This was a fun thriller with a great premise - a serial killer is out there copying the plot of 8 “perfect” murder mystery books that our narrator blogged about. It’s relatively short and engrossing. The narration was intriguing and well plotted. I often felt like the author was anticipating my thoughts and giving me what I wanted (or subverting what I wanted!) right when I needed it. And the narrator Malcolm often weighed in with what we might be thinking (and he was often right). I enjoyed the thoughts about reading, readers, making lists, and mystery books in general. A lot of books are mentioned here, some I read and some I haven’t, but I loved the exploration of the mystery genre. (Though some books are spoiled!) Some parts of the actual solving of mystery were a little lackluster but on the whole it was great.