Finding true love can be murder.

Gwen Turner, 29, entrepreneur and part-time barista.

Likes: true-crime podcasts, cheese-based snacks (the more unnaturally orange the better) and constantly refreshing her dating apps.

Dislikes: two-day hangovers, people who refer to themselves as entrepreneurs… and discovering her latest match is actually a serial killer (probably should have put that top of the list).

They say romance is dead – but if Gwen can’t catch the mystery killer who’s targeting every man she’s ever dated – it’s about to get a whole lot more deadly…

My Review

Maybe it’s because most of us reading with Pigeonhole are a lot older than Gwen (who is 29), that we did find her really annoying. She thinks she’s funny with her throwaway comments and constant jokes, but it was all a bit lame. In fact some of us would go as far as saying she’s an idiot. I’d like to say she’s likeable in a weird kind of way, but she’s not.

However, the book is extremely funny and I loved it. I couldn’t wait to read on each morning to find out who dies next (and no I don’t dislike Gwen that much), while we all tried to work out who is the serial killer. None of them seem clever enough. Or have a motive. Other than being totally bonkers. Quite a few of my fellow Pigeonhole readers guessed, though I didn’t.

About three-quarters of the way through I began to warm to Gwen. I started to see her true vulnerability and the reasons why she always resorts to inane humour to cover up her insecurities. Just like many of us do.

As for the whole Connector app thing – I’ve never used any kind of dating app, we’re about to celebrate our Ruby Anniversary – but I know many young people who have. In fact one nephew met on one and married in 2014 and they have just had their first child. A niece met her partner on one three years ago, and another close relative is currently using Facebook Dating and Bumble.

None of them have matched with a serial killer though – yet – and I hope they never do, but there is still time! The plot is actually rather clever and the author has certainly done his research on how it uses algorithms and stuff to match. There are also more and more red herrings on every page, plus some, shall we say, interesting murders. Josh is my favourite.

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole, the author and my fellow Pigeons for making this such an enjoyable read. 

About the Author

L.M. Chilton is a journalist with fifteen years’ experience working on TV shows such as This Morning, Loose Women and The One Show, as well as writing columns for Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Metro and The Mirror. He lives in London, thinking of twists for murder mysteries while practising the banjo, much to the annoyance of his neighbours. Don’t Swipe Right is his debut novel.

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