Why read Sweetpea?

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'If you like your thrillers darkly comic and outrageous this ticks all the boxes' The Sun

The last person who called me 'Sweetpea' ended up dead...

'I haven't killed anyone for three years and I thought that when it happened again I'd feel bad. Like an alcoholic taking a…

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2 authors picked Sweetpea as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

J.P. Reedman

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Not my usual genre--a black humour novel about a young female serial killer--but I spent evening laughing out loud as I read it, and quickly devoured the whole series. It does have some gory bits, but they humour is great, especially the MC's daily lists of those she wishes she could kill, which included vapid celebrities, conspiracy nuts, and antivaxxers!

From J.P.'s 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Roz Watkins

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I should perhaps be concerned about how much I liked the main character in C.J.Skuse’s Sweetpea given that she’s a murdering psychopath. She’s very normal on the surface but, oh the things she does to men who follow women on dark canal paths… I’m sure we’ve all had little fantasies about doing the same (I hope it’s not just me). She’s rude, funny, and extremely violent!

From Roz's list on The best books that are both dark and funny.