The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair

The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair - Mackenzie Common

DESCRIPTION

Meet Daphne St Clair: glamorous ninety-year-old grandmother, care home resident, and your new favourite serial killer.

Meet Ruth Robinson: aspiring true crime podcaster, hunting for a killer story.

Who are you going to trust? . . .

When Daphne confesses to killing a number of men throughout her lifetime, she chooses Ruth to produce the podcast reporting her story. Each episode charts Daphne's humble beginnings from the Dust Bowl in Canada to her glittering life in 70s New York - and a string of murders in her wake.

Daphne tells her story. Ruth listens. And edits it.

The public are hooked. Is she a feminist icon taking revenge on bad men? Or just a ruthless criminal? Then, as the podcast finale approaches, it becomes clear that neither woman has been entirely honest with the other. Who has been controlling the narrative?

After all, the truth doesn't always make for the best story...

A darkly witty thriller, sparking conversations around true crime and female serial killers, for fans of Janice Hallett, Bella Mackie and Katy Brent.

REVIEW

I couldn't put this book down.

I recently bought this book from Amazon for 99p and it's still on offer today. I was so intrigued by the synopsis that I ignored my TBR and sat down to read it immediately. It didn't take long to read because it's a real page turner.

Daphne (her latest name) resides in a retirement complex. Her boyfriend just died and she's 90 years old. So, with nothing better to do, she rings the police and confesses to being a serial killer. Why would she do that, as she knows herself she's not got long left and why waste that time in jail?

Enter Ruth, who is the woman Daphne engages to interview her for a true crime podcast. Throughout the book we have the transcript from the on (and off) air interview and also the comments from listeners with their own thoughts about why Daphne confessed.

I don't always like books with transcripts, but this just reads like regular dialogue. Daphne is also so interesting to listen to.

Ruth however has her own agenda which I will leave you to discover.

I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars.

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