If Books Could Kill

Hardback Published on: 18/06/2026
Price: £16.99
Free UK delivery on orders over £25, otherwise £2.99
In stock
Usually dispatched within 1-2 days
Make and edit your lists in your account
Check click & collect stock near you
Collect today: Pay in shop
In stock
Usually dispatched within 1-2 days
Check click & collect stock near you
Collect today: Pay in shop

Bookseller Reviews

View all
If Books Could Kill
The most fun read ever!
Roxie wishes she could be in her favourite romance authors next novel, whilst her wish comes true, it turns out her favourite author has decided to try her... READ MORE
Faria at Blackburn
If Books Could Kill
Funny, romantic, unpredictable and just a little trippy
Roxie makes a wish to be the protagonist of a romance novel. Her wish comes true...before the "love interest" pull a knife on her. It turns out she i... READ MORE
Rosie at Peterborough
If Books Could Kill
A fun filled mashup which will guarantee to make you smile!
This book was so funny. It follows Roxie who wishes to be the female mc in her faviourite romance's author new book: but turns out she is writting a thrill... READ MORE
Liliana at Staines
If Books Could Kill
A rom-com with a deadly twist!
What a ride! This was such an incredible read and I throughly enjoyed myself from start to finish. The story especially picked up during the last 20% with ... READ MORE
Beke at Waterstones - London Piccadilly
If Books Could Kill
Lovely twist on a rom-com
This is a really clever idea - a reader wishes she could be the protagonist of her favourite romance author's new book. And it comes true! Except said new ... READ MORE
Dan at Chiswick

Synopsis

She thought she was in a romance. Fate threw her into a thriller. Will happily-ever-after still be on the cards when fiction and reality blur for Roxie?

When Roxie makes a tongue-in-cheek wish to live out the plot of her favourite author’s next novel, she has romance in mind — namely, the sweet, safe, swoon-worthy storylines Anna Matthews is known for. It should be a dream come true when her wish is granted by a mysterious busker, and she finds herself swept into a fairytale first date with a dashing stranger who seems destined to take her breath away.
Except for one little hiccup: that dashing stranger tries to take her breath away. Literally. With a knife. The thing is, Roxie may be the new Anna Matthews protagonist — but this time, Anna is writing a crime thriller.
Thrown into a perilous genre she’s never read, Roxie is desperate for help. So, when her escape from a potential murderer takes her straight into the path of Grant Hoffman — an anxious English professor with a convenient love of crime novels — she decides a little light kidnapping is a small price to pay for survival.

Together, Roxie and Grant team up to navigate a madcap story where the lines between fiction and reality blur and find out if they have what it takes to make it to The End — or maybe even Happily Ever After.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780241798867
  • Number of pages: 384
  • Dimensions: 242 x 164 x 35 mm
  • Weight: 596g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

View all
If Books Could Kill
I LOVED this story
Roxie’s favourite author is renown for her lovely romances, so when Roxie makes a playful wish to live out the plot of Anna’s next book, she expects a cute... READ MORE
CrazyCatLadyReadsBooks
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
If Books Could Kill
Romance and crime
The story is about romance and crime, with elements of mystery. Roxie, the main character helps a character who grants her a wish. However, events don't ... READ MORE
Frances Heaton
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
If Books Could Kill
Fun Read
This was such a fun book to read. I mean, can you imagine wishing you would be in your favorite writer's next book and having it come true? I'd really need... READ MORE
Renee_Reads
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
If Books Could Kill
Such a fun read!
If Books Could Kill blends romance and thriller elements so effortlessly that I was hooked from the very first chapter. The concept is brilliantly original... READ MORE
Milly
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
If Books Could Kill
What a fun read!
As a book girl we all wish we could be the female lead in some of the romance books we read. Well imagine getting your wish come true, only to find out you... READ MORE
Tina
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
If Books Could Kill
Perfekter Mix
In dem Roman 'If books could kill' von Kate Eberle geht es um Roxie, die sich ausversehen in den neuen Thriller Roman ihrer Lieblingsromance Autorin wünsch... READ MORE
Cleo Walker
If Books Could Kill
one of my favourite reads of 2026!
I don’t know where to start this review, but I will say that ‘if books could kill’ is one of my favourite reads of 2026—and maybe of all time, too. the ... READ MORE
Amika Gott
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
If Books Could Kill
A fantastic debut!
What a fantastically, witty, original story! It was brilliantly insane in places, as intended. I laughed out loud at so many points, and finished it with a... READ MORE
What_michelle_reads
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
If Books Could Kill
Roxie wishes to be in her favourite authors next book... but she expected a romance, not a crime thriller!
Roxie’s favourite author is renown for her lovely romances, so when Roxie makes a playful wish to live out the plot of Anna’s next book, she expects a cute... READ MORE
CrazyCatLadyReadsBooks
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
If Books Could Kill
Fun romp through genres and tropes
Thank you to NetGalley and Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House for this ARC. Roxie Mitchell, 30, has one wish - to be the protagonist of the next book ... READ MORE
Beate251
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
If Books Could Kill
smile, laugh and roll your eyes as you enjoy the book
What a great concept, being written into the story by your favourite author. A wish granted but your favourite author changes genre from romance to murders... READ MORE
Helen Wilkinson
If Books Could Kill
Ever wanted to be the protagonist of your favourite authors book?
Two of my favourite book genres meet in this amazing new release! A thriller meets romance in a slow burn romance which challenges all the tropes of the tw... READ MORE
Rebecca Bennett
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
If Books Could Kill
Fun cosy read
I wasn't sure if I would like this book, but it surprised me. Roxie does temp work to fun her travels and thrill seeking. She takes a lot of self defenc... READ MORE
Mikimoo
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.