The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair: a darkly witty and unputdownable debut thriller to keep you hooked in 2026
Hardback Published on: 19/06/2025
Price: £20.00
Synopsis
Reader's are loving Daphne St Clair:
'I couldn't put this book down' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A fresh and witty take on the whodunnit' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I was drawn in from the first few pages and couldn't put it down' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'The author's wry voice sings through this modern and feminist murder mystery' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Meet Daphne St Clair:
✅ Glamorous ninety-year-old grandmother
✅ Care home resident
✅ And your new favourite serial killer.
Meet Ruth Robinson: broke, depressed, aspiring true crime podcaster.
When Daphne confesses to killing a number of men throughout her lifetime, she chooses Ruth to produce the podcast reporting her story. Each episode charts Daphne's humble beginnings from the Dust Bowl in Canada to her glittering life in 70s New York - and a string of murders in her wake.
Daphne tells her story. Ruth listens. And edits it.
The public are hooked. Is she a feminist icon taking revenge on bad men? Or just a ruthless criminal? Then, as the podcast finale approaches, it becomes clear that neither woman has been entirely honest with the other. Who has been controlling the narrative?
After all, the truth doesn't always make for the best story...
A darkly witty thriller, sparking conversations around true crime and female serial killers, for fans of Janice Hallett, Bella Mackie and Katy Brent.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781035425754
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 236 x 158 x 40 mm
- Weight: 600g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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Good story
This is the story of Daphne St Clair an elderly lady who admits to being a serial killer and letting a budding journalist, Ruth, record a podcast giving al... READ MORE
An engaging read
A 90 year old lady suddenly confesses to having committed numerous murders during her lifetime. Ruth, a journalist, contacts her asking to do a podcast abo... READ MORE
A 90-year-old serial killer suddenly confesses her crimes. Why?
When Warren Ackerman dies at a senior living facility no one is surprised, until his elderly girlfriend Daphne confesses to his murder. The country is shoc... READ MORE
Is hard not to like Daphne!
Daphne , aged 90 and a resident in a Florida care home, has just confessed to murdering her boyfriend who was another resident but that’s not all as she ha... READ MORE
Dark and engrossing
The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair is a novel which makes you question people. In it, we're following Ruth, who is interviewing Daphne (a nonagenarian who ... READ MORE
Gripping , darkly witty read
When 90-year-old care home resident, Daphne St Clair, confesses to being a serial killer, everyone wants to be the one to break the story. Why would someon... READ MORE
Absolutely loved this book
The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair by Mackenzie Common ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I absolutely loved this book. Nonagenarian Daphne St Clair lives in a retirement home, h... READ MORE
Your new favourite serial killer
It’s tagged as “your new favourite serial killer” and I have to say that’s not far off the mark.
Perfect for readers of crime fiction and true crime as w... READ MORE
Being elderly doesn’t stop Daphne!
An enjoyable, fascinating very different book about an elderly resident of a care home- but that doesn’t stop her! Strange how a story grips you- I couldn’... READ MORE
Brilliant!
Oh I loved this book. Daphne Ct Clair is a fantastically well written character. Both sinister and funny at the same time. Although I couldn't help liking ... READ MORE
Devious!!
This book surprised me. As it started out in the care home, I thought I wasn't going to be gripped. But as we started to peel the layers of Daphne apart,... READ MORE
The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair
Daphne is 90 years old grandma and lives in a care home for the elderly. An old man dies in the home who Daphne was supposed to be courting”. Daphne decid... READ MORE
Thoroughly enjoyable!
A really enjoyable book that grips you from the start, I thoroughly recommend this book. I found it hard to dislike Daphne, despite her being a serial kill... READ MORE
Awesome read
Just finished this book and I can’t stop thinking about it.
Meet Daphne: 90 years old, living in a care home… and apparently a serial killer.
Meet Ruth... READ MORE
Very Enjoyable.
Daphne St Clair is not a very likeable character but she is compelling. She garners some sympathy at first because of her circumstances but loses it once s... READ MORE
A dark , witty thriller
There’s been a not entirely unexpected death at a Florida senior home, Coconut Grove. A resident, Warren Ackerman, has died from apparently natural causes.... READ MORE
Fantastic premise and an antiheroine to die for
Thanks to Headline & NetGalley for ARC.
This debut has it all going on to make it talked about - the protagonists are a struggling young journalist re... READ MORE
An excellent and different read.
Daphne St Clair is a sassy ninety year old , she lives in a care home and has a secret .
The secret is that she is a killer a serial killer .
After a mal... READ MORE
A cleverly written book and Daphne was, dare I say it, an engaging character in spite of her crimes.
A cleverly written book and Daphne was, dare I say it, an engaging character in spite of her crimes. I wasn't overly keen on the forum posts but it clicked... READ MORE
Witty and surprising
Daphne St Clair is a still glamorous ninety year old living in a retirement community in Florida when she confesses to the murder of a recently deceased re... READ MORE
Layered, complex and unforgettable
The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair was a fantastic take on the true crime industry with a uniquely unnerving serial killer at its heart.
Ruth and Daphn... READ MORE
Loved this
I loved this. A totally different twist on a murder mystery where the murderer is a 90 year old woman who decides to confess. Why? We read on to find this ... READ MORE
Interesting
The story of a 90 year old Florida care home resident who confesses to being a serial murderer. Because she has got away with it for so long she hasn't got... READ MORE
Brilliant!
This book kept me entertained all the way through. The plot was intriguing and original and the writing was great. I loved the character of Daphne, even ... READ MORE
Dark humour and podcast format, an enjoyable read!
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Overall I enjoyed this one! It was slightly different to the thrillers that I normally read. However, I loved the dark humour and the mixed medi... READ MORE
The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair - Mackenzie Common
The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair popped up on my radar as soon as I saw the blurb; a 90 year old grandmother living in a care home and confessing to bein... READ MORE
Definitely worth a read
When a 90 year old woman confesses to murdering several people the world and her family can't believe it. With the help of a podcast journalist she begins ... READ MORE
A very different crime novel, don't miss this one!
I was a little intrigued when I read the precis for The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair. Would it be fusty, possibly lacking energy or would I be pleasantly... READ MORE
Deliciously Dark!
Daphne St Clair Is just your regular 90 year old grandma living in a nursing home. That is until her boyfriend Warren dies and Daphne confesses to murderi... READ MORE
A refreshingly different crime thriller; don't miss it.
This is a murder mystery with a big difference and I loved it. Ruth has grown up as the child of a single parent. She has trained as a journalist but suc... READ MORE
Phenomenal
So engaging, twisty and it had me on the edge of my seat throughout. Five stars. Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to re... READ MORE
A serial killer with a difference
Well this novel does exactly what it says on the tin. It's about a nonegenarian who, after the death of her aged boyfriend (Warren) at the care home they r... READ MORE
A Witty and Engaging Thriller
The concept of a 90 year old
serial killer had me hooked from
the start and I wasn't
disappointed. As I continued to
read I found myself constantly
ch... READ MORE
easy to read
I feel very ambivalent about this novel, I do think that books about female serial killers, podcasters and their online commentators have reached maximum ... READ MORE
Clever
I truly enjoyed this book, particularly how swiftly we are plunged into Daphne's confession, setting an intense tone right from the start.
I must admit,... READ MORE
90 years a serial killer!?
This is surely a crime novel like no other. Daphne St Clair is ninety years old when she confesses to killing her fellow care home resident, who happened t... READ MORE
Interesting read
An elderly man dies in a Florida old people's home. He leaves a grieving girlfriend Daphne. Imagine everyone's shock when shortly afterwards Daphne phone... READ MORE
Engaging read
A very unique story of a 90 year old serial killer who is sharp and very unapologetic,her confessions are both compelling and, at times, chilling.
I enjo... READ MORE
The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair was an engaging read, and I will definitely read more from this author.
REVIEW
cw: murder, mentions of alcoholism, DV, child abuse, rape, misogyny, queerphobia
When ninety-year-old grandmother Daphne confesses to killing a ... READ MORE
Four stars!
The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair by MacKenzie Common is a gripping, darkly entertaining tale that keeps you hooked from start to finish. The premise alon... READ MORE
Daphne st clair
I was excited to read this book! I loved the premise and I have to admit I kind of loved Daphne’s character. She was not your typical 90 year old grandma, ... READ MORE
Great idea for a book
Great idea for a book, recording podcasts and TikTok confessions of murders with clever twists which I will not divulge and spoil for the reader.
A fantastic page turner!
I was immediately grabbed by the title and cover and was so pleased to have been able to download it straight away. Within a couple of pages, I was hooked ... READ MORE
Interesting
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Daphne St. Clair may be a serial killer with a penchant of getting rid of husbands and lovers with pois... READ MORE
Great read, good concept
When you find a 90 year old female serial killer who lives in a care home endearing, you know you’re on to a winner of a read!
Daphne decides to tell he... READ MORE
Dark humour, interesting story
The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair was a fun, dark, sarcastic reflection of the life of an octogenarian and why she committed so many murders.
Reminisc... READ MORE
The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair by MacKenzie Common
Daphne St Clair has a new boyfriend. Or she did have, until she killed him. Ninety-year-old Daphne is a resident of the Coconut Grove Care Home in Florida.... READ MORE
A very unusual serial killer!
Daphne St Clair is a ninety-year-old grandmother in poor health who lives at Coconut Grove Senior Home in Florida. Probably not anyone’s idea of a typical ... READ MORE
A serial killer with a heart
The novel opens in a care home. An old man has died which is to be expected. However, one of the residents, the flamboyant Daphne St Clair confesses to hav... READ MORE
Excellent Novel
I read this over a 24 hour period the majority of it in one long session. A modern novel featuring a true crime podcast and internet comments but with an ... READ MORE
Unique premise
Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for this ARC.
Daphne St Clair, 90, lives in Coconut Grove senior home, Florida. When an elderly resident dies she su... READ MORE
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