Asia Mackay, A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage

We are delighted that one of the UK’s finest thriller and crime writers, Asia Mackay, will be joining us to talk about A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage. Sassy, stylish, dark, and fun and a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick – discover the addictive thriller readers can’t stop talking about.

This event will include an audience Q&A and after the event there will be an opportunity to get your book signed by Asia.

Thursday 19th June, 7.00pm

Venue: Belhus Library, South Ockendon Centre, 57 Derry Avenue, South Ockendon, RM15 5DX
Tickets: £10 / £8 concessions (Students, Under 27s and Unwaged)
Box Office: essexbookfestival.org.uk or Mercury Theatre 01206 573948

A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay

‘Your sassy, twisted must-read of 2025’ – Janice Hallett

‘An invaluable manual’ – Hugh Grant

I looked around and realised we had become our cover story. Haze and Fox, the wild, bad-man-killing duo had become Hazel and Nathaniel, respectable parents and affable neighbours. This temporary blip was becoming our life…This was it.

Hazel and Fox are a perfectly ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they’re ex-serial killers.

They had it all. An enviable London lifestyle, five-star travels, and plenty of bad men to kill. Not many power couples know how to get away with murder.

Then Hazel fell pregnant and they gave it all up for life in the suburbs; dinner parties instead of body disposal.

But recently Hazel has started to feel that itch again. When she kills someone behind Fox’s back and brings the police to their door, she must do anything she can to protect her family.

This could save their marriage – unless it kills them first.

‘Sexy, stylish, thrilling and funny. Asia Mackay rips up the rulebook in this wildly original, razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder, mundanity and mayhem. I loved it.’ – Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colours of the Dark

Order a copy of A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay from the Essex Book Festival online bookshop at bookshop.org

Asia Mackay

Asia Mackay is a television producer and author based in London. She started her career by moving to China, when she presented and produced lifestyle programmes in Shanghai before returning to London where she worked for the likes of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman.

Asia a graduate of the Faber Academy course and her first two novels were published by Bonnier. Her debut, Killing It, was the Runner Up in Richard and Judy’s Search for a Bestseller competition and the Comedy Women In Print prize.

Asia lives in London with her husband, four young children and two dogs.