A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage
By M. K. Oliver

The witty and gripping new thriller introducing your new favourite murderous heroine: Lalla Rook.'Lalla Rook is ruthless, unapologetic and shamelessly murderous, you're going to love her' Gillian McAllister‘A wickedly dark and hilarious debut … witty, wise and wildly entertaining’ Alice Feeney'Deliciously dark, clever satire. Lalla Rook is a genius creation. I absolutely loved it!' Shari Lapena-There’s a dead body in my living room.I’ve not called the police because it was I who stabbed him. Seven times in all. The truth is, it’s surprisingly difficult to dispatch someone with a vegetable knife.In case you’re wondering, the dead man is not my husband. I do resent our pitiful sex life and his woeful lack of ambition, but I wouldn’t murder him for it. Not yet, anyway.Right now, I have far more pressing concerns: scheming to get my daughter into the perfect school; buying my dream home in Hampstead; and disposing of a corpse.A woman’s work is never done. I’ve created the perfect life – and I’ll kill to keep it.Praise for A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage‘Scintillating … a sardonic social comedy cunningly disguised as a psychological thriller' Sunday Times, Pick of the Month'This satirical thriller is the perfect antidote to the winter blues' Guardian'The most wildly entertaining novel you'll read this year: suspenseful but funny, shocking yet stylish' A. J. Finn‘Big Little Lies meets Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ Booklist‘A blackly comic delight … sharply sardonic and unputdownable’ Financial Times‘A witty, propulsive debut with an anti-hero you can't help but root for’ Mirror‘Hilariously dark, refreshingly honest, and highly entertaining’ Woman’s WeeklyREADERS LOVE LALLA ROOK