How to Write a Murder
A Novel
$56.90
- Hardcover
560 pages
- Release Date
22 September 2026
Summary
One dead body. Seven mystery writers who all know how to get away with murder. In this wickedly clever whodunit, the only thing more dangerous than the setting … is the guest list.
If you want to write a murder, you have to set it in the right location—like an old, converted monastery with an ominous past, hidden deep in the mountains. Then, you have to invite the right people—like a group of authors attending a prestigious mystery-writing conference.
Of course, someone should…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798217299478 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Jessica Brody |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 22 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 934g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
“Laugh-out-loud funny and featuring a sparkling cast of characters, How to Write a Murder is delightful. This cleverly constructed mystery delivers twist after surprising twist. Such fun!”—Amy Tintera, New York Times bestselling author of Listen for the Lie
“A playful wink at the genre that is full of surprises … Jessica Brody balances a tongue-in-cheek approach to all the tropes we love with layered plots and secrets galore. It’s a delightfully bold approach to classic crime that manages to pay homage and do something new at the same time.”—Kristen Perrin, New York Times bestselling author of How to Solve Your Own Murder
Jessica Brody
Jessica Brody is the author of the number-one-bestselling novel-writing guides Save the Cat! Writes a Novel and Page One to Done. She has also written more than twenty novels for teens, tweens, and adults, including The Geography of Lost Things, The Chaos of Standing Still, Amelia Gray Is Almost Okay, A Week of Mondays, 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, the Unremembered trilogy, and the System Divine trilogy. The System Divine trilogy is a sci-fi reimagining of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables, co-written with Joanne Rendell.
Jessica’s books have been translated into and published in over twenty languages, and several have been optioned for film and television. She is the founder of the Writing Mastery Academy and lives with her husband and dogs near Portland, Oregon.
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