' [A] belting debut . . . This is high-concept high-octane hi-jinks and I' m here for
it' Maz Evans How to Kill Your Family meets The Power in this entertaining and
thought-provoking read that asks: If you had the power between life and death what would
you do? Thea has a secret. She can tell how long someone has left to live just by
touching them. Not only that but she can transfer life from one person to another – something
she finds out the hard way when her best friend Ruth suffers a fatal head injury on a night
out. Desperate to save her Thea touches the arm of the man responsible when he comes to check
if Ruth is all right. As Ruth comes to the man quietly slumps to the ground dead. Thea
realises that she has a godlike power: but despite deciding to use her ability for good she
can’t help but sometimes use it for her own benefit. Boss annoying her at work? She can take
some life from them and give it as a tip to her masseuse for a great job. Creating an ‘Ethical
Guide to Murder’ helps Thea to focus her new-found skills. But as she embarks on her mission
to punish the wicked and give the deserving more time she finds that it isn’t as simple as she
first thought. How can she really know who deserves to die and can she figure out her own
rules before Ruth’s borrowed time runs out? ‘Relatable poignant and filled with unexpected
twists An Ethical Guide to Murder is near-impossible to put down. I was hooked all the way up
to the ending which I can' t stop thinking about. A must-read for 2025’ Jenny Hollander
‘ An Ethical Guide to Murder is a fabulous book! Jenny Morris has taken the "with great power
comes great responsibility" concept and applied it to someone who struggles to be responsible
for her own laundry. Thea is a relatable messy character whose trials and tribulations kept me
laughing all the way to the emotional gut punch. What a marvellous debut!’ Alice Bell ‘ An
Ethical Guide to Murder is the best type of book – one that’s as entertaining as it is
thought-provoking. With Thea Jenny Morris has created one of the most interesting characters
that I’ve read in a long time’ Kellye Garrett
