Two former serial killers trying to keep their past buried realize that old habits die hard in this ΓÇ£wildly original,razor-sharp thrillerΓÇ¥ (Chris WhitakerNew York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark). ΓÇ£An invaluable manual that I return to again and again.ΓÇ¥ΓÇòHugh Grant I wasn’t smashing the patriarchy; I was killing it. Literally. Hazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they’re murderers. Wellthey used to be. They had it all. An enviable London lifestylefive-star travelsand plenty of bad men to rid from the world. Then Hazel got pregnant. NowtheyΓÇÖre just another mom-and-dad-and-baby. They gave up vigilante justice for life in the suburbs: arranged play dates instead of body disposalsdiapers over daggersmommy conversations instead of the sweet seduction right before a kill. Hazel finds her new life terribly dull. And the more she forces herself to play her monotonouspredictable rolethe more she begins to feel that murderous itch again. MeanwhileFox has really taken to being a father. Always the plannerhe loves being five steps ahead of everyone and knowing exactly whatΓÇÖs coming around the bend. Plusif anyone can understand Hazel needing one more killitΓÇÖs Fox. But then Hazel kills someone without telling Fox. And when police show up at their doorHazel realizes it will take everything she has to keep her family together.