Nominated for Best Mystery, Southern California Independent Booksellers Association
A Los Angeles Times Bestseller
“A delightful combination of snark, sass, and sunshine… This funny, sexy mystery is one to enjoy in the sun, preferably with sand between your toes and an umbrella drink close at hand.”
— Publishers Weekly
“Raymond Chandler meets Chelsea Handler—a hard-boiled, sexy, funny book.”
— David Hyde Pierce, acclaimed Broadway actor and star of Frasier
"Absolutely hilarious... the rat-a-tat banter will delight you, as will Nola's takes on being a woman."
— Marilyn Dahl, Shelf Awareness
“Do not take this book on a plane ride, because you’ll snort and snicker so much your seatmate may hurt you... This debut kills."
— Carole E. Barrowman, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"The one-liners seem more and more natural as the book goes on, and by the end, the reader is eager for more. Recommend this enjoyable romp to fans of Evanovich and other wisecracking lady sleuths."
— Booklist
"A fun, twisty romp that keeps the tone airborne even when detailing a murder that suggests how Titus Andronicus might have behaved if left in charge of a day spa. I enjoyed its cast of soldiers, schemers, and seducers, but most of all Nola MacIntire, a shrewd, self-deprecating sleuth who knows that, for Santa Barbara blondes, the real killers are sun, carbs, and time."
— Joe Keenan, author of My Lucky Star and other novels and award-winning writer of Frasier, Desperate Housewives , and other TV shows and films
"Flett-Giordano has written a smart, irreverent, and delicious yarn. Murder and mayhem in picaresque Santa Barbara... ah, how sweet it is."
— Wendie Malick, actress and star of Hot in Cleveland, Just Shoot Me , and Dream On
“Smart cop Nola needs a Skinnygirl margarita to get through a series of seemingly unrelated murders… Luckily, her partner, Detective Lt. Tony Angellotti, is one of the few men able to match her fast talk… Their His Girl Friday, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it banter serves as the background for their attempt to solve the murder of a music man, a sweet street busker found with two slugs in him without apparent reason.”
— Kirkus Reviews
"Anne Flett-Giordano is a writer who constantly surprises and delights me. The real mystery here is: why hasn't she written a mystery before now? Marry, Kiss, Kill is dead-on!"
— Tom Fontana, creator of Oz, Copper , and Borgia and award-winning writer of St. Elsewhere, Strip Search, The Philanthropist , and many more
“Deeply twisted and deeply funny, Marry, Kiss, Kill is a laugh-out-loud murder mystery. Flett-Giordano’s delightfully sardonic sense of humor is outrageous and satisfying. Can't wait for the next adventure!”
— Jane Leeves, star of Hot in Cleveland, Frasier , and more
“Flett-Giordano’s first novel is a deliciously barbed satire of the Southern California 1% in the satisfying guise of a sunshine noir, with a zinger-to-page ratio high enough to have me flipping between laughter and envy.”
— Howard Korder, award-winning executive producer of Boardwalk Empire and writer of such films and plays as Lakeview Terrace, Boy’s Life , and Search and Destroy
"Anne Flett has put a fresh coat of paint on an old Packard in Ross MacDonald's playground, among others, and done so with sharp-witted nails polished in a strikingly modern hue. Marry, Kiss Kill is an update of an American fiction born in the dark shadows of a glaring sun, greed, and the California promise of eternal youth."
— Paul R. Gurian, producer of Cutter’s Way, Peggy Sue Got Married , and other films
Nominated for Best Mystery, Southern California Independent Booksellers Association
A Los Angeles Times Bestseller
“A delightful combination of snark, sass, and sunshine… This funny, sexy mystery is one to enjoy in the sun, preferably with sand between your toes and an umbrella drink close at hand.”
— Publishers Weekly
“Raymond Chandler meets Chelsea Handler—a hard-boiled, sexy, funny book.”
— David Hyde Pierce, acclaimed Broadway actor and star of Frasier
"Absolutely hilarious... the rat-a-tat banter will delight you, as will Nola's takes on being a woman."
— Marilyn Dahl, Shelf Awareness
“Do not take this book on a plane ride, because you’ll snort and snicker so much your seatmate may hurt you... This debut kills."
— Carole E. Barrowman, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"The one-liners seem more and more natural as the book goes on, and by the end, the reader is eager for more. Recommend this enjoyable romp to fans of Evanovich and other wisecracking lady sleuths."
— Booklist
"A fun, twisty romp that keeps the tone airborne even when detailing a murder that suggests how Titus Andronicus might have behaved if left in charge of a day spa. I enjoyed its cast of soldiers, schemers, and seducers, but most of all Nola MacIntire, a shrewd, self-deprecating sleuth who knows that, for Santa Barbara blondes, the real killers are sun, carbs, and time."
— Joe Keenan, author of My Lucky Star and other novels and award-winning writer of Frasier, Desperate Housewives , and other TV shows and films
"Flett-Giordano has written a smart, irreverent, and delicious yarn. Murder and mayhem in picaresque Santa Barbara... ah, how sweet it is."
— Wendie Malick, actress and star of Hot in Cleveland, Just Shoot Me , and Dream On
“Smart cop Nola needs a Skinnygirl margarita to get through a series of seemingly unrelated murders… Luckily, her partner, Detective Lt. Tony Angellotti, is one of the few men able to match her fast talk… Their His Girl Friday, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it banter serves as the background for their attempt to solve the murder of a music man, a sweet street busker found with two slugs in him without apparent reason.”
— Kirkus Reviews
"Anne Flett-Giordano is a writer who constantly surprises and delights me. The real mystery here is: why hasn't she written a mystery before now? Marry, Kiss, Kill is dead-on!"
— Tom Fontana, creator of Oz, Copper , and Borgia and award-winning writer of St. Elsewhere, Strip Search, The Philanthropist , and many more
“Deeply twisted and deeply funny, Marry, Kiss, Kill is a laugh-out-loud murder mystery. Flett-Giordano’s delightfully sardonic sense of humor is outrageous and satisfying. Can't wait for the next adventure!”
— Jane Leeves, star of Hot in Cleveland, Frasier , and more
“Flett-Giordano’s first novel is a deliciously barbed satire of the Southern California 1% in the satisfying guise of a sunshine noir, with a zinger-to-page ratio high enough to have me flipping between laughter and envy.”
— Howard Korder, award-winning executive producer of Boardwalk Empire and writer of such films and plays as Lakeview Terrace, Boy’s Life , and Search and Destroy
"Anne Flett has put a fresh coat of paint on an old Packard in Ross MacDonald's playground, among others, and done so with sharp-witted nails polished in a strikingly modern hue. Marry, Kiss Kill is an update of an American fiction born in the dark shadows of a glaring sun, greed, and the California promise of eternal youth."
— Paul R. Gurian, producer of Cutter’s Way, Peggy Sue Got Married , and other films
