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Love in the Time of Serial Killers

by Alicia Thompson

True crime, family ties, and a wary romance

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  • Editorial selection

    One of Cosmopolitan’s Best Romance Novels Ever

    Named one of Cosmopolitan's Best Romance Novels Ever.

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True crime, family ties, and a wary romance

Phoebe Walsh’s summer in Florida brings several unfinished matters into one setting: clearing out her childhood home, completing a dissertation on true crime, and reckoning with grief over a father she had been estranged from. Her suspicion of neighbor Sam Dennings gives the romance a comic contrast, as her crime-focused outlook meets his apparent good nature. The book connects romantic comedy with themes of mourning, family relationships, and the ways a preoccupation with danger can shape someone’s view of intimacy.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy romantic comedies with a true-crime angle.
  • Readers interested in stories about grief, family relationships, and romance.
  • Readers drawn to protagonists balancing academic work with personal upheaval.

Themes

Romance and trustTrue crimeGrief and estrangementFamily relationships

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Book overview

One of Cosmopolitan's Best Romance Novels Ever

Turns out that reading nothing but true crime isn't exactly conducive to modern dating--and one woman is going to have to learn how to give love a chance when she's used to suspecting the worst.


PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh has always been obsessed with true crime. She's even analyzing the genre in her dissertation--if she can manage to finish writing it. It's hard to find the time while she spends the summer in Florida, cleaning out her childhood home, dealing with her obnoxiously good-natured younger brother, and grappling with the complicated feelings of mourning a father she hadn't had a relationship with for years.

It doesn't help that she's low-key convinced that her new neighbor, Sam Dennings, is a serial killer (he may dress business casual by day, but at night he's clearly up to something). It's not long before Phoebe realizes that Sam might be something much scarier--a genuinely nice guy who can pierce her armor to reach her vulnerable heart.
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