Wicked Fun by Dave Pasquantonio
Step aside, Miss Marple. Make room for Jane Hawkins — charming widow, cozy mystery author, and retired serial killer. In Wicked Fun, the deliciously dark new thriller from author Dave Pasquantonio, readers meet a heroine who’s as lethal as she is likable — and aging disgracefully on purpose.
Twenty years ago, Jane Hawkins was the East Coast’s most prolific (and politely terrifying) murderer. Today, she’s swapping crime scenes for cookie swaps and enjoying a quiet retirement on Cape Cod. That is, until a brash true crime podcaster starts sniffing a little too close to her past — and someone begins mimicking her old murders with unsettling accuracy.
With her legacy on the line, a body count on the rise, and a nosy millennial practically begging to be taught the ropes (or garrotes), Jane faces a choice: stay retired… or show the world she’s still wicked good at what she does.
Darkly hilarious and sharply written, Wicked Fun is a cat-and-mouse thrill ride perfect for fans of Dexter Morgan, Villanelle, and murderous little old ladies who know their way around a pressure cooker and a pair of gloves.
If Jessica Fletcher had a body count and zero patience, her name would be Jane Hawkins.
About The Authors
Dave Pasquantonio: Weird, sarcastic, and thrilling — the first two words describe Dave, and all three describe his fiction.
Dave is a freelance editor who’s helped over a hundred authors get their work out into the world. As a freelance writer, he’s written hundreds of newspaper features, columns, and articles. He also works behind the scenes at Sterling & Stone to help get our stories ready for publication.
When he has time to write, he loves twisty mysteries, serial killers, quirky speculative tales, and forcing his characters to triumph with wordplay instead of swordplay.
He lives just south of Boston, Massachusetts, where he grudgingly puts up with winter while listening to 80s music and dreaming up bizarre situations to drop his characters in. (Yes, you can end a sentence with a preposition!)
Imprint: Sterling & Stone
On sale: May 13, 2025
eBook Price: $4.99
Pages: 266
ASIN: B0F5SCN454
ISBN: 978-162955-442-6
For more information contact:
Jen Turrell Publicity at Sterling & Stone
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