The novel explicitly posits that their luxurious home is a surrogate child for Jill and Ted: “They dote on their home the way others dote on their children” (8). How does their intense relationship to their home and other material objects reveal or conceal the emotionally hollow nature of their relationship?

The beloved brownstone functions as both a setting, a symbol, and arguably a character within the novel. Contrast Getting Away with Murder with one or more works of classic literature where a house plays an important role; consider for example, Rebecca or The Haunting of Hill House.

Do the extortion attempts by Lara and Nadya Sokolov reinforce the novel’s critique of wealth, or do they suggest that greed is a universal human failing?

Special Agent Paul Ramirez is driven to investigate Jill and Ted when no one else is willing to do so. Is he driven by class-based resentment of their wealth or by a sincere desire for justice? How and when do those two motivations intersect?

While Greg Westcott’s death is motivated by Jill and Ted’s greed, he is not portrayed sympathetically prior to his death. What would be the impact of Greg having been a kinder or more sympathetic character? How does the novel depict the murder of an unlikable man as the catalyst for widespread consequences?

What is the impact of the reveal that Greg was dying when Jill and Ted killed him? How does it change their perception of their action?

Ted is eager to quit his job as soon as he has the means to do so, while Jill works until public outcry leads to her being fired. Why do they have such different relationships to work? How does the nature of their jobs (working in the finance industry versus working at an art gallery) intersect with the novel’s critique of class and wealth?

As a college student, Jill confided to Lara that “it was easier to fall in love with a rich man than a poor one” (112). Given that both Jill and Lara marry wealthy men, how does the novel portray the intersection of financial stability and romantic love? How do female characters (including Greg’s ex-wife, Minerva) navigate accessing and losing wealth via marriage?