.
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