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SOMEBODY WORTH KILLING
Killing Eve meets Finlay Donovan Is Killing It in this razor‑sharp, darkly funny thriller about a suburban mom‑slash‑assassin who’s forced to choose between her family and the deadly career she secretly loves.
Nadia Davis appears to have it all—a loving husband, two adorable daughters, and a career she’s great at—except her “job” is being a professional assassin, and nobody in her family knows. When her agency sidelines her with “mom‑safe” assignments, she demands a high‑stakes mark…only to discover the target is her own husband, a man who may not be the sweet, dad‑joke‑telling partner she thought she married.
What follows is a wildly entertaining, propulsive blend of domestic suspense, edgy humor, and moral ambiguity as Nadia is forced to confront the double life she’s built. Perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Elle Cosimano, this summer-ready thriller serves up sun, sass, and a body count.
Berkley Trade Paperback Original
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Suspense
Domestic Thriller
Women’s Fiction
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PRAISE FOR SOMEBODY WORTH KILLING:
“Jessica Payne is one of the boldest new voices in crime fiction today! Her novels are addictive, brilliant, and always bingeworthy! Payne never misses!”—May Cobb, bestselling author of The Hunting Wives
“Payne has managed a smart and fun thriller with a protagonist who makes psychopathy likeable. Readers will be curious about what comes next for Nadia.”—Booklist
“SOMEBODY WORTH KILLING is something worth reading—a fantastic and welcome addition to the assassin genre, with a boatload of clever twists and turns, all sustained by a killer narrative voice. I would read ten more books featuring Nadia Davis.” —Rob Hart, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Assassins Anonymous series
“Jessica Payne delivers her best book yet with SOMEBODY WORTH KILLING, a sharp cat-and-mouse suspense that twists and turns with expert precision. You’ll race through this wildly entertaining read in a day and be cheering for more.” —Darby Kane, international bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife and Such a Clever Girl
“Wicked-smart and endlessly entertaining, Somebody Worth Killing takes a magnifying glass to the double-life motherhood often splits women into—and then takes it a thrilling, action-packed leap further. Suburban life never looked so dangerous.” — Ande Pliego, USA Today bestselling author of You Are Fatally Invited
“Somebody Worth Killing is wild, full of heart, and outrageously fun. I couldn’t get enough of this twisted juggling act of mom duty and contract killings—it’s Jessica Payne’s best work yet!”—Marisa Walz, author of Good Intentions
“One of the best thrillers I’ve read this year… Fans of Mr. and Mrs. Smith will adore the cat and mouse game between the sociopathic wife and her unsuspecting husband. All I ask is to be first in line to read the next one!”—Jenna Satterthwaite, author of The New Year’s Party
“This is a unique, fun novel. It starts off fast and never lets up. A perfect summer beach read. Here’s hoping for more adventures with Nadia Davis.”—Red Carpet Crash
“The perfect escape read that packs a serious punch, just like its heroine assassin, Nadia Davis. Wickedly clever, fun, and fast paced, SOMEBODY WORTH KILLING is poised to be unstoppable. I couldn’t put it down!”—Tara Goedjen, author of PLEASE ENJOY YOUR STAY
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ABOUT SOMEBODY WORTH KILLING:
The story: Nadia Davis is living the dream as a successful working mom with a career she loves, two adorable little girls, and a devoted husband who has no idea that she’s secretly a hired assassin and psychopath who kills certified bad guys. So when Nadia finds out she’s been “mommy tracked” by her assassin’s agency and is no longer getting the bigger, more exciting jobs, she demands an important mark…somebody worth killing.
But it turns out that big kill is the last person she expects—her husband. How is the sweet, kind, teller-of-dad jokes she’s promised her life to an evil villain who needs exterminating? Has their whole life together been a lie? Now Nadia must choose between the two things she loves most in life, the career that keeps her sane or the family she thought she knew.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jessica Payne lives in Washington State with her daughter and husband and an internet search history that would raise eyebrows.
A firm believer in strong coffee and stronger women, she writes about mothers who know how to handle a sniper rifle and a carpool schedule with equal precision.
When she's not writing, you'll find her trail running through the forests of the Pacific Northwest as she plots her next fictional murder.
She is the creator of the Substack community One Tired Mother.
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