It would be difficult to find a better friend than Cordelia Black. She is loyal to a fault to her best friend and her daughter. She has a successful career and an enviable wardrobe. She has a side gig, too. She kills men who deserve it. She does not see herself as a serial killer. After all, she is doing society a favor by ridding it of bad men. And, she is good at what she is doing. She is methodical and always sticks to her plans. Unexpectedly, something goes terribly wrong and her life is on the verge of imploding. Can she salvage the life she has so carefully constructed?
THIS GIRL'S A KILLER, by Emma C. Wells, is told in Cordelia's voice. She is witty and savvy. Even though she is a murderer, she is a likeable protagonist. As her life begins to unravel Cordelia finds herself in situations she never imagined. However, she is resourceful and smart and just as she puts out one fire another breaks out. When she thinks things can't get any worse, they do. Living on the verge of being discovered takes its toll. An offer of help comes from a surprising source. Will she take it?
The author has crafted a great story. It deals with the power of the family one makes, loyalty and what one woman defined as justice. THIS GIRL'S A KILLER is a pleasure to read and as for the conclusion-a total surprise. Highly recommended.
For readers of Finlay Donovan is Killing It and The Bandit Queens comes a bright and biting thriller following Cordelia Black, a best friend, a businesswoman, and, in her spare time, a killer of bad men.
Ask Cordelia Black why she did it. The answer will always be: He had it coming.
Cordelia Black loves exactly three things: Her chosen family, her hairdresser (worth every penny plus tip), and killing bad men.
By day she's an ambitious pharma rep with a flawless reputation and designer wardrobe. By night, she culls South Louisiana of unscrupulous men—monsters who think they've evaded justice, until they meet her. Sure, the evening news may have started throwing around phrases like "serial killer," but Cordelia knows that's absurd. She's not a killer, she is simply karma. And being karma requires complete and utter control.
But when Cordelia discovers a flaw in her perfectly designed system for eliminating monsters, pressure heightens. And it only intensifies when her best friend starts dating a man Cordelia isn't sure is a good person. Someone who might just unravel everything she has worked for.
Soon enough Cordelia has to come face to face with the choices she's made. The good, the bad, and the murderous. Both her family, and her freedom, depend on it.
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