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Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
23 reviews
purplepenning's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Wryly humorous, darkly satisfying, and only a bit too clever for it's own good, MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER is an ambitious and entertaining murder mystery turned inside out. Readers of this case study guide to homicide follow three would-be student assassins in the 1950s as they study, train, and enact their final murderous theses to successfully matriculate from McMasters Conservatory of the Applied [Homicidal] Arts. McMasters is a [poison] Ivy League-calibre "finishing school for finishing people off." The course work is high stakes but each student has such a deserving thesis subject that we can't help but root for high marks.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Racism and Pregnancy
Blackmail, assisted suicide, organized crime, vigilante justice, and a scene that plays too dangerously close to homophobic/transphobic for Reasons (those being context, motivation, and era)kayceeisbookish's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Stalking, and Alcohol
mals_reads's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
A punny story of bad bosses and chaotically good people, where controlled murder makes the world a better place. Appropriately lighthearted and delightfully macabre, plus it has a killer ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Suicide and Gaslighting
Minor: Gun violence