Matchmaking for Psychopaths - by Tasha Coryell (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Love is a dangerous game when your clients are killers...from the bestselling author behind Love Letters to a Serial Killer.

When Lexie's fiancé runs off with her so-called best friend on her birthday, her carefully crafted fairy-tale life shatters. Having survived horrors in her past, she was determined to finally get her happily-ever-after--and she's not giving up yet.

To distract herself, Lexie throws herself into her unusual job: matchmaking psychopaths (a specialty her clients are blissfully unaware of). But the loneliness is crushing. So when a gorgeous, overprotective new client named Aidan insists they're soulmates, and another intriguing client, Rebecca, seems perfect to fill the best-friend-shaped hole in her life, Lexie can't help but find the attention comforting--despite her own professional boundaries.

Then a human heart appears on Lexie's doorstep. As more threatening packages arrive and her fiancé mysteriously disappears, she must confront a terrifying question: did she inadvertently match herself with a killer? Between Aidan's claims that her fiancé will never return, Rebecca's growing presence in her life, and her own dark past resurfacing, Lexie's matchmaker instincts are being tested like never before.

Because someone is determined to ensure her story ends with a funeral.

Review Quotes

Praise for Matchmaking for Psychopaths

"I loved this! A brilliant blend of dark humour and gripping suspense, delivering a fresh and thrilling exploration of obsession and identity."
--Joanna Wallace, author of You'd Look Better as a Ghost

"Matchmaking for Psychopaths is your favorite rom com crossed with your guilty pleasure reality show and your darkest true crime podcast. Imagine a runaway fiancé, bad friends, terrible coworkers and a bloody buffet of body parts. You'll gasp and cringe all the way to the shocking finale."
--Joshua Moehling, author of And There He Kept Here

"Devious, propulsive, and oh-so-twisty."
--Stephanie Wrobel, author of The Hitchcock Hotel

"[A] jaunty mashup of rom-com and serial killer thriller...adventurous readers and fans of Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan series will enjoy this twisted romp."
-- Publishers Weekly

"Taut, tongue-in-cheek...With the same wry, satiric eye fans of the author's Love Letters to a Serial Killer have come to expect, Coryell creates a story that feels both campy and complex... alongside deeper excavations of family relationships and how they determine what--or who--drives a person's behaviors."
--Library Journal

"A rom com-meets-campy thriller that's perfect to stash in a beach bag this summer."
--Mpls. St. Paul Magazine

"Absolutely loved this clever twist on the matchmaking- romance trope. It was so up my street, it was practically parked on my drive! Gripping, tense and funny in all the right ways, I couldn't put it down."
--Katy Brent, author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

"A gender-flipped Dexter thrown in a blender with a Hollywood romcom, Matchmaking for Psychopaths is wild, suspenseful, and fiendishly smart. I found this poisoned love letter to romance, sex, and murder impossible to put down. Tasha Coryell has crafted a story so entertaining you might not realize just how deep it's sunk its claws into you until the last breathless page."
--Andrew DeYoung, author of Stay Away from Him

"Matchmaking for Psychopaths is suspenseful, darkly satirical, and utterly original. A wild rollercoaster ride from start to finish!"
--Daniel Aleman, author of I Might Be in Trouble

"Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell is so much fun... Impressively astute on male/female dynamics."
--Marian Keyes

"Utterly unique, fast-paced, and darkly funny, Matchmaking for Psychopaths takes an unflinching (and often bloody) look at what it takes to find a forever kind of love. Twists for days and delicious prose make this an unputdownable read. I can't wait to see what Tasha Coryell does next!"
--Katrina Monroe, author of Through the Midnight Door

"Bloody brilliant. A wildly original take on the difficulties of love and friendship in today's society. Coryell masterfully weaves a thrilling dark romance that will make you believe some psychopaths deserve a happy ending."
--Asia Mackay, author of A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage

"Considering that most of the characters are psychopaths and murderers, there is real vulnerability and softness in this story. I found it to be supremely readable and unexpected."
--Silvia Saunders, author of Homesick

Praise for Love Letters to a Serial Killer

"Compulsive, twisted and darkly funny--you'll gobble this one up."
--Sally Hepworth, New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate

"I read this book in a single weekend and have been recommending it to people ever since. Fast-paced and thrilling, Love Letters to a Serial Killer is also a compelling character study of a woman who loves the man who might kill her. Coryell's fiercely witty, intoxicating prose hooked me on page one and never let go."
--Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Pines

"I'm a particular fan of women narrators who have a voice that's sardonic, biting, or just straight up self-absorbed. Hannah, the protagonist of Tasha Coryell's often-hilarious debut is all three, and her black humor communicates truths about the current millennial ennui through her often outlandish remarks."
--Glamour

"...[A]n unhinged, humorous nail-biter that meets satirical social commentary for a wild, engrossing thrill ride."
--Seattle Times

"Tasha Coryell's debut novel, Love Letters To A Serial Killer, may be this summer's most relatable and entertaining read for millennials....Darkly comic, fast-paced, and thrilling, this is one book you'll be hard-pressed not to read in one sitting."
--Bustle

"I flew through this book! Wickedly sharp and deliciously twisted, Love Letters to a Serial Killer is a masterclass in dark humor. I dare you to put it down once you've started."
--Liv Constantine, New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish

About the Author

Tasha Coryell lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband and son. She holds an MFA and PhD from the University of Alabama. She is the author of Love Letters to a Serial Killer, and her stories, essays, and poems have been featured in a multitude of journals. In her free time, Tasha can be found running, cross-stitching, and watching copious amounts of television