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Loading... Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide (Mcmasters Guide to Homicide, 1) (edition 2024)by Rupert Holmes (Author)
Work InformationMurder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes (Author)
   No current Talk conversations about this book.  GrammaPollyReads | May 23, 2024 |   This is the basic premise of this novel, and if a book that purports to teach murder can be considered cozy well, this is it. For some reason I found this to be a comfortable, cozy read, and even though the characters were in danger throughout their McMasters' education, I never felt on the edge of my seat with suspense. And I think that's the main drawback on this book, the reason for 4 stars instead of 5. The subject matter was treated seriously, but certainly lighter than it could have been to convey a proper sense of danger. But it was still an interesting read and I'm glad it stumbled across it at Goodwill. (  ) quickmind | Apr 10, 2024 | I was already bored but then I heard the “motivation and justification” for Cliff’s future murder. It just further proves the point that there is no point. (  ) ilkjen | Mar 23, 2024 | ) Treebeard_404 | Jan 23, 2024 | I do think the first half of the story was leagues better than the second. I found myself drumming my fingers during parts of the second half, but there were also some good plot reveals in the second half, so I don’t think I can really complain. ( ) ldyluck | Jan 6, 2024 | no reviews | add a review
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From the diabolical imagination of Edgar Award-winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a devilish thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, a luxurious, clandestine college dedicated to the fine art of murder where earnest 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 delightful 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. Rupert Holmes's much celebrated career ranges from chart-topping story songs with surprising twists--"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"--To Tony Award-winning whodunit musicals--The Mystery of Edwin Drood--Edgar Award-winning comedy-thrillers--Accomplice--and the Nero Wolfe Best American Mystery Novel nominated Where the Truth Lies, made into an Atom Egoyan motion picture starring Colin Firth and Kevin Bacon. Called "an American treasure" (Los Angeles Times), "a true Renaissance man" by Newsweek, "a comic genius" (Kirkus Reviews) and simply "a genius" (The Times, London), Rupert Holmes brings his wickedly clever storytelling talents to this outrageous and darkly comic mystery set in a secret, idyllic campus where students learn how to "do in others as you would have others do you in." No library descriptions found. |
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Wikipedia in English
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The Four Enquiries:
1) Is this murder necessary?
2) Have you given your target every last chance to redeem themselves?
3) What innocent person might suffer by your actions?
4) Will this deletion improve the life of others?
These are the basic tenets of the entire book. I really enjoyed the concept of this book a great deal. After all, nearly everyone has had a person in their lives who has prompted the statement: "I could kill them." But the truth is very few of us mean that in any real way. Holmes creates a world where saying this can start one on an irrevocable path toward that goal. The "victims" were truly irredeemable and within the realms of the story were no great loss. I do think that some discussion could definitely occur around the fact that one "victim" is redeemed by virtue of being pregnant. From a literary and women's studies standpoint, this could be quite problematic for some readers in a time when being more than an incubator is emphasized.
I did start reading this as a physical book and then switched to an eBook because I got bogged down in the middle of the book. I don't think the story was to blame; sometimes it is just hard to pick up a book after having to put it down for a period of time. (