Murder Your Employer

The McMasters Guide to Homicide

De: Rupert Holmes

Narrado por: Neil Patrick Harris, Simon Vance

A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Award-winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a diabolical thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, “a fantasy academy laid out like a combination of Hogwarts, Downton Abbey, and a White Lotus-style resort” (Los Angeles Times) dedicated to the art of murder where students study how best to “delete” their most deserving victim.

Who hasn’t wondered for a split second what the world would be like if a person who is the object of your affliction ceased to exist? But then you’ve probably never heard of The McMasters Conservatory, dedicated to the consummate execution of the homicidal arts. To gain admission, a student must have an ethical reason for erasing someone who deeply deserves a fate no worse (nor better) than death. The campus of this “Poison Ivy League” college—its location unknown to even those who study there—is where you might find yourself the practice target of a classmate…and where one’s mandatory graduation thesis is getting away with the perfect murder of someone whose death will make the world a much better place to live.

Prepare for an education you’ll never forget. A “fiendishly funny” (Booklist) mix of witty wordplay, breathtaking twists and genuine intrigue, Murder Your Employer will gain you admission into a wholly original world, cocooned within the most entertaining book about well-intentioned would-be murderers you’ll ever read.

©2023 Rupert Holmes (P)2023 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Fun, engaging, surprising, worth it!

Mr. Holmes, what a page turner! AKA I only stopped listening when asleep or being forced to have conversation with others. Great characters, twists, and then MORE twists, highly satisfying. If you like “clever” writing (think Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next series, or double entendres, play on words) you will like it, even though there are a couple of eye rolling groaners. Lol

Mr. Harris and Mr. Vance, I thought, did a great job. I had not heard books narrated by either of them before but I will look for their other narrations. Female characters represented well.

Quite good

This book was a unique surprise. I was expecting dark humor, which I received, but I didn't expect such a good plot and characters. I smiled throughout. The book was weirdly charming for all that the subject was about getting away with murder. All the characters were well-defined and believable. The ending was particularly good, but I shan't spoil it. Neil Patrick Harris and Simon Vance were perfect choices as the main character (Neil) and all other characters (Simon). If you are a mystery reader and are tired of the same stories told over and over, or if you too are annoyed with mystery stories with plot holes that make little sense, I would recommend this book. Although it's not quite a mystery, it's interesting to see the 'good' murderer in action. I will definitely read this book again.

Fun stuff

I enjoyed the story and loved listening to Neil Patrick Harris. I could visualize the campus and the students and it got really good as each student worked on their thesis

Bring your dark sense of humor and enjoy!

This book is fun, clever and dark. It is, after all, about how to murder correctly. The students' murder plots are wildly intricate and the author gives us a chance to get to know the characters through their motives and modus operandi. Very good narration, too. I had a smile on my face the whole way through. I might be going to hell for that...

Extremely clever and entertaining!

I thoroughly enjoyed this delicious book. The story is unique and frequently made me giggle. The performance, particularly that of Neil Patrick Harris, captures all the voices perfectly.

Outstanding!

What a refreshing and delightful approach to the genre! Plenty of intrigue woven with unparalleled quirkiness and humor. The narration was so fabulous, I’d be hard pressed to recommend reading a hard copy over listening to this Audible version.

Loved listening to this!!

Very entertaining! I loved the voices and hope that Neil Patrick Harris narrates more books!!

Unique concept

This was a really fun listen. My daughter would listen along whenever it played in the car and would always demand an update on any parts that she may have missed. There were times when I cheered the characters on and others when I gasped in shock. I would highly recommend.

Hogwarts for Assassins!

This was a terrific story and wonderful performance! I totally enjoyed it. There were many unexpected twists and turns and it kept me hooked.

Wow! 😍

This is a first for me writing a review on an audiobook!

I read about it in an article and quickly went looking for it!

This book had me from the start and I really enjoyed it! I was sad when I got to the end!

I highly recommend this book to everyone!