e-Audio, 09:47:22
Narrated by: Carolyn Kang
Release Date: June 24, 2025
Published by: Harlequin Audio
Read from: June 12-13, 2025
A Hu Done It Mystery, #1
Source: Netgalley (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.)
Content Warning: Murder, Infidelity, Death, Injury/Injury Detail, Gun Violence, Medical Trauma, Grief, Stalking
For Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Cozy Mystery, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic FictionIn this laugh-out-loud murder mystery, three women dating the same man band together to get revenge, but when they discover his body, they’ll need to solve his murder before they go down for it.
The body in the closet was going to be a problem. Kathryn Hu knew it. Yes, Tucker Jones was a cheating scumbag, and yes, she’d agreed to meet Olivia and Elle—Tucker’s other girlfriends—to exact revenge for all he’d put them through… But then they found him. Dead.
Do they look guilty? Yes.
Do they feel guilty for having wished him dead just hours before? Maybe a little.
But—solid motive and a crime scene covered in their DNA aside—they’re innocent. They swear.
To clear their names, Kat, Olivia and Elle team up to find the real killer. But as they go undercover and lie to everyone, including the hot detective working the case, they realize that every person in their ex’s life had a reason to want him dead. Will they uncover the truth before they go down for a murder they didn’t commit?
Filled with humor and shenanigans, The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club is a romp of an adventure by award-winning author Gloria Chao, perfect for fans of Dial A for Aunties, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It and John Tucker Must Die.
*MY THOUGHTS*
I knew that this was going to be a banger. I’m a huge fan of Gloria Chao and I knew her first adult books was going to be just as good as her YA. And let me tell you, it was mighty close! I legit LOLed, I shouted my theories as I had them, and I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see whodunit!
First of all, if you like actual funny cozy mysteries, you will LOVE this! I laughed so hard in so many places. I will also say that Chao is amazing at comedic timing. Because just as soon as I was laughing out loud, something happened soon after that made me remember that this was actually a mystery. I loved that because I ended up just having a good time.
The mystery itself is also really good. I thought I would have some trouble with it because of the infidelity, but seeing that it was John Tucker Must Die like, I thought I’d give it a try. And sure enough, it was everything. You don’t want to miss this! Now my theory WAS right, but I also realized it at the same time they did, so I don’t know how you want to take that. I don’t think it should be a factor because there’s still a tiny bit of book left after it.
Speaking of that, I thought it was so weird that she handled the end like that. I guess it’s to open it up for the series that’s coming up, but still. It was weird because she told us who it was, they got a chapter, and it was over. I wanted to know so much more than what was given, but I can’t say anything here because I don’t want to spoil anything. So ugh I guess I have to just wait until the next one comes out. Which sucks because that’s going to be about a whole different case I’m sure. Hopefully something changes in that one.
This was so much fun! Definitely a book good enough to pull you out of a slump or put you in one until you just read it again. I’m really considering it as I think I’ll find some clues or something I missed the first time.
Overall, I give this
