The fact that The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts has a curriculum to help people do this is surely as shocking to the reader as the fact that it is always recruiting. Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide has a bit of mystery, a smidgen of mayhem, a splash of dry humor, and a dash of murder. The first chunk of the book is actually just that, with some additional quotes and info from the dean. At “The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Art” the students must have an ethical reason for wanting to eliminate someone very specific from their lives. We wind up following three different students as they negotiate the difficulties of McMasters campus and student body.

The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts is a clandestine college set in a secret location which teaches the fine art of how to successfully murder (or delete as the novel has it) someone who has treated you badly. We follow the story of three very different characters who are there to learn how to 'delete' their victim. It all went a bit downhill when the book moved on to following three students through three murders.Murder Your Employer” arrived in February and instantly found itself on The New York Times bestseller list. This is a thriller like no other, told as a piece of fiction and journal of one of the new students at The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts.

If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Weekly Recommendation Thread, Suggested Reading page, or ask in r/suggestmeabook. A delightful mix of witty wordplay, breathtaking twists and genuine intrigue, Murder Your Employer will gain you admission into a wholly original world, cocooned within the most entertaining book about well-intentioned would-be murderers you'll ever read.

A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. The McMasters Conservatory is a secretly located college, where you can go to learn the various arts needed to carry out murder, but only if your intended victim is someone that the world will be a better place without! During their stay at the college they must plan their thesis as to how they will carry out the murder. Cliff undertakes many of the courses needed to better understand the art of murder and how to effectively target those who deserve to be extinguished. We follow three protagonists who for very different reasons want/need to become “deletists” (NEVER “murderers”), and follow them as they learn secrets of the craft at the McMasters Conservatory of Applied Arts.

The second half sees our three main characters back in their home environments ready to carry out the deletion. We are introduced to our main character Cliff Iverson when he attempts unsuccessfully to kill his horrible boss. This is actually a pretty interesting and entertaining murder mystery where the mystery is not who dies or who dunnit; it’s how the would be ‘deletist’ (we don’t say ‘killer’ here) will achieve their goal while not getting caught and still observing the 4 main principles of ‘deletion’ (we don’t’ say ‘murder’): Is this murder necessary?It follows 1 main character and 2 other potential murderers as they take their courses and learn how to correct past mistakes. Title Page A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the. Slow burn first half and eventually ramping up, all the backstory comes into play and becomes worth the read.

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