How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson

‘Fresh, funny and criminally addictive’ HANNAH GRACE

‘I had a blast with this slasher-romance mashup’ ALICIA THOMPSON

For fans of Love in the Time of Serial Killers, Butcher & Blackbird and anyone who's always wanted to see the perfect mash-up of Scream and nostalgic 00s romantic comedies in a book. 

When Jamie’s best friend drags her to a speed-dating event, she expects mediocre men and an opportunity to eat her feelings later. 

What she doesn't expect is a blackout and for her date to be gruesomely killed at their table. After the lights come on, she sees only more bodies and a group of survivors she suspects the killer could be amongst. 

Like every slasher movie she's ever watched and studied, Jamie knows that the rules of making it out alive are simple: don't split up and definitely don't have sex. But that's easier said than done when she finds herself caught in a love triangle with two dangerously attractive strangers. 

Nothing speeds up love like fighting for your life and if Jamie's going to get out in one piece, she'll have to figure out who's playing for her heart and who's playing to kill.

Speed Dating Trope Sheet

Fatal flirting

Trapped together in a nightclub

Choose the survivor

Readers are OBSESSED with this killer love story

‘This felt like if Scream was a love story and I’m so here for it!’

‘The suspense, the romance, the fear . . . I couldn’t put it down’

‘Packed full of fantastic pop-culture references, an excellent leading lady and plenty of twists and turns’

‘A fantastic tribute to the slasher genre and the final girls we love to root for’

‘It kept me on the edge of my seat and made me seconded guess everything’

Shailee Thompson is a writer and educator based in Brisbane, Australia. She’s always had a penchant for writing women with smart mouths, soft hearts and strong wills going up against extraordinary odds. How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates is her debut novel. Follow her on Instagram @shaileewrites.

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ISBN 13	9781398551527
ISBN 10	139855152X
Title	How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates
Author	Thompson Shailee
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster UK
Year published	2026-07-30
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.