She's a Killer

'Satire at its best' ELEANOR CATTON

'Outrageous, comic, disturbingly timely' THE GUARDIAN

Bold, darkly funny and brilliantly bizarre, She's a Killer is the story of what happens when a stubborn slacker is forced to confront a very weird world.

Thirty-something Alice has an IQ of 159 (almost a genius) and lives at home with her mother, with whom she communicates only by Morse code.

Meanwhile, the climate is in crisis. Wealthy immigrants are flocking to New Zealand for shelter, stealing land, driving up food prices and taking over.

When Alice meets attractive wealthugee Pablo, she thinks she has found a way out of her dull existence. But then in walks his teenage daughter, Erika, an actual genius with impeccable eye makeup, and Alice finds herself drawn into action of the most radical - and dangerous - kind. Just what is a slacker to do?

Vorwort

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 Our largest galley print run in several years, to appear in two waves, to garner the widest possible pre-publication endorsements. 

• First galleys to target high profile endorsements from writers such as Bella Mackie, Ottessa Moshfegh, Margaret Atwood, Jean Haniff Korelitz, and more. 

• Authors who have already requested copies include Taylor Jenkins Reid, Chelsea G. Summers, Georgina Moore, Julia Armfield, Ore Agbaje Williams and Lucy Clarke. 

• Second wave of galleys, featuring endorsements, will be released to booksellers and further influencers in late Spring 2023 in a supplemented and highly Tiktok and Instagram-friendly package, including sweets and seeds. 

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  Autorentext

  Kirsten McDougall is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer and creative writing lecturer. Her 2017 novella Tess was longlisted for the Ockham NZ Book Awards and shortlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award. She lives in Wellington.

  Klappentext

  By turns sinister and hilarious, She’s a Killer is the story of a reluctant genius who is drawn into radical action as the world falls apart around her.

  Zusammenfassung

'Funny, thought-provoking, bold and unusual' The Independent

'Smart, assured, and extremely funny' Eleanor Catton

Eleanor Oliphant meets Killing Eve in gloriously unhinged New Zealand sensation, longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2023.

ALICE: 30-something, IQ of 159 (almost a genius), only communicates with her mother in Morse code. Her imaginary friend is back. 

ERIKA: 15, daughter of hot ‘wealthugee’ who loves Russian literature, genuine genius, killer eyeliner and killer instincts. 
 The climate is in crisis and wealthy immigrants are flocking to New Zealand for shelter, stealing land, driving up food prices and taking over. But Alice has far more important things to worry about: hating her best friend’s husband, getting free wine and quiet-quitting her dull day job. Until she meets Erika. 
 Now, Alice is about to find herself drawn into action of the most radical – and dangerous – kind. Just what is a slacker to do? 
 Bold and brilliantly bizarre, She’s a Killer is the satirical dystopian cli-fi thriller you never knew you needed. Until now.