Praise for My Inner Child Wants to Kill
“Dusse artfully blends pitch-black humor and psychological insight, cranking his Sopranos-esque conceit to delirious heights. The result is absurd, original, and exceptionally clever.”
—Publishers Weekly
“As he did with Murder Mindfully (2026), Dusse approaches murder with a comedic flair, as Björn finds himself at the center of multiple absurd situations . . . Fans of the first book will enjoy revisiting this world where the good guys may not actually be good but are undeniably charming.”
—Booklist
“Comically macabre . . . In the midst of all the mayhem and hilarity are moments of true insight.” —BookPage, Starred Review
“Achieves what might seem to be the impossible . . . the melding of a riotous killing romp with a perfectly authentic guide to the calming power of mindfulness.”
—Lancashire Evening Post
“Violent yet meditative.”
—Buzz Magazine
Praise for Murder Mindfully
Longlisted for CWA Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation
A BookPage Top 10 Book of the Month
“Wickedly funny, delightfully charming . . . a joy to read from start to end. Take a deep breath and get ready to laugh your way through this propulsive murder mystery. Headspace meets Dexter.”
—Nina Simon, New York Times bestselling author of Mother-Daughter Murder Night
“Brutal but hilarious . . . Takes down the wellness industry while sending up the legal profession. Watching a worm turn—into a vengeful monster—has never been such fun.”
—The Times (UK)
“There surely couldn’t be a more ‘arresting’ start to your new year of reading than to indulge in the sheer comic joy of Murder Mindfully, German lawyer and debut novelist Karsten Dusse’s dark and sublimely entertaining crime romp . . . Murder Mindfully is a triumph of twisted storytelling “
—Lancashire Post
“A razor-sharp satire on stressed-out modern society, a darkly comic and hugely entertaining crime thriller and—believe it or not—also a handy guide to improving your life through mindfulness.”
—Robbie Morrison, author of Edge of the Grave
“A violent, feel-good rampage of a book where the pace and positivity never let up. Twisted and hilarious!”
—Callum McSorley, author of Squeaky Clean
“[A] marvelously rich joke.”
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Although both are delightful, I must confess that I prefer the book [to the show], primarily for its hilariously convoluted rationalizations on the part of the first-person narrator, Björn, vis-a-vis his newfound hobby: killing people.”
—BookPage, Starred Review
