Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Award¨Cwinning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a diabolical thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, ¡°a fantasy academy laid out like a combination of Hogwarts, Downton Abbey, and a White Lotus¨Cstyle resort¡± (Los Angeles Times) dedicated to the art of murder where students study how best to ¡°delete¡± their most deserving victim.Who hasn¡¯t wondered for a split second what the world would be like if a person who is the object of your affliction ceased to exist But then you¡¯ve probably never heard of The McMasters Conservatory, dedicated to the consummate execution of the homicidal arts. To gain admission, a student must have an ethical reason for erasing someone who deeply deserves a fate no worse (nor better) than death. The campus of this ¡°Poison Ivy League¡± college¡ªits location unknown to even those who study there¡ªis where you might find yourself the practice target of a classmate¡­and where one¡¯s mandatory graduation thesis is getting away with the perfect murder of someone whose death will make the world a much better place to live. Prepare for an education you¡¯ll never forget. A ¡°fiendishly funny¡± (Booklist) mix of witty wordplay, breathtaking twists and genuine intrigue, Murder Your Employer will gain you admission into a wholly original world, cocooned within the most entertaining book about well-intentioned would-be murderers you¡¯ll ever read.