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Vixens & Venoms

A Serial Killer Book Club Novel

D.L. Darby

Written by
D.L. Darby
Length
13 hrs 10 min
Rating
4.5 / 5
Listed
$23.01
Publisher
Blue Nose Publishing
Released
2026-10-22

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What it is

"Some people fall in love. I fell into a killer's lap."

Vixey Schaeffer has a secret…

At least, she thinks she does.

After a girls' night ends with a dead man in an alley, Vixey accidentally finds herself inducted into an exclusive serial killer friend group. For the first time in her life, she finally belongs.

There's just one problem.

She didn't actually kill anyone.

Todd Langston did.

Scarred by a childhood tragedy and consumed by revenge, Todd has spent years hunting the men who ruined his life. The last thing he needs is a clumsy cocktail waitress stumbling into his carefully laid plans.

Unfortunately, Vixey has a habit of stumbling into everything—including him.

After witnessing her being attacked, Todd makes a deadly decision that ties their lives together in ways neither of them expected.

What begins as blackmail quickly spirals into obsession, and before either of them can stop it, they're falling hard and fast. But both are hiding devastating secrets, and when their pasts collide, Todd discovers the woman he can't live without is connected to the very people he wants killed.

Revenge is easy.

Forgiveness is harder.

And when the people who destroyed them come back for one final confrontation, Todd and Vixey will have to decide just how far they're willing to go for vengeance, love, and each other.

Perfect for fans of dark humor, possessive antiheroes, and obsessively devoted love stories, Vixens & Venoms is a wickedly twisted romantic comedy that will make you laugh, swoon, and question every red flag you've ever ignored.

Tropes

Age gap

Light Fox and the Hound

Revenge

He kills for her

Obsessed MMC

He’s only soft for her

Found family

The worst serial killer of the series

Centipede as an unaliving tool

About the series

Serial Killer Book Club in order →

Serial Killer Book Club — 2 books, 2 of them charting here

  1. 2 Sirens & Stilettos: A Serial Killer Book Club Novel4.5
  2. 3 Vixens & Venoms: A Serial Killer Book Club Novel4.5

On the charts

Charting now — best position 1 on Bestsellers in Comedy & Humor, reached October 24, 2026. Seen on 8 charts over 5 days of readings, the first on October 18, 2026.

1 5 1 October 18, 2026 October 24, 2026 October 18, 2026 — position 3October 19, 2026 — position 3October 21, 2026 — position 5October 22, 2026 — position 5October 24, 2026 — position 1
Bestsellers in Comedy & Humor — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Comedy & Humor
Bestsellers 1 5 days October 24, 2026
New releases 1 2 days October 24, 2026
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
New releases 1 2 days October 24, 2026
Bestsellers 3 1 day October 24, 2026
Literature & Fiction
New releases 2 2 days October 24, 2026
Bestsellers 3 1 day October 24, 2026
All audiobooks
New releases 8 1 day October 24, 2026
Bestsellers 9 1 day October 24, 2026

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