When a reclusive librarian haunted by her sister's unsolved murder stumbles upon a mysterious online course titled Murder for Beginners, her quiet life takes a dark and thrilling turn. What begins as a quirky writing workshop promising to teach the "perfect crime" quickly morphs into a sinister game of deception, manipulation, and murder.

As Claire Woods and her eccentric classmates unravel the layers of their enigmatic professor's twisted curriculum, trust crumbles, alliances form, and secrets surface. But when a fictional exercise turns deadly, the group realizes the true stakes: someone among them is turning theory into blood-soaked reality.

In this psychological thriller full of gripping twists, every lesson brings Claire closer to the truth about her past—and a chilling revelation about the predator lurking in the shadows. With time running out and the body count rising, will Claire uncover the killer before becoming the next victim? Or will the course's final lesson—survival—prove fatal?

For fans of Ruth Ware, Lucy Foley, and The Silent Patient, this spine-chilling tale of guilt, redemption, and deadly ambition will leave you breathless until the final, shocking page.