# Ill Be the Monster

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- Authors: [Sean Gilbert](https://www.bookquiver.com/sean-gilbert)
- Publisher: Duckworth Overlook
- ISBN: 978-07-1565-600-6
- Pages: 352
- Published: 2026-02-12
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

A homicidal couple embarks on a luxury holiday to save their marriage. After years of secrets and self-restraint, they’ve reached breaking point. But three days into the trip, they run into Benny, an acquaintance from their Cambridge days. And Benny is desperate to reminisce about a time – and a person – they would rather forget. Darkly funny and razor-sharp, I’ll Be The Monster follows a dangerous game of cat and mouse as it plays out under the stifling heat of the Mediterranean sun. From a major new talent in literary fiction, this gripping debut is a love story about the worst people you know – and of what happens when a change of heart occurs too late.