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Agnes & the hitman
432 pages
A chaotic, laugh-out-loud collision of high-stakes contract killing, sizzling chemistry, and aggressive wedding catering.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like riding a runaway train through a five-star kitchen. It is a masterclass in escalating, joyful chaos, blending the adrenaline of a mob thriller with the cozy, food-obsessed warmth of a domestic comedy. The narrative moves at a propulsive clip, driven by razor-sharp, screwball banter and a delightfully absurd body count that somehow never dampens the lighthearted mood. You are constantly toggling between mouth-watering descriptions of Southern cooking and deadpan, slapstick violence. It is an absolute delight for readers who crave sizzling, opposites-attract chemistry and love a fiercely competent heroine who is just as comfortable wielding a cast-iron skillet against a home invader as she is whipping up a perfect batch of pancakes.
- Mood
- zany
- high-adrenaline
- cozy-yet-dangerous
- exuberant
- Tone
- wry
- irreverent
- chaotic
- witty
- deadpan
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- finding order in chaos · unexpected partnerships · the absurdity of weddings · culinary comfort vs lethal danger
- The writing
- Snappy, dialogue-heavy, and sharply observant, balancing culinary sensuousness with deadpan action.
- The arc
- Moves from overwhelmed and isolated to fiercely empowered and happily partnered in the midst of absolute chaos.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love their romance served with a side of high-stakes absurdity, rapid-fire banter, and a heroine who solves problems with a frying pan.
Content notes
- gun violence
- murder
- kidnapping
- dark comedy violence
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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