Book Description 

When Lexie’s fiancé runs off with her so-called best friend on her birthday, her carefully crafted fairy-tale life shatters. Having survived horrors in her past, she was determined to finally get her happily-ever-after—and she’s not giving up yet.

To distract herself, Lexie throws herself into her unusual job: matchmaking psychopaths (a specialty her clients are blissfully unaware of). But the loneliness is crushing. So when a gorgeous, overprotective new client named Aidan insists they’re soulmates, and another intriguing client, Rebecca, seems perfect to fill the best-friend-shaped hole in her life, Lexie can’t help but find the attention comforting—despite her own professional boundaries.

Then a human heart appears on Lexie’s doorstep. As more threatening packages arrive and her fiancé mysteriously disappears, she must confront a terrifying question: did she inadvertently match herself with a killer? Between Aidan’s claims that her fiancé will never return, Rebecca’s growing presence in her life, and her own dark past resurfacing, Lexie’s matchmaker instincts are being tested like never before.

Because someone is determined to ensure her story ends with a funeral.

My Review 

I haven’t read any of Coryell’s other books, but as soon as I read the premise, I knew I had to read this book. 

This book was a wild ride from the moment Lexie’s fiancé and best friend surprise her on Lexie’s birthday with the news that they are romantically involved with each other. Oh gosh, where to begin, new friends replacing duplicitous old friends, body parts showing up on doorsteps. Every time I thought I knew what direction the story was going to take, I was thrown for another loop.

I don’t read a lot of horror, but I sure would read more if they were like this book. I loved the undercurrent of dark humor throughout the narrative. But at the same time, there’s also an undercurrent of tension and dread because it seems pretty clear that someone is after Lexie, and she needs to use all of her skills in order to persevere and outwit her opponent.  

I would absolutely recommend Matchmaking for Psychopaths. Lexie is a great antihero because she is easy to empathize with, even when things are getting dicey— no pun intended. I had so much fun with this book, and it’s easily one of my top 2025 reads. I’m probably going to look up Coryell’s earlier titles and bump them to the top of my TBR.     

I received a digital ARC of this book from Berkeley/NetGalley.