Reviews
Praise for You'd Look Better as a Ghost: "Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny. This is a superb debut." --Clare Mackintosh, #1 international bestselling author of A Game of Lies "Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny, this is a pitch-black comedy horror with a heart. . . of stone. Roll-up for your one-way ticket to the warped world of a glamorous psychopath and her relentless succession of hapless victims." --Janice Hallet, i nternational bestselling author of The Appeal, Praise for You'd Look Better as a Ghost: "A welcome addition to the burgeoning subgenre of darkly humorous female serial killer novels. . . You'd Look Better as a Ghost and its ilk are, I suspect, 'Marmite' books. If you're a fan, this one will be a treat: a pacey page-turner, written in an enjoyably deadpan style." -- The Guardian (UK) "This darkly comedic thriller turns serial killer convention on its head, mainly because you can't help but root for protagonist Claire. . . Utterly unique and an absolute roller-coaster of a read." -- Daily Mail (UK) "Horrifying and hilarious in equal measure." -- Woman and Home (UK) "This is a splendidly funny and buoyant, even jolly, novel. . . There are some deliciously ingenious twists. . . it's first-class escapist entertainment--the most fun you're ever likely to have with a hammer-wielding maniac." -- Daily Express (UK) "Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny. This is a superb debut." --Clare Mackintosh, #1 international bestselling author of A Game of Lies "If you loved 'Killing Eve,' Wallace's giddy dark ride will be your private Eden, filled with serpent-like twists beguiling you to bite! Her enticing wit had me enthralled and outwitted!" --Rupert Holmes, New York Times bestselling author of Murder Your Employer "Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny, this is a pitch-black comedy horror with a heart. . . of stone. Roll-up for your one-way ticket to the warped world of a glamorous psychopath and her relentless succession of hapless victims." --Janice Hallet, i nternational bestselling author of The Appeal "Wallace had me at the title and kept me reading late into the night. Wicked, funny and charming, a delicious combination." --Sascha Rothchild, author of Blood Sugar, Praise for You'd Look Better as a Ghost: "Dark, creepy, and wholly fascinating, Wallace's imagining of the mind of a successful serial killer will be appreciated by readers who don't mind sleeping with one eye open." -- Booklist "Deliciously eerie and darkly funny. . . an uncommonly assured debut from a promising new voice in crime fiction." --Publishers Weekly "The female serial killer as antihero is a growing subgenre (see Oyinkan Braithwaite's My Sister, the Serial Kille r, 2018), and Wallace's sociopathic protagonist is a mordantly amusing addition. . . Dexter meets Killing Eve ." -- Kirkus "A welcome addition to the burgeoning subgenre of darkly humorous female serial killer novels. . . You'd Look Better as a Ghost and its ilk are, I suspect, 'Marmite' books. If you're a fan, this one will be a treat: a pacey page-turner, written in an enjoyably deadpan style." -- The Guardian (UK) "This darkly comedic thriller turns serial killer convention on its head, mainly because you can't help but root for protagonist Claire. . . Utterly unique and an absolute roller-coaster of a read." -- Daily Mail (UK) "Horrifying and hilarious in equal measure." -- Woman and Home (UK) "This is a splendidly funny and buoyant, even jolly, novel. . . There are some deliciously ingenious twists. . . it's first-class escapist entertainment--the most fun you're ever likely to have with a hammer-wielding maniac." -- Daily Express (UK) "Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny. This is a superb debut." --Clare Mackintosh, #1 international bestselling author of A Game of Lies "If you loved 'Killing Eve,' Wallace's giddy dark ride will be your private Eden, filled with serpent-like twists beguiling you to bite! Her enticing wit had me enthralled and outwitted!" --Rupert Holmes, New York Times bestselling author of Murder Your Employer "Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny, this is a pitch-black comedy horror with a heart. . . of stone. Roll-up for your one-way ticket to the warped world of a glamorous psychopath and her relentless succession of hapless victims." --Janice Hallett, i nternational bestselling author of The Appeal "Wallace had me at the title and kept me reading late into the night. Wicked, funny and charming, a delicious combination." --Sascha Rothchild, author of Blood Sugar, Praise for You'd Look Better as a Ghost: "Dark, creepy, and wholly fascinating, Wallace's imagining of the mind of a successful serial killer will be appreciated by readers who don't mind sleeping with one eye open." -- Booklist "Deliciously eerie and darkly funny. . . an uncommonly assured debut from a promising new voice in crime fiction." --Publishers Weekly "The female serial killer as antihero is a growing subgenre (see Oyinkan Braithwaite's My Sister, the Serial Kille r, 2018), and Wallace's sociopathic protagonist is a mordantly amusing addition. . . Dexter meets Killing Eve ." -- Kirkus "A welcome addition to the burgeoning subgenre of darkly humorous female serial killer novels. . . You'd Look Better as a Ghost and its ilk are, I suspect, 'Marmite' books. If you're a fan, this one will be a treat: a pacey page-turner, written in an enjoyably deadpan style." -- The Guardian (UK) "This darkly comedic thriller turns serial killer convention on its head, mainly because you can't help but root for protagonist Claire. . . Utterly unique and an absolute roller-coaster of a read." -- Daily Mail (UK) "Horrifying and hilarious in equal measure." -- Woman and Home (UK) "This is a splendidly funny and buoyant, even jolly, novel. . . There are some deliciously ingenious twists. . . it's first-class escapist entertainment--the most fun you're ever likely to have with a hammer-wielding maniac." -- Daily Express (UK) "Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny. This is a superb debut." --Clare Mackintosh, #1 international bestselling author of A Game of Lies "If you loved 'Killing Eve,' Wallace's giddy dark ride will be your private Eden, filled with serpent-like twists beguiling you to bite! Her enticing wit had me enthralled and outwitted!" --Rupert Holmes, New York Times bestselling author of Murder Your Employer "Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny, this is a pitch-black comedy horror with a heart. . . of stone. Roll-up for your one-way ticket to the warped world of a glamorous psychopath and her relentless succession of hapless victims." --Janice Hallet, i nternational bestselling author of The Appeal "Wallace had me at the title and kept me reading late into the night. Wicked, funny and charming, a delicious combination." --Sascha Rothchild, author of Blood Sugar, Praise for You'd Look Better as a Ghost: "Dark, creepy, and wholly fascinating, Wallace's imagining of the mind of a successful serial killer will be appreciated by readers who don't mind sleeping with one eye open." -- Booklist "A welcome addition to the burgeoning subgenre of darkly humorous female serial killer novels. . . You'd Look Better as a Ghost and its ilk are, I suspect, 'Marmite' books. If you're a fan, this one will be a treat: a pacey page-turner, written in an enjoyably deadpan style." -- The Guardian (UK) "This darkly comedic thriller turns serial killer convention on its head, mainly because you can't help but root for protagonist Claire. . . Utterly unique and an absolute roller-coaster of a read." -- Daily Mail (UK) "Horrifying and hilarious in equal measure." -- Woman and Home (UK) "This is a splendidly funny and buoyant, even jolly, novel. . . There are some deliciously ingenious twists. . . it's first-class escapist entertainment--the most fun you're ever likely to have with a hammer-wielding maniac." -- Daily Express (UK) "Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny. This is a superb debut." --Clare Mackintosh, #1 international bestselling author of A Game of Lies "If you loved 'Killing Eve,' Wallace's giddy dark ride will be your private Eden, filled with serpent-like twists beguiling you to bite! Her enticing wit had me enthralled and outwitted!" --Rupert Holmes, New York Times bestselling author of Murder Your Employer "Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny, this is a pitch-black comedy horror with a heart. . . of stone. Roll-up for your one-way ticket to the warped world of a glamorous psychopath and her relentless succession of hapless victims." --Janice Hallet, i nternational bestselling author of The Appeal "Wallace had me at the title and kept me reading late into the night. Wicked, funny and charming, a delicious combination." --Sascha Rothchild, author of Blood Sugar, Praise for You'd Look Better as a Ghost: "A welcome addition to the burgeoning subgenre of darkly humorous female serial killer novels. . . You'd Look Better as a Ghost and its ilk are, I suspect, 'Marmite' books. If you're a fan, this one will be a treat: a pacey page-turner, written in an enjoyably deadpan style." -- The Guardian (UK) "Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny. This is a superb debut." --Clare Mackintosh, #1 international bestselling author of A Game of Lies "Delightfully shocking and irreverently funny, this is a pitch-black comedy horror with a heart. . . of stone. Roll-up for your one-way ticket to the warped world of a glamorous psychopath and her relentless succession of hapless victims." --Janice Hallet, i nternational bestselling author of The Appeal "Wallace had me at the title and kept me reading late into the night. Wicked, funny and charming, a delicious combination." --Sascha Rothchild, author of Blood Sugar
