It Takes Monsters, Mandy McHugh
It Takes Monsters, Mandy McHugh
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It Takes Monsters

Author: Mandy McHugh

Narrator: Alex Picard

Unabridged: 9 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/17/2023


Synopsis

Victoria Tate has had enough of her controlling, incompetent husband Warren. But planning the perfect murder is more difficult than she expected. When the social event of the year, an over-the-top costume ball, is rescheduled for the date she has selected for her crime, Victoria has to scramble to make sure she will still be able to follow through. But even hours of listening to crime podcasts cannot prepare her for the next wrench that is thrown into her plans: Warren turns up dead by someone else's hand.

Now Victoria finds herself at the center of a murder investigation in which she is actually innocent. The real killer taunts her, making it clear that they knew what she was planning all along. With the police closing in and her neighbors turning on her, Victoria stands to lose everything she had hoped to gain from Warren's death, unless she can figure out who wanted her husband dead—and why. It turns out that Warren was better at keeping secrets than she ever could have guessed. But which secret is the one that led to his death? And even if she can find the answers, does Victoria have what it takes to confront a real murderer?

In this twisty thriller from the author of Chloe Cates Is Missing, danger comes from both the monsters among us and the monsters that lurk inside us.

About Mandy McHugh

Mandy McHugh is a novelist from Troy, New York. She holds an MA in English from the College of Saint Rose and a BA in English Education from Le Moyne College. Her works have appeared in various literary magazines and podcasts, and she lives in upstate New York with her husband, two kids, and dog.


Reviews

After ten years of marriage, Victoria Tate has reached her limit with her controlling, inept husband, Warren. The fact that he had been made CEO over her when Victoria’s father died grated enough as it was, but now Warren thinks he can tell her what to do with her own body. Single-handedly, he has e......more

I've started realizing that there's a very specific type of thriller that I'm enjoying recently and that's domestic thrillers. Set in suburbia or between seemingly 'perfect' couples? If you loved The Golden Couple or The Perfect Marriage - you're going to love It Takes Monsters!! Also -- this is one......more

Goodreads review by Dennis

IT TAKES MONSTERS is my first read by Mandy McHugh, but I've heard of her after her last book, Chloe Cates is Missing was released last year, so I was really excited to pick this book up. The story centers around Victoria Tate and her frustrations with her husband Warren. She's so frustrated that sh......more