{"product_id":"youd-look-better-as-a-ghost-isbn-9780143136170","title":"You'd Look Better as a Ghost","description":"\u003cb\u003eNational bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny.” —Clare Mackintosh, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Party\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA comic thriller following the trials and tribulations of Claire, a part-time serial killer, who is keen to keep her favorite hobby a secret—despite the efforts of a determined blackmailer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe night after her father's funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn't know it, but it's not a chance meeting. One thoughtless mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put-out serial killer. But before they make eye contact, before Claire lets him buy her a drink—even before she takes him home and carves him up into little pieces—something about that night is very wrong. Because someone is watching Claire. Someone who is about to discover her murderous little hobby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe thing is, it's not sensible to tangle with a part-time serial killer, even one who is distracted by attending a weekly bereavement support group and trying to get her art career off the ground. Will Claire finish off her blackmailer before her pursuer reveals all? Let the games begin . . .\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e You'd Look Better as a Ghost:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dark, creepy, and wholly fascinating, Wallace's imagining of the mind of a successful serial killer will be appreciated by readers who don’t mind sleeping with one eye open.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Deliciously eerie and darkly funny. . . an uncommonly assured debut from a promising new voice in crime fiction.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“The female serial killer as antihero is a growing subgenre (see Oyinkan Braithwaite’s \u003ci\u003eMy Sister, the Serial Kille\u003c\/i\u003er, 2018), and Wallace’s sociopathic protagonist is a mordantly amusing addition. . . \u003ci\u003eDexter \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eKilling Eve\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A welcome addition to the burgeoning subgenre of darkly humorous female serial killer novels. . . \u003ci\u003eYou’d Look Better as a Ghost \u003c\/i\u003eand its ilk are, I suspect, 'Marmite' books. If you’re a fan, this one will be a treat: a pacey page-turner, written in an enjoyably deadpan style.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“This darkly comedic thriller turns serial killer convention on its head, mainly because you can't help but root for protagonist Claire. . . Utterly unique and an absolute roller-coaster of a read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Horrifying and hilarious in equal measure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWoman and Home \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a splendidly funny and buoyant, even jolly, novel. . . There are some deliciously ingenious twists. . . it's first-class escapist entertainment—the most fun you're ever likely to have with a hammer-wielding maniac.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eDaily Express \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny. This is a superb debut.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Clare Mackintosh, #1 international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Game of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you loved 'Killing Eve,' Wallace’s giddy dark ride will be your private Eden, filled with serpent-like twists beguiling you to bite! Her enticing wit had me enthralled and outwitted!” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Rupert Holmes, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMurder Your Employer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny, this is a pitch-black comedy horror with a heart. . .  of stone. Roll-up for your one-way ticket to the warped world of a glamorous psychopath and her relentless succession of hapless victims.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Janice Hallett, \u003c\/b\u003ei\u003cb\u003enternational bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wallace had me at the title and kept me reading late into the night. Wicked, funny and charming, a delicious combination.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sascha Rothchild, author of \u003ci\u003eBlood Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Joanna Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e studied law before working as a commercial litigation solicitor in London. She now runs a family business and lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband, four children, and two dogs. She was partly inspired to write \u003ci\u003eYou’d Look Better as a Ghost, \u003c\/i\u003eher debut, following her father’s diagnosis of early onset dementia.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303813959909,"sku":"NP9780143136170","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143136170.jpg?v=1767744775","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/youd-look-better-as-a-ghost-isbn-9780143136170","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}