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Sharpen Your Knives

Lauren Ho

Written by
Lauren Ho
Length
11 hrs
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Released
2027-03-09

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What it is

One man. Five ex-wives. They’re all sharpening their knives . . . but only one of them will finish the job.

Robert West has had five wives, but they’ve never all been in a room together—until now. Summoned to the aging movie star’s house in the Highlands, they expect a weekend of grandstanding and perhaps some clue about who will inherit his vast fortune one day. They don’t expect Robert to announce that he’s dying, and penning a memoir that will dish the dirt on each of his notorious marriages.

The wives each seize on his offer to preview their chapter of the story. But after they’ve read the ruthless exposé, one of them decides not to stand for it—and soon Robert has a knife in his back.

It might not be the most tearful murder scene, but now the police will get involved and decades of scandals and secrets could become very public knowledge, and no one wants that. So, along with Robert’s devoted ghostwriter, the suspects strike a bargain to solve the case themselves. . .

On the charts

Last charted October 12, 2026. Its best position was 4 on Coming soon in Comedy & Humor, reached October 9, 2026. Seen on 1 chart over 28 days of readings, the first on September 8, 2026.

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