Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a super fast read filled with tongue-in-cheek humor that pokes fun at all the traditional tropes found in cozy mysteries set in the English countryside. I saw this sitting on my library shelf and the title made me chuckle. I just had to pick it up. :) I read it within an hour there in the building; it's that fast!

Each page has a charming illustration and a short, witty sentence or paragraph describing why a given person or place is best to avoid and how/why you will end up dead if you ignore the book's warnings. Meet the vicar, you're going to die. See a vat, you're going to die. Taste test for the local bake-off, you get the idea...

My favorite part was the "quiz" at the end of each of the two sections. These were basically "choose the least bad option" questions with no good answer, but the rationale behind the scenarios was hilarious.

I recommend you give this book a read if you enjoy dark humor and want a quick laugh. It's sure to put a smile on your face.

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