A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage
Hardback Published on: 14/01/2025
Price: £16.99
Bookseller Reviews
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Sometimes Marriage Can Be Murder... and Incredibly Fun!!!
Rich, Dark, Seductive and Incredibly Sinister!
There is so much to enjoy in this stylish and fantastically written story about a couple of married ex-ser... READ MORE
You meets Mr.& Mrs.Smith
Fox and Haze have everything. They're deeply in love, have an expensive house in the suburbs, all the money they could ever want and a beautiful daughter.... READ MORE
Are they the couple you think they are??
Honestly I loved this book, it grasped me from the beginning & I didn't want to put it down!!
We follow Fox & Hazes' life with their little daughter Bibi,... READ MORE
Could not put it down
This witty novel captures the zeitgeist of middle class life in suburbia but with the twist of it being from the point of view of two serial killers who ha... READ MORE
Perfect couple, perfect serial killers
Hazel and Fox are a happily married couple with a beautiful daughter. But all is not as it seems, Hazel and Fox are ex serial killers.
They were perfect... READ MORE
Every couple should have this guide
If all you needed to solve a marriage is a dead bad man, I think a lot of marriages would be solved much sooner.
Haze and Fox are probably the most no... READ MORE
Synopsis
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB AWARD 2026
A COUPLE THAT SLAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER
** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK **
'If you liked Mr & Mrs Smith, you'll love this' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Darkly funny and clever' KATY BRENT
'Sexy, stylish, thrilling. A razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Your sassy, twisted must-read of 2025' JANICE HALLETT
'Huge fun. You won't put it down' HARRIET TYCE
Hazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they're ex-serial killers.
They had it all. An enviable London lifestyle, five-star travels, and plenty of bad men to kill. Not many power couples know how to get away with murder.
Then Hazel fell pregnant and they gave it all up for life in the suburbs; dinner parties instead of body disposal.
But recently Hazel has started to feel that itch again. When she kills someone behind Fox's back and brings the police to their door, she must do anything she can to protect her family.
This could save their marriage - unless it kills them first.
READERS LOVE FOX AND HAZE!
'Believe the hype! Unputdownable, twisty, deftly written thrill ride.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I read it in two days, so engrossing!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Desperate Housewives meets Dexter.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'If I could give more than five stars I would.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I honestly couldn't stop reading' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Absolutely loved this book. I laughed out loud loads, an excellent dark comedy' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I loved the short chapters, I finished this in one day' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Huge fun' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Publisher information
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781035419661
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 236 x 162 x 38 mm
- Weight: 620g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allYour view of serial killers might just change ...
What a fantastic read this is. Once you start reading you cannot stop. Somehow it quickly seems 'normal' that a couple should be serial killers, especially... READ MORE
Even serial killers can have marriage issues
Okay this was a hoot to read! Haze and Fox fell in love at first sight, in a dark alley, over the body of a dying man (and together finished the job). Haze... READ MORE
Unputdownable - A true rollercoaster of emotions
Prepare to be both terrified and utterly charmed by Asia Mackay's latest masterpiece, A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage. This thriller dives deep into th... READ MORE
I was left wanting more!
By the end of this book I was left wanting more.
It had been a slow start, and took me a while to get hooked by the characters. But once I was hooked, I... READ MORE
Loved this book
I wasn't sure if I'd love or hate this book but I gave it a go and am so glad I did. The characters and quirky storyline hooked me in and it was darkly hum... READ MORE
I loved this book!
“The couple that kills together stays together…”
“If this relationship was worth saving, why didn’t we do more to try and make it work? I couldn’t help ... READ MORE
Fun social commentary
True crime is my 'thing' so I was thrilled to be accepted for an eARC of this thriller. In A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage, Haze and Fox are a married ... READ MORE
Must read!
Haze & Fox have given up their glamorous serial killer lives; from travelling the world & killing bad men they move to the suburbs trying to make friends ... READ MORE
Very amusing
This is the story of Fox and Haze (Hazel) a serial killer pair who only stopped killing when they had a child. Unfortunately Haze is getting itchy to kill ... READ MORE
Slay together stay together
3.5 This is a good book, I did enjoy reading it. Hazel and Fox were a good pairing. It’s great for people like me who have a twisted sense of humour. Conte... READ MORE
This book is addictive! 4*
When I first picked this book up, I immediately thought of the film Mr and Mrs Smith (2005) - not the 2024 version, thank you very much. I don't know what ... READ MORE
It's superbly funny and shocking at the same time
Asia Mackay has created a really well written book with an off the wall storyline. Some parts are shocking, and others had me laughing out loud. It may be ... READ MORE
Such a Fun Read
Dark humour at its best, this is a wild ride of a book - but one that can’t fail to make you smile!
Fox and Haze and their daughter Bibi are leadin... READ MORE
Captivating characters!
Haze and Fox were living their idea of a perfect life. They had a fancy flat in Kensington, an endless supply of money , and regularly travelled across Eur... READ MORE
"Till death us do part"
Fox and Haze a married couple with a baby and ex-serial killers. They had it all lavish holidays five-star restaurants unlimited funds an enviable London l... READ MORE
A fun book
This is a fun book about two married serial killers, trying to go straight since having a daughter. I really liked and related to Haze (minus the murderous... READ MORE
Dark & Wickedly Satirical
A dark and wickedly satirical take on life in suburbia with the added frisson of the protagonists being serial killers albeit ones on a sabbatical until th... READ MORE
Brilliant, brilliant, BRILLIANT!
Brilliant, brilliant, BRILLIANT! I absolutely loved this great read!
Haze and Fox are serial killers, which sounds dodgy, but they only kill bad men, so... READ MORE
Smart and tense dissection of a marriage
Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for this eagerly anticipated ARC.
Haze and Fox are married ex-serial killers. When they had their daughter Bibi, Fox... READ MORE
Five stars and the author is beyond lovely!
In A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage, Asia Mackay delivers a darkly humorous and gripping tale that explores the unconventional lives of Hazel and Fox, a... READ MORE
A good read, with likeable characters
Meet married couple Fox and Hazel. Soulmates, living a glamourous, adventurous lifestyle which also includes a passion for murder. They tour around Europe,... READ MORE
Gripping
Absolutely gripping. I was hooked from the first page wanting to know more as it flipped between then and now.
The premise felt new and it was a great rea... READ MORE
Great story and characters
Fox and Hazel are a wealthy married couple and are devoted to their little girl, Bibi. So devoted, in fact, that Fox took it upon himself to decide that h... READ MORE
One Off Serial
This take on the Mr & Mrs Smith story starts as a fun read. We get to share the viewpoint from both lead characters, the married ""former"" serial killers ... READ MORE
A must read!
Absolutely loved listening to the audiobook version of this book, Hazel and Fox are such a non standard couple, there are many humorous moments in the book... READ MORE
Really enjoyed it
This is proper funny and engaging. I really liked the main characters, Fox and Haze, and our supporting female Jenny. (She was actually my favourite. Altho... READ MORE
enjoyable read
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of A Serial Killers Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay in return for my honest review.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from thi... READ MORE
Fun and hopeful for a sequel
Hazel and Fox are a handsome couple, married with a baby girl. Hazel and Fox are not your normal married couple as they are ex serial killer’s. Before the ... READ MORE
Serials Killers in Suburbia
Thank you NetGalley and Asia Mackay for the ARC of this book! I'd give 4.5 stars.
This book tells the story of Haze and Fox, married serial killers that... READ MORE
Am a little concerned how much I related to the serial killer wife in this book
Haze and Fox are a couple of serial killers who met while carrying out a murder years ago and have since settled down in suburbia and neither of them are e... READ MORE
Enjoyable Read
An enjoyable and funny read. The concept was good and the two main characters easy to imagine-definitely Brad and Angelina in my mind I enjoyed the beginn... READ MORE
Such a good book!
Hazel & Fox like to kill bad guys. That was until Hazel fell pregnant and Fox said that they had to say goodbye to that life!
After moving to the Suburb... READ MORE
Not for me
It took me a while to finish this book. I enjoyed it in the end, but it became a little repetitive for me in the middle and i got bored. I think it was jus... READ MORE
Fantastically tense & exciting book
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ARC Review
This was very different to my normal style of read, but I really enjoyed it.
There is fantastic tension building with some great surpr... READ MORE
A fast paced thriller
A good solid read with some comedic elements and dark themes. Haze and Fox are married serial killers. Their targets are "bad men" sex traffickers, paedoph... READ MORE
Fun
This is a dark story of a husband and wife serial killer team. Since having a baby they have vowed off killing (or have they?) so that they can lead a "nor... READ MORE
Very entertaining and darkly comic
Reading the blurb about this book I didn’t know whether this was going to make me laugh or cry! Haze is married to Fox and they have a young daughter Bibi... READ MORE
Quite fun
It’s quite a fun read about two married serial killers who have to hang up their weapons once they have a baby, with conflicting consequences. Readers with... READ MORE
Murder mystery
It is not very often that I am flummoxed over a book because I have a very wide range of genres, but I am really not sure about this one, I have given it f... READ MORE
A serial killer’s guide to marriage by Asia Mackay
A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay is a daft, silly and extremely entertaining story of a husband and wife team, who are serial killers. Wh... READ MORE
An incredibly strong thriller - backs up its killer concept
A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage was an incredibly strong adult thriller with a killer concept and the chops to back it up.
As soon as I heard the pi... READ MORE
Very amusing to read
A Serial Killer’s Guide To Marriage is a comedic masterpiece, following a killer couple who have to stop when they discover they are pregnant. They each ha... READ MORE
Interesting premise
Haze and Fox have been together for over a decade, living in wedded (and serial killing bliss) for almost 13 years until the birth of their daughter causes... READ MORE
Satirical fun
This is a fun satirical look at the issues of a married couple. Here it’s not philandering with others that is the issue between Hazel and Fox, nor boredom... READ MORE
Entertaining
Haze and Fox had the ideal marriage, they were both able to indulge their urges to rid the world of bad people, That is until Haze fell pregnant with Bib... READ MORE
Great cover, good beginning and ending lost it in the middle somewhere!
I was drawn to this book by it's cover and title. It got off to a very promising start and I was hooked. Somewhere in the middle though it lost me and I al... READ MORE
Can two married serial killers live with each other when they stop killing with each other?
Hazel and Fox, two Serial Killers get married, but when they have a baby they vow to stop the killing for their daughters sake. Can they live with each oth... READ MORE
Crazy, twisted and totally brilliant
"I always knew our life together would involve bloodshed. I just never thought it would be ours.”
Hazel and Fox may seem like an ordinary married couple... READ MORE
What a Ride
Fox and Haze are a normal couple living a completely normal life with their daughter Bibi. But they have a dark history, brought together by murder - and t... READ MORE
The couple that slays together . . .
If you’ve got the looks, the style and the money, you can honeymoon around Europe for a decade; killing bad men as a vacation vocation. But, if you add a ... READ MORE
Fun thriller
What a fun read!
I enjoyed the twist of a marriage guide being used as the foundation of Hazel and Fox’s current marital status. The additional marriage... READ MORE
Humorous story
A Serial Killer’s Guide To Marriage is a comedic masterpiece, following a killer couple who have to stop when they discover they are pregnant. They each ha... READ MORE
Enjoy I did
When you meet the one, who understands you, gets you and you kill together. Only those who deserve it though.
Then you get pregnant and life changes. A n... READ MORE
page turner
I'm not sure why the serial killer genre has become so popular in recent years, but this story of Fox and Haze trying to retire from "killing bad men" and ... READ MORE
Average
A readable but not memorable novel about two serial killers who marry and vow not to kill again when they have a child, but find it difficult to achieve. T... READ MORE
Excellent!
I wanted to read this book because it was described as ‘the hottest thriller of 2025’. It was nothing like I had expected (I wanted to sink my teeth into ... READ MORE
Great!
I wanted to read this book because it was described as ‘the hottest thriller of 2025’. It was nothing like I had expected (I wanted to sink my teeth into ... READ MORE
This book is brilliant
This book is brilliant. I loved it from beginning to end and every sentence in between. Honestly, it is clever, witty and well…brilliant. I hope there i... READ MORE
Love, serial killers and a baby
This is a twisted, dark and witty story about a married couple who are trying to adjust to life with a child, a big change especially if you happen to be ... READ MORE
The real story is about how marriages change
In A 'Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage' by Asia Mackay, Fox and Haze are a perfectly matched couple. Both have a thirst for killing bad men: Haze in a flu... READ MORE
Serial killers guide to marriage
Asia what a story what a book from the cover to the story deliciously devilish and wicked. I enjoyed it throughly it was original, thoughtful and diabolica... READ MORE
A romp
A dark humoured romp - serial killers attempting to be model partners and parents to the world and to each other. Things start going awry and the reader, a... READ MORE
Duo carry out revenge murders
Two people meet up in Paris and find they have a lot in common, killing.She is called Haze and has been brought up through the social care system in the UK... READ MORE
What A Ride
Fox and Haze are a normal couple living a completely normal life with their daughter Bibi. But they have a dark history, brought together by murder - and t... READ MORE
Original and Exciting
The story has been literally discussed to death elsewhere so I won’t provide any more spoilers
I found this book to be fascinating, funny and thought pr... READ MORE
Original and gripping
If a book can be called light hearted when the main characters are serial killers then this is it. Fox and Haze are the married couple who have everything ... READ MORE
Serial killers guide to marriage
Wow what a story what a book from the cover to the story deliciously devilish and wicked. I enjoyed it throughly it was original, thoughtful and diabolical... READ MORE
Quirky read, not 100% on the ending but loved it all the same!
Haze and Fox are married with a little girl Bibi. They’re living in suburbia with yoga mums, posh parties and toddler play dates. Proffering an image of mi... READ MORE
Actually really good fun read
A thoroughly enjoyable story and very different. I really enjoyed it although if I had one criticism, it would be that there were repetitive elements in th... READ MORE
Crime done really, really well!
I throughly enjoyed this book from start to finish. As someone who reads a lot of thriller stories they can start to get a bit ‘samey’ after a while but th... READ MORE
Scurrilously funny
Well, that was a blast! Slick, stylish, sardonic and shockingly funny – with so many life truths. Asia Mackay delivers a stunning read: misdirection, homil... READ MORE
A page turner
A good solid read with some comedic elements and dark themes. Haze and Fox are married serial killers. Their targets are "bad men" sex traffickers, paedoph... READ MORE
Very different from other murder stories read
Certainly a very different murder story from the many I have previously read. Although other reviewers found it humorous I can't say I did but well done to... READ MORE
A fun entertaining read
My first time reading @asia.mackay and it didn’t disappoint. I really enjoyed this book. A darkly funny, clever twisted story of marriage and murder.
I wa... READ MORE
A Fast and fun read
What happens when Hazell and Fox have their child and have to make compromises to their lifestyle as a result? It is difficult for them both to cope given ... READ MORE
An incredibly strong adult thriller
A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage was an incredibly strong adult thriller with a killer concept and the chops to back it up.
As soon as I heard the pi... READ MORE
Delightfully Dark
Haze and Fox are living their perfect lives. They are a gorgeous couple who travel the world, living a life of luxury, killing bad men. Men who deserve e... READ MORE
Wise advice…!
I really loved this book. It was completely silly but entertaining none the less and is at the end of the day a warning not to keep secrets from your other... READ MORE
Pacy thriller.
I sat down to read this and just kept going until I’d finished. I’m still in my PJs at 14.30!
Great, pacy, thriller of sorts about a very rich, glamorous ... READ MORE
Continued suspense and intrigue
I adored this setup. Looking inside the mind of serial killers, while they navigate their way as a new family. I loved Hazel & Fox. The quick chapters got ... READ MORE
Dexter meets Mr and Mrs Smith
The premise for this one was really intriguing and I was definitely hooked in by the prologue.
Both Hazel and Fox were very well written. There were tim... READ MORE
Surprisingly easy, amusing book given the title!
Surprisingly easy, amusing book given the title! The story was a strange combination of far fetched and mundane. It just wasn't quite fast paced enough for... READ MORE
Murderous and fun
Haze and Fox are serial killers who met through their shared work passion and got married. They are the dream killing team until their daughter Bibi is bor... READ MORE
Funny and dark in part
This was good and managed to be both very superficial, light-hearted fun and also quite gripping in parts.
I found it easier to suspend disbelief over t... READ MORE
Decent overall, though a little average in places
Two former serial killers get married and realise that trying to keep their past buried is not easy: old habits die hard. Being married with a baby is not ... READ MORE
Marriage Guide
Fox and Haze were a prolific serial killer couple, taking out bad guys and living a luxurious lifestyle, until finding out Haze was pregnant. They decided ... READ MORE
A dark enjoyable tale of relationships
I loved this story. I don't think I've read anything like this in quite some time and even then it was probably nothing like this.
2 serial killers who... READ MORE
Perfect form of escapism
A fast paced story of a couple who have the obvious-from-the-title unusual marriage. Snappy chapters and great characters will keep you page turning. Whils... READ MORE
A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage
I have to be honest and say that I was drawn to this book by its title. What's not to like about combining serial killers and marriage!?
We start with Haz... READ MORE
An unbelievable & addictive tale
If you want a different kind of crime fiction read, try this. We’ve all heard stories of couples who have shared interests, then have a child & everything ... READ MORE
Engrossing
I really enjoyed A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage (kindle edition) romantic suspense by Asia Mackay
A dark funny serial killer/superhero rolled into on... READ MORE
Delightful read
A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage is an unique and enjoying read.
Fox and Haze to their neighbours and friends are just your average couple living an ... READ MORE
Not as good as i had hoped
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book.
I was disappointed in this book. I had heard it was wickedly funny, especially ... READ MORE
Gripping, funny, thrilling
I sat down to read this and just kept going until I’d finished. I’m still in my PJs at 14.30!
Great, pacy, thriller of sorts about a very rich, glamorous ... READ MORE
A fun read.
Oh want fun this book is! The ingredients of love murder and humour. Such a hoot. I loved every page.
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