Bad Men

The Film/TV Rights are currently under option.

BAD MEN is the story of Saffy Huntley-Oliver who, for the past fifteen years, has been hunting down and killing bad men: rapists, murderers, domestic abusers. The problem is that it’s hard to sustain a healthy, balanced heterosexual relationship when you’re expecting to have to kill your boyfriend at any moment. That’s why she’s decided to look for a good man instead, preferably one who shares her interests. So begins a tale of obsession as Saffy uses every trick in the book to get her man. Regardless of the cost to human life…

Bonnier Zaffre books pre-empted BAD MEN and will publish in hardback, ebook and audio in July 2023. 

SAFFY HUNTLEY-OLIVER is beautiful, charming, rich, and in her spare time she’s a serial killer of bad men: rapists, murderers, domestic abusers. But it’s hard to sustain a relationship when you’re expecting to have to kill your boyfriend at any moment. She’s decided to look for a good man instead, preferably one who shares her interests. Campaigning true-crime podcaster JON DESROSIERS is perfect.

On the same day that his wife AMY leaves him, Jon finds a headless human body on his doorstep. He soon becomes a suspect in the crime, but when Saffy orchestrates a meet-cute with Jon, she volunteers to help him clear his name. What better way to get close to a cute guy than to talk about murder together?

But things do not stay perfect for a while. Framed for the poisoning of his ex-wife, and kidnapped by his number one fan at gunpoint – things go from bad to worse for Jon. Fortunately, Saffy is always on hand to help… but what part exactly has she played in everything? And when will she kill again?

Julie Mae Cohen is the pen name of Julie Cohen, a million-copy bestselling author of book club and romantic fiction, including the award-winning novel TOGETHER. Her work has been translated into seventeen languages. Julie is an Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Reading. She is a Vice President of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and the founder of the Rainbow Chapter for writers of LGBTQIA+ love stories.  She is Patron of literacy charity ABC To Read. Julie grew up in western Maine and studied English at Brown University, Cambridge University and the University of Reading. She lives in Berkshire with her son and a terrier of dubious origin. BAD MEN is her début thriller.