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Agnes and the Hitman
432 pages
A screwball collision of high-stakes assassins and high-stress wedding planning, served with a side of pancakes.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like being strapped into a wildly entertaining rollercoaster that crashes through a bakery and a mob hideout simultaneously. It is a masterclass in screwball romantic suspense, blending the cozy, high-stress domesticity of catering a massive wedding with the deadpan absurdity of fending off assassins with a cast-iron skillet. The pacing is relentlessly brisk, driven by razor-sharp banter and an ever-escalating comedy of errors that never loses its warm, affectionate heart. The prose is snappy and dialogue-heavy, grounding the chaotic violence in hilarious, relatable frustrations about florists and flamingos. It is an absolute delight for readers who crave competent, food-loving heroines, fiercely protective love interests, and a romance that thrives in the midst of absolute, unapologetic mayhem.
- Mood
- zany
- energetic
- screwball
- cozy-yet-violent
- Tone
- wry
- irreverent
- chaotic
- affectionate
- snappy
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- embracing chaos · absurdity of domesticity · protective partnerships · culinary comfort · found family
- The writing
- Snappy, dialogue-heavy, and sharply comedic, effortlessly balancing mouth-watering domestic details with deadpan action.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from being overwhelmed and isolated by domestic pressures to confidently embracing chaos alongside a fiercely protective partner.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love screwball comedies, competent but stressed heroines, and romance that blends baking with absurdly high body counts.
Content notes
- gun violence
- murder
- kidnapping
- physical assault
About the book
Agnes Crandall's life goes awry when a dognapper invades her kitchen one night, seriously hampering her attempts to put on a wedding that she's staked her entire net worth on. Then a hero climbs through her bedroom window. His name is Shane, no last name, just Shane, and he has his own problems: he's got a big hit scheduled, a rival trying to take him out, and an ex-mobster uncle asking him to protect some little kid named Agnes. When he finds out that Agnes isn't so little, his uncle has forgotten to mention a missing five million bucks he might have lost in Agnes's house, and his last hit was a miss, Shane's life isn't looking so good, either. Then a bunch of lowlifes come looking for the money, a string of hit men show up for Agnes, and some wedding guests gather with intent to throw more than rice. Agnes and Shane have their hands full with greed, florists, treachery, flamingos, mayhem, mothers of the bride, and—most dangerous of all—each other. Agnes and the Hitman is the perfect combination of sugar and spice, sweet and salty—a novel of delicious proportions.
Description from Open Library.
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