An Ethical Guide to Murder

By Jenny Morris

Book Overview

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 accidentally kills the man responsible and lets his life flow directly into Ruth.

Thea comes to understand that she has a godlike power, but how to use it quickly becomes a question of self-control. Is it really so wrong to take a little life from a bad person--say, a very annoying boss--and gift it to someone who's truly good? Realizing she needs to harness her newfound skills, Thea creates an Ethical Guide to Murder. But as she embarks on her mission to punish the wicked and give the deserving more time, she finds good and bad aren't as simple as she first thought.

How can she really know who deserves to live and die, and can she figure out her own rules before Ruth's borrowed time runs out?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778387356
• ISBN13: 9780778387350
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Mira Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

An interesting conundrum

It certainly would be tough to decide what to do if you discovered you had the ability to siphon off someone's life and give it to another. Humans are so very complicated and I must say I do not blame Thea for saving her best friend's life at the cost of the guy that hurt Ruth and caused her death. And what followed as she tried to figure out the power and who might be trusted with the truth is a pretty logical journey. I do wish Thea could have stood on her own two feet with her power, especially when others ended up using her for their own ends. I did get really irritated at the cop as well for hunting her, especially since the deaths caused by her power in no way looked liked murder (I mean choking on a hazelnut?!). This book did have some good messages about doing proper research before killing someone, and how sometimes there is another way to bring someone down, plus despite bad things that some people do, they can learn from their mistakes and change. As much as I was a bit disappointed by the ending (cause I wished Thea would find a way to use her power for good) it was full of feelings and a sweetness that showed how true friends will stick by you and help you choose right, even if it is hard. So, I did like reading this book mostly, though it was a bit long. It had a good idea and interesting message, and though it had some messy bits, it will make me think about how I might go about it if I had that power.