‘[A] belting debut . . . This is high-concept, high-octane, hi-jinks and I’m here for it’Maz EvansThis original read is dark, funny and grippingheat, Book of the WeekHow to Kill Your FamilymeetsThe Powerin 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 cant 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 isnt as simple as she first thought.How can she really know who deserves to die, and can she figure out her own rules before Ruths borrowed time runs out?Jenny Morris remarkable debut novel resembles Naomi AldermansThe Power, but she limits the ability to harm and sets the story in the present, not the future(a) clever, beguiling novelThe TimesRelatable, poignant, and filled with unexpected twists,An Ethical Guide to Murderis 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 2025Jenny HollanderAn Ethical Guide to Murderis 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 BellAn Ethical Guide to Murderis the best type of book one thats as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. With Thea, Jenny Morris has created one of the most interesting characters that Ive read in a long timeKellye Garrett