Description:
A suburban mom dying to fit in must uncover the hidden secrets of her new neighborhood--and thwart a murder plot--in this laugh-out-loud, irreverent, and twisty mystery for fans of Bad Summer People and Finlay Donovan Is Killing It.
Soph has spent her adult life keeping others at a distance. Being married to a hitman, she's had to maintain a low profile. But after closing that dark chapter, she and Mike move their young family across the country, ready to finally live a normal life.
This town will be nothing like the last: they'll settle in, go to backyard barbecues with their kids, and make friends.
But their dream threatens to explode before it's even begun when they learn someone's put a hit out on one of their new neighbors. What could be going on in this sleepy hollow that calls for murder?
And since murder means questions--from the police and the media--there's no way Soph and Mike can let that happen. But trying to stop the killing is about to land her in the middle of the neighborhood's darkest secret, and soon she'll discover these picket fences can be sharp as knives...
Brief description:
Sue Hincenbergs began writing as she headed into her sixties. Her debut novel The Retirement Plan was an international #1 bestseller and has been nominated for multiple crime and humor writing awards. It has been translated into more than twenty languages and optioned for a feature film. She is a former television producer and lives in Toronto with her husband, her scruffy, middle-aged rescue dog, Kramer, and the rooms full of the stuff her three sons left behind when they moved out.
Review Quotes:
"Life in the suburbs was never so funny or diabolical. With laugh out loud twists and complications for all, Very Bad Neighbors is sure to cement Sue Hincenbergs as the queen of Women Behaving Badly fiction." - Julia London, New York Times Bestselling author of Rules for Aging and Larceny
"I loved every minute of this hilarious and suspenseful page-turner. What elevates Hincenbergs' work from other novels in this genre is the humanity she shows her characters. She clearly wants the best for them, and so do we. (Well, except for one character, whom we long to see get her comeuppance - and again the author does not disappoint)." - Susin Nielsen, author of Snap
"Takes readers on a wild ride through an idyllic suburban community where all is not as it appears... Hincenbergs writes with humour and heart and a deep understanding of our quirky human species." - Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Leacock Medal for Humour
"Very Bad Neighbours will have you flipping pages and laughing out loud... A heartfelt, hilarious delight!" - Uzma Jalaluddin, author of Moonlight Murder
"The perfect cocktail of well-plotted, good-hearted, murderous fun." - Nina Simon, New York Times bestselling author of Mother-Daughter Murder Night on The Retirement Plan
"Razor-sharp and deviously dark!" - Sarah Pearse, bestselling author of The Sanatorium on The Retirement Plan
"A sure-footed and deeply funny debut... Hincenbergs knocks it out of the park." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Retirement Plan
"The same darkly humorous vibes as Apple TV's Bad Sisters... A perfect read for those who are looking to lose themselves in a world of likable, flawed characters and are up for some wildly over-the-top hijinks." - Booklist on The Retirement Plan
"So slick I can't believe it's a debut - strong contender for my cozy crime book of the year!" - Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal on The Retirement Plan
"Deception upon deception and twist upon twist... Fans of the Finlay Donovan series will want to check this book out immediately!" - Catherine Mack, USA Today bestselling author of Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies on The Retirement Plan