Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder

 By: Kerryn Mayne

Location: FIC MAY

Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime

"If Eleanor Oliphant had an Aussie twin, Lenny Marks would be her." 

Lenny Marks is good at not remembering.

She has spent the last twenty years not thinking about the day her mother left her when she was still a child. Her stepfather’s parting words, however, remain annoyingly unforgettable: 'You did this.'
Now thirty-seven, Lenny prefers contentment and order over the unreliability of happiness and the messiness of relationships. She fills her days teaching at the local primary school, and her nights playing Scrabble with her pretend housemate, watching reruns of Friends and rearranging her thirty-six copies of The Hobbit.
Recently though, if only to appease her beloved foster-mum, Lenny has set herself the goal of ‘getting a life’.
Then, out of the blue, a letter arrives from the Adult Parole Board. And when her desperate attempts to ignore it fail, Lenny starts to unravel.

Worse, she starts to remember . . .

Review below

Thank you Penguin for sending us a copy to read and review.
A smart, fun and very enjoyable debut that will warm your heart, stimulate your mind and entertain your soul.
Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder is everything and so much more.
Lenny is a primary school teacher, loves watching Friends, has 36 copies of The Hobbit and enjoys playing Scrabble with herself.
She can’t remember her childhood but does remember her stepfather’s mean words.
Now her loving foster mum has suggested a goal for Lenny, get a life! (in the most affectionate way).
One day, Lenny gets a letter from the parole board, asking a difficult question.
Soon she begins to remember her past and her life slowly starts to unfold.
In four easy words, I adored this book, there’s a lot to love here.
First of all, at it’s core is Lenny Marks, a character you won’t be able to forget.
Misunderstood, intelligent, astute and she says how it is.
I’m so excited for you all to meet her.
The plot is riveting, funny, sombre, spectacular, inspiring with a twist or two and a splash of mystery.
It’s a story that’s totally addictive.
Top notch, memorable, captivating, heartwarming and I found myself grinning sporadically.
If this is what we get from a dazzling debut, then I can’t wait to see what Kerryn gives us next.