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Anna Fitzgerald Healy
As Featured in: The Maine Sunday Telegram, National Public Radio, The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Sunday Independent (Northern Ireland), The Belfast Telegraph (Northern Ireland), Shelf Awareness, and the Historical Novels Review.
Etiquette for Lovers and Killers is a USA Today Bestseller
International Editions: Phantom Press (Russia)
Awards:
Crime Writers' Association Whodunnit Dagger Shortlist /
Best First Novel Longlist
A GoodReads’ Most Anticipated Book of July 2025
Praise:
"Delicious from start to finish … the perfect blend of thriller and romance.” —Belfast Sunday Telegraph
"Marvelously anchored in time ... a nostalgic treat wrapped in the briny ocean breezes of Maine.” —New York Journal of Books
“Replete with Emily Post–style epigraphs about etiquette, this hybrid mystery/romance hearkens back to Austen’s novels of refined drawing room intrigue while revealing, beneath smiles and witty banter, the underside of human nature. A romantic suspense novel bubbling with wit and the ever-present thrill of danger.” —Kirkus Reviews
“[A] delightfully charming page-turner with plenty of banter, bite and big characters. Anna Fitzgerald Healy neatly combines a swoony romance with a nicely paced mystery.” —Historical Novels Review
“An Agatha Christie mystery wrapped up in an Emily Henry romance.” —Maine Public Radio
“The sparkling dialogue, copious twists, and evocative details of midcentury New England make this an impressive, fiercely witty debut.” —Publishers Weekly
"Anna brings a powerful new voice to the genre, seamlessly marrying polished prose and razor-sharp wit with snappy banter and a crackling romance. I was completely swept away.” —Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of Finlay Donovan is Killing It
“Utterly delightful and crackling with wit! Fantastic setting, characters with layers of secrets. I couldn’t put this down ... the perfect murder mystery: fantastic setting, characters with layers of secrets, and some fabulous twists and turns.” —Kristen Perrin, New York Times bestselling author of How to Solve Your Own Murder
“A politely mischievous love letter to language, manners, and murder. Billie McCadie is Nancy Drew, if Nancy had been raised by Emily Post and Dorothy Parker.” —Julia Seales, bestselling author of A Most Agreeable Murder
“A darkly humorous, lighthearted romp of a mystery. . . Stylish, playful, and more than a little tongue-in-cheek. Billie herself offers a delightful combination of bookishness, wit, and questionable decision-making that will keep readers on edge until the final pages.” —Shelf Awareness
“[A] witty first novel . . . Readers will be surprised by the twists and turns.” —Library Journal
“Sparkles with snazzy dialogue, vibrant characters, and clever period details.” —Booklist
“Wonderfully witty, bracingly irreverent and strangely seductive, a dry martini twist on the murder mystery. Billie is a scandalous heroine who sets a new bar for female investigators—her journey from side character to lead is deliciously naughty.” —Beth Morrey, Sunday Times bestselling author of Isabella’s Not Dead
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