Look, we’ve all been where Julia Crayson finds herself one Monday night:

• Trapped in a job that drains the soul
• Forced to stay late by nightmare boss
• Fantasised about demise of boss
• Watched as same boss dies a most unnatural death

And when faced with a niggling office task like dealing with the lifeless body of a regional manager, Julia Crayson does what any of us would do: she decides to just...leave it to tomorrow. A little procrastination never hurt anyone (esp. if dead).

When tomorrow comes round, the dead boss is still high on Julia’s To Do List – and everyone in the office is a potential killer. But who would ever want to kill an egotistical, racist, chauvinist pig of an employer like Reg Manning? Luckily, Julia’s spreadsheet of suspects can scroll to infinity – they’ve all got a motive, but who has the bandwidth?

Murder may not be the team-building exercise that HR had in mind, but with the help of Poppy the terrifying Gen Z intern and Hot Todd From Design, it’s time for Julia to find the killer, serve justice, and really fricking nail the PowerPoint for the new customer pitch next Thursday.

And all before someone decides to action the phrase ‘backstabbing colleagues’…

PLEASE KILL MY BOSS is, like the best businesses, all about the synergy: it’s Agatha Christie writes The Office, it’s Janice Hallett meets Bella Mackie down a fluorescent-lit corridor; it’s catharsis for any reader who’s ever had to deal with a terrible boss or (worse) a team away day.