That Time I Accidentally Killed the Wrong Guy: A John Wick meets Weekend at Bernie's Dark Rom-Com

by Rebekah Sinclair

They call me Saint.
Not because I save lives—because I end them. Clean.

But one bad hit changed everything.
I killed the wrong mark, and now I’m the contract.

The Guild put a price on my head so high, every assassin on the planet wants a piece of it.
Colleagues. Rivals. Old flames.
They’re not just coming—they're already here.

I’ve got 48 hours to figure out who set me up, and not die in the process.

My name’s Saint James.
And if you’re coming for me…
you better bring backup.

A lot of it.

Genres: Dark Romance

458 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 24, 2025

About the author

Rebekah Sinclair writes books that bite back.
Dark rom-coms. Greek mythology retellings. Wicked fae. Billionaire antiheroes. Her stories blend unhinged humor, high-stakes heat, and emotional wreckage you’ll thank her for later.

With 11 published novels (and plenty more on the way), Rebekah has built a world of morally gray men, stabby women, and plot twists that hit like a betrayal kink. Whether you’re into serial killers with soft spots, gods who fall too hard, or fae realms soaked in shadow, there’s a love story in her lineup that will ruin you—in the best way.

Off the page, Rebekah is a single mom to five wildly chaotic kids and four fur-babies (two cats, two dogs, all equally dramatic). Writing started as her escape. Now it's her full-blown career, complete with exclusive covers, spicy book boxes, and signings where readers show up wearing eyeliner sharper than her plot twists.

When she’s not writing, she’s probably hiding from her kids in the pantry, pretending to be brainstorming.

Welcome to Rebekah Sinclair’s world.
The spice is high. The stakes are higher.
And no one makes it out emotionally intact.

Reviews

[C Y N · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 3rd book in the series. It’s a standalone and you don’t have to read the others to understand what’s going on. This book reads like a 007 movie, lots of action packed scenes, humor and smut sprinkled in for fun. I didn’t like this book as much as the others. The action scenes were a little over the top and the MMC had a ‘secret’ he was hiding the entire time so that threw me off. The FMC is a bad a$$ and mostly likable. All in all I’d give it a 3.5 but it took me several days to get through this book. Normally I’d read it in a day but I struggled with this one.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story

While not my favorite of the Accidental series I did really enjoy this. I definitely spent a good deal.of time wondering who I could trust outside of our FMC Saint. Everyone was a suspect. But once again Rebekah delivered well planned and writer characters with a great story. I loved that Saint was this strong powerful character. She didn't take crap from anyone and that really made her stand out in my eyes. Loved the story and can't wait to see what Rebekah gives us next.

[Cassie'sBookCorner · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this author!!!

Smart and witty writing! She can easily immerse you into her worlds and make you feel the roller coaster of emotions the characters do!

Worth the read! Cannot wait for the audio to come out!

Read the full list of content warnings at the beginning of the book! Trust me!

Some of the content warnings: murder (lots of it), blood/gore (lots of it), overall gross things about a dead body (yup, lots of it), so much violence...

I will never eat a hot dog again 🤢

My rating: 4/5

Spice: 3/5

[Bri · Rating 5 out of 5]

for real, I am running out of ways to say "I love how this woman writes." Another easy 5 star read. Rebekah is an auto-buy author for me every time, and I have yet to be disappointed, but this Accidental series is so much fun. They are all fast-paced, laugh out loud funny, *insert all the sweating, drooling, melting emojis*, and sweet (though unconventional) happily ever afters. I think these are great palate-cleansers between series or heavy reads. Honestly, they would all make perfect movies- Netflix, I'm lookin' at you. Superb. Absurd. Hilarious. I never want to look at a hot dog again.

[Crystal Contreras · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely over the top

I’m not going to lie, this had me cracking up from the trigger warning page. Saint and Alejandro definitely need some intensive therapy but John Wick would certainly approve of their methods of getting through pretty much every situation! I will however state for the record that the hot dog factory both is both appalling and makes me cheer on Saint’s ability to creatively engineer weapons with what she has on hand!

I loved every minute of this book!

[Sara Keyte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Action pack

First, take my star rating with a gain of salt. The writing was fantastic, the build up and suspense were top notch. The characters great. That said this was very much as described, John wick/kill Bill vibes so if you love a good action movie you're gonna love this. If you don't, well then you power though it like I did, I really enjoyed the romance parts and the overall story but action is just not my jam and the majority of this is action packed.

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely LOVED book. The humor was top tier with the hotdogs and I Iove messy relationships. This would make a perfect action comedy movie. When she said John Wick meets Weekend at Bernie's, that was the perfect description. This is probably my favorite of the series, though I adore each standalone!

[Ron Weasley · Rating 5 out of 5]

John Wick, Kill Bill and a splash of Weekend at Bernie’s

This book was a WILD ride.
So. Much. Action.

I loved Saint. She’s strong and fierce.
Alejandro 🫦
Spicy. Funny. So much action and suspense with the fighting. And poor Skippy. 🤣

Just read it. You’ll get it. 🌭

All 3 of the accidental books are so much fun and this was a great addition to round out the trio.

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a ridiculously fun ride. From the trigger warning page alone, I knew I was in for something special and it absolutely delivered. Saint is an iconic FMC, the action scenes are wild, fast, and brutal in the most entertaining way, and the dark humor hits perfectly.

The vibes are very much John Wick x Kill Bill x Weekend at Bernie’s, and somehow it works flawlessly.

Also… Skippy. IYKYK. 🫠

[Amanda K. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book

This is another fantastic book from Rebekah Sinclair! She has knocked this story out of the park.

This was the perfect book to get me out of my reading slump that I have been in. There was laughs, spice, gore, and hot dogs. Thank gods I don’t like hotdogs.

[Sithara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this one. It was a bit predictable but hey it's a rom-com, what's not to like? Loved the little references to the past two books. Also loved the Bullet Train vibes going on at the start of the book.

[Sabrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.25 - It is a Weekend's at Bernie meets Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 this was action packed would make a great movie and so gross and funny at the same time I loved it!