A modern-day romcom for true crime junkies. 

Phoebe Walsh is a 28-year-old English PhD candidate with a borderline obsession of true crime (it's even the topic of her dissertation). In her final year of her dissertation, Phoebe's emotionally unavailable father unexpectedly dies and she must spend the summer clearing out his house in Florida to get it ready to go on the market. She has to do this with the help of her obnoxious, immature, but goodhearted younger brother who is busy trying to propose to his high school sweetheart. Enter elementary school music teacher, Sam Dennings, Phoebe's late father's neighbor, a total shy hottie that she's convinced is a serial killer. Her fears lessen as she gets to know Sam more and her attraction for him grows. Phoebe also must come to terms with her complicated feelings for her father and mending bridges with a childhood friend. 

It's definitely funny and it does heavily lean on the true crime (constantly dropping names and popular books), but I think Phoebe's paranoia is pretty relatable. The book does a fair job of tackling the complex issues surrounding grief and the loss of an emotionally unavailable parent. Phoebe is dark, stubborn, and sarcastic, but I love her. She's relatable and funny, but a little off-putting. The spice is very surface level so don't get your hopes up on that front. But it was very entertaining and cute. I liked Sam but I wish he had a little more personality and that they had more interactions because I couldn't see the chemistry for a while. 

If you have a healthy interest in true crime, this would be the perfect romcom for you!