How to Kill Your Best Friend

Lexie Elliott

Aug 2021 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Ell Potter and Jane Collingwood

About this audiobook

If you suspected your best friend, the person you were closest to in the whole world, was a murderer, what would you do? Would you confront her? Would you help keep her secret? Or would you begin to feel afraid? Most importantly, why don't you feel safe now that she's dead? From the author of The French Girl comes a novel full of secrets, suspense, and deadly twists.

Georgie, Lissa, and Bronwyn have been inseparable since dominating their college swim team; swimming has always been an escape from their own problems, but now their shared passion has turned deadly. How can it be true that Lissa, the strongest swimmer they know, drowned? Granted, there is something strange about Kanu Cove, where Lissa was last seen, swimming off the coast of the fabulous island resort she owned with her husband.

Lissa’s closest friends gather at the resort to honor her life, but Georgie and Bron can’t seem to stop looking over their shoulders. Danger lurks beneath the surface of the crystal-clear water, and even their luxurious private villas can’t help them feel safe. As the weather turns ominous, trapping the funeral guests together on the island, nobody knows who they can trust. Lissa’s death was only the beginning....

Ratings and reviews

The point of view in How To Kill Your Best Friend switches between Georgie and Bronwyn, who have been brought together for the memorial of their fellow best friend and college swim team mate Lissa (who drowned off the coast of a remote island where her second husband owned a luxury resort). They find themselves questioning the circumstances around Lissa's death and each other as, increasingly, nobody knows who they can trust. The front cover is an eye-catching one and matches the theme of the book. The story is also one that a lot of people can relate to, in that many of us have made friends we met at school/college/university so you can use your own experiences. The way the novel is written also keeps you guessing, both in terms of the shifting narrative that paints a picture of how each character is feeling and what they are doing as well as the 'method' descriptions which make you wonder how the murder is carried out and who is behind these potential methods? Look out for a twist or two towards the end for possible answers...

About the author

Lexie Elliott grew up in Scotland, at the foot of the Highlands. She graduated from Oxford University, where she obtained a doctorate in theoretical physics. A keen sportswoman, she works in fund management in London, where she lives with her husband and two sons. The rest of her time is spent writing, or thinking about writing, and juggling family life and sport.