Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of Mr & Mrs Dixon Hide a Body by Jennifer Holdich.

This was a hugely entertaining and sharply written thriller that pulled me in very quickly. Daisy and James Dixon are trapped in a failing marriage and a decaying Manor House. James is a slimy controlling husband who is keen to appear like a successful businessman in the local social scene. Daisy is his likeable who constantly feels like she doesn’t measure up to his exacting standards.

A fatal accident leaves them with a body to dispose of, they form an uneasy alliance to bury the evidence with Daisy going along with her husband’s solutions to this problem.

Daisy in particular is a standout character, pragmatic, quick thinking and increasingly willing to take control as events spiral. Their attempts to outwit each other, and the growing police interest, keep the tension high while the dark humour lands perfectly. I was genuinely rooting for Daisy and every time she showed a spark of defiance I was cheering.

The pacing is spot on, blending suspense with a delicious sense of absurdity as the cover up unravels. Clever, funny and unexpectedly tense, this was a thoroughly enjoyable read.

A darkly funny book with a wickedly surprising ending …long time unhappily married Daisy & James accidentally kill someone on the way home from a party and so begins a tale of deceit in many ways . Entertaining from the first page with interesting characters and relationships…. I throughly enjoyed this read

The book is a thoroughly compelling read, well plotted, engrossing, and well written.
The author balances suspense with character depth, giving us a genuine emotional investment in the couple’s marriage.The writing is vivid and laced with dark humour that quietly underscores the absurdity of their predicament Just when you think you've grasped the truth, the story pivots, reframing everything that came before in a way that’s both startling and immensely satisfying

This is quite the journey – a hilarious one that makes the couple on Kramer vs Kramer look like amateurs. Daisy and James have been married for a long time, too long, arguably for them both. Now, they live on separate sides of their (massive) home. He works, she stays at home plotting ways to murder him. She already makes life a little more restrictive for him, but suffice to say their relationship is fragmented. When they accidentally kill a man on the way home from a fancy party, it seems as though their partnership may be able to repaired. Hurrah, says the reader. But there’s a lot more to be revealed than you’d expect. Wickedly funny, and sometimes just plan wicked, I thoroughly enjoyed this.