Etiquette for Lovers and Killers

By: Anna Fitzgerald Healy

Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw

"An Agatha Christie mystery wrapped up in an Emily Henry romance." —Maine Public Radio, Northeast Corner

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER

What are the chances of receiving a love letter and an engagement ring for a perfect stranger, only to see that same woman murdered the very next day?

It’s 1964 in the tiny town of Eastport, Maine, and Billie McCadie is bored to death. She’s surrounded by dull people with more manners than sense, and no sign of the intrigue or romance that fill her beloved novels. That is, until an engagement ring and cryptic love letter turn up, addressed to "Gertrude." Until she meets yacht-club handsome Avery Webster. Until the unsettling phone calls and visits from a man in a fedora begin. Until she's one of the last people to see Gertrude alive . . . and the first to see her dead.

What follows is an intoxicating cocktail of stalking, blackmail, Jell-O salads, and champagne secrets, all served along the rocky Maine coastline. Everyone is a suspect. Everyone has a secret. And (strangely) everyone has a boat. But who is willing to kiss and tell? As the body count rises and the danger nears, why does Billie feel like she’s more than just a side character? After yearning to be in the action for so long, would it be terribly unladylike to have some fun of her own?

A love letter to uncivilized behavior, Etiquette for Lovers and Killers blends mystery and romance into a witty, twisty, murderous delight that aches for better manners.

Fun, floral, fantastically crafted

Miss Healy‘s book breathe‘s life into a culture and time period, and set of engagements that were fascinating to immerse yourself in. I loved the way she wrote each character so uniquely, crafted a love story built so much on yearning, and blended the plot lines of desire and thriller. Her use of language is incredibly captivating, and every scene was so easy to picture because of how well she crafted the world. A fun and easy read with a sassy lead character to boot. Highly recommend!