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Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide
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Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023389
Novel • Fiction
Contemporary
2023
Adult
18+ years
Super Short Summary
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes is written as a self-help manual by Dean Harbinger Harrow of McMaster’s Conservatory for the Applied Arts, an elite school that teaches the art of committing the perfect murder. It follows three students, Cliff Iverson, Gemma Lindley, and Doria Maye, as they navigate their education in the 1950s and learn the skills required to "delete" their targets while teaching readers through their experiences and mistakes. This text deals with dark themes including suicide and features scenes of murder and sexual behavior.
Mysterious
Dark
Humorous
Suspenseful
Playful
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Review Roundup
Rupert Holmes' Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide is a darkly comedic exploration of morally ambiguous territory. Praise highlights its witty prose and clever plotting, while critiques note occasionally implausible scenarios. An inventive, satire-laden narrative that will entertain fans of unique crime fiction despite some suspension of disbelief.
Who Should Read Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide?
Fans of dark humor, satire, and unconventional mystery will relish Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes. Comparable to Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events and Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair, this book appeals to those who appreciate clever, witty narratives with a macabre twist.
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Cliff Iverson
Cliff Iverson
An aircraft engineer and the main protagonist whose journey of planned vengeance against a destructive boss takes him to McMasters, where he navigates moral complexities with his diverse skills and compassionate nature.
Gemma Lindley
Gemma Lindley
A student at McMasters who struggles with her moral compass in the face of the school's teachings, illustrating themes of justice and sincerity without resorting to disguises or humor.
Dulcie Mown/Doria Maye
Dulcie Mown/Doria Maye
A Hollywood star attending McMasters under an alias, known for her confidence, intelligence, and masterful disguises, tackling personal vendettas with an eye for drama and intrigue.
389
Novel • Fiction
Contemporary
2023
Adult
18+ years
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