Barbara McKeown

If Looks Could Kill

Connie Bunting, Boudicca Broadcasting’s top investigative reporter, can’t believe it when her boss assigns her a feature on a beauty treatment....

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Barbara McKeown

Barbara McKeown is the author of If Looks Could Kill. In addition to writing, she enjoys spending time keeping fit and doing lots of reading.

Originally a Londoner, she worked for nearly ten years as scriptwriter/producer in regional TV, an experience which helped to flesh out the background to Connie’s world in IF LOOKS COULD KILL. She’s also been a magazine subeditor, a guide book researcher, a secondary school English teacher and mum to...

Praise

"If Looks Could Kill by Barbara McKeown is a cozy mystery in some parts and a page turning thriller in others, which creates an interesting dynamic that I found hard to resist."

– ADG on Amazon

"Wow this book is a rollercoaster...I wouldn't be at all surprised if this book became a viral sensation!"

– jilf on Amazon

“If Looks Could Kill is a witty, fast-paced cozy mystery that deftly balances laugh-out-loud charm with edge-of-your-seat suspense, making Connie Bunting an irresistible heroine readers will eagerly follow through every twist and revelation.”

– NewInBooks

Blog

July 10, 2026

Into a Marketing Wilderness…

I have made several attempts to write this entry, each of them sounding like I’m having a nervous breakdown. Which perhaps wasn't far from the truth. It has certainly been a time of high anxiety, but I’m out the other side.

Before I explain, I’d like to say a big thank you to anyone who has bought a copy of If Looks Could Kill. I'm honoured that anyone has chosen my book to read.

And, of course, I hope that you are enjoying it.

If you did buy a copy in the first couple of weeks, you are now...