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The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club
Hu Done It Mystery · Book 1 · 2025
Kat Hu discovers that her boyfriend Tucker has two other girlfriends, Olivia and Elle. The three women plan revenge, then find him dead. With motive and evidence pointing their way, they have to work together to identify his killer.
From the author’s blurb
“The body in the closet was going to be a problem.”Read the full description at Gloria Chao, author description
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What makes it funny?
Kat's surname gives her an imaginary Abbott and Costello routine before the mystery even starts. Her chemistry puns fare better with Tucker than her attempted apology to a lab technician, who takes another name-confusion joke very badly.
The comedy at work
Kat narrates mishaps as though she could explain bad luck with a scientific law. The analysis doesn't stop her making an awkward situation worse, particularly when she tries to joke her way out of it.
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Wordplay and an awkward, analytical narrator give this murder mystery much of its character. The developing alliance between three wronged women matters alongside the hunt for the killer.
Good to know
This is an adult mystery with infidelity and murder at the center. The opening includes profanity and sexual references.
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More in Hu Done It Mystery
The series continues with one more book on our shelf.
Book 2The Mortal Enemy Murder Club
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A few distinguishing details
- Three girlfriends discover they share one boyfriend
- A chemistry postdoc with an appetite for puns
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Sources & further reading
- Author: series, premise and editions
Author commentary
- Bibliographic record
Book information
- Review: Publishers Weekly
Review
- Reading sample: first chapter
Reading sample
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