Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder, Kerryn Mayne
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder, Kerryn Mayne
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Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder
A Novel

Author: Kerryn Mayne

Narrator: Annie Maynard

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/09/2024

Categories: Fiction, Women, Family Life


Synopsis

Lenny Marks is excellent at not having a life.

She bikes home from work at exactly 4pm each day, buys the same groceries for the same meals every week, and owns thirty-six copies of The Hobbit (currently arranged by height). The closest thing she has to a friendship is playing Scrabble against an imaginary Monica Gellar while watching Friends reruns.

And Lenny Marks is very, very good at not remembering what happened the day her mother and stepfather disappeared when she was still a child. The day a voice in the back of her mind started whispering, You did this.

Until a letter from the parole board arrives in the mail--and when her desperate attempts to ignore it fail, Lenny starts to unravel. As long-buried memories come to the surface, Lenny’s careful routines fall apart. For the first time, she finds herself forced to connect with the community around her, and unexpected new relationships begin to bloom. Lenny Marks may finally get a life–but what if her past catches up to her first?

Equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming, Kerryn Mayne’s stunning debut is an irresistible novel about truth, secrets, vengeance, and family lost and found, with a heroine who's simply unforgettable.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

About Kerryn Mayne

Kerryn Mayne is an author, former wedding photographer, and current police officer. When not at work attempting to solve crime, she is writing about it or preparing an endless stream of snacks for her four children. Kerryn lives in the bayside suburbs of Melbourne with her husband, children, and a highly suspect lovebird. She is the author of Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on July 09, 2024

“Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder” might sound like it’s a COZY mystery-but it isn’t. And, if you read the taglines- you might be expecting a thriller-but those taglines are misleading as well. Lenny Marks is your latest neurodivergent character in search of acceptance after a traumatic childhood, wh......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on March 02, 2024

Don’t let the title and cover fool you! This book is amazing!! 🤩 In fact, Lenny Marks will probably be my favorite book character of the year! If you were like me and wanted to bypass this book- because if I’m being honest, the title made me think this book was going to be a quirky, detective, rom-c......more

Goodreads review by Suz on May 24, 2023

This debut tells a serious story interwoven with the intricate internal struggles of a smart young neuro diverse woman. Very well written, Kerryn Mayne will be an author to keep a close eye on, as there is nothing at all that speaks of ‘new writer’. Lenny is a quirky teacher of primary students, love......more


Quotes

“Prepare to fall hard for Lenny Marks…[a] touching, absorbing debut.” --firstCLUE

"With humor, heart and characters you come to love, this is a book you will devour now, and keep thinking about later!" --Sally Hepworth, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister

“If you're looking for a quirky, clever heroine with razor-sharp wit, keen observations, and a heart that is too big for this world, look no further than Lenny Marks...Highly recommended!” –Jamie Day, bestselling author of The Block Party

“Beautiful, painful and ultimately completely satisfying, this is a story of an unlikely heroine who rises up to heal the deepest of wounds. I’ll be thinking about Lenny for a long time.” –Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script

"Devilishly fun...top marks for Lenny Marks!"- Benjamin Stevenson, bestselling author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

“Fresh, funny, and compelling.” –Richard Roper, bestselling author of Something to Live For (previously published as How Not to Die Alone)

"A rare gem of a crime novel: mysterious, funny, charming and heartwarming all at once. I would have happily been Lenny’s accomplice from the very first page." --Amy Suiter-Clarke, author of Lay Your Body Down

"A brilliant combination of light and dark, charm and suspense. A debut you won’t forget!"- Candice Fox, author of The Chase

"Compelling. Mayne breaks your heart and shows how sometimes life’s greatest mystery is the truth of our past." - R.W.R. McDonald, author of The Nancys

"An incredible debut which will have you both laughing and crying . . . This is a blackly funny, tender-hearted story of the dark and light of human nature, and ultimately, love, friendship, family and happiness."- Petronella McGovern, author of The Liars

"Kerryn Mayne takes readers on a suspenseful, deeply emotional, and sometimes humorous journey. Lenny is a unique and remarkable character, who will have readers cheering for her from the very first page.’ - Lisa Ireland, author of The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan