Katherine Ewell’s Dear Killer is a sinister psychological thriller that explores the thin line between good and evil, and the messiness of that inevitable moment when life contradicts everything you believe. But when a letter appears in the mailbox that will have the power to topple Kit’s convictions as perfectly as she commits her murders, she must make a decision: follow the only rules she has ever known, or challenge Rule One, and go from there.

Her moral nihilism and thus her murders are a way of life-the only way of life she has ever known. Every letter she receives begins with “Dear Killer,” and every time Kit murders, she leaves a letter with the dead body. The letters and cash that come to her via a secret mailbox are not a game choosing who to kill is not an impulse decision. Kit takes her role as London’s notorious “Perfect Killer” seriously. The first blow should be the last, if at all possible.

Rule Three-Fight using your legs whenever possible, because they’re the strongest part of your body.

Underneath the dark sensationalism thus lurks a complex framing of moral questions that thoughtful teens will want to grapple with., 'Ewell's narrative presents a beautifully nuanced and entirely believable portrait of a young woman slowly cracking as she finds herself applying the consequences of her amorality to those she has befriended.' - ALA Booklist 'With thoughtful discussions on philosophy and human nature, as well as satisfyingly detailed and gory descriptions of murders, readers will find plenty to savor and discuss.' - ALA Booklist 'Underneath the dark sensationalism thus lurks a complex framing of moral questions that thoughtful teens will want to grapple with.' - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 'This unusual and absorbing debut looks at a serial killer through the eyes of the killer herself.' - Kirkus Reviews 'Shocking, mesmerizing, and very smart.' - Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series, With thoughtful discussions on philosophy and human nature, as well as satisfyingly detailed and gory descriptions of murders, readers will find plenty to savor and discuss., Ewell's narrative presents a beautifully nuanced and entirely believable portrait of a young woman slowly cracking as she finds herself applying the consequences of her amorality to those she has befriended.Rule One-Nothing is right, nothing is wrong.

Dear Killer by Katherine Ewell