How to Kill Men and Get Away With ItLooking to get your teeth into a juicy, darkly funny crime novel at your book group? You’d do well to consider bringing Katy Brent’s How to Kill Men and Get Away With It to the table.

Centred around the unhappy, frustrated life of a young, ultra-rich influencer with a troubled back story, it engages with the #MeToo movement in outrageous style as a gruesomely comic serial killer story uncoils with more twists and shocks than you can shake a knife at — think Killing Eve meets My Sister the Serial Killer meets Promising Young Women meets Why Women Kill.

Read on for some questions to kick start your book group discussion. For more inspiration, check out our recommended book club reads and browse discussion questions about other brilliant books.

1. Why do you think the author included quotes from Jane Eyre and Little Women before the story begins?

2. What did you think of the author’s writing style and the novel’s tone? 

3. “I’m glad I killed her dad. Now she has the freedom to grow up unblemished by his toxicity.”

How did you feel after Kitty’s first murder? Do you blame her for fleeing the scene? Why does she go to the funeral? What does that reveal about her?

4. “Oh, to have the confidence of a very average white male.” What does Kitty mean by this? Do you relate to the sentiment?

5. What did you think of “Kitty’s Code”?

6. “I can’t feel any remorse. In fact, it’s the opposite. Because of me, one less woman will lie awake wondering what she did wrong. Wondering why she wasn’t enough.”

“It’s like I’m finally doing something more meaningful than just posting photos of myself online.” Discuss Kitty’s two-fold justification of her actions.

7. Did you think Charlie was using Kitty for her social media reach?

8. “They’re my constants. The family I was able to choose.” What did you think of Kitty’s friendship group?

9. Did you anticipate the revelation about Kitty’s father, and her ex, Adam? Were you shocked when Kitty’s stalker revealed their identity, and by the ending?

10. According to Charlie, “You know your problem, Kitty Collins? Your heart is too big”, and “I love how deeply you care about people.”. Is he right about her being a big-hearted, caring person?

11. Did you like Kitty? 

12. Is How to Kill Men and Get Away With It a feminist novel?