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Kill Show

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5th October 2023

Price: £9.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781399727945

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‘A fun, clever read on our obsession with true crime. I loved it’ THE OBSERVER
‘I raced through Kill Show. Gripping, fast-paced and oh so twisty’ LOUISE JENSEN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GIFT

THE NATION IS OBSESSED. WHAT HAPPENED TO SARA?

A MISSING GIRL
On a crisp April morning, Sara Parcell disappears without a trace. No one saw a thing.
A NATIONAL OBSESSION
Desperate, her family agree to take part in a reality TV show following Sara’s case. Cameras swarm the house. Viewers tune in. The addiction begins…
A HIDDEN AGENDA
As the show gains traction, what began as a small-town crime becomes a global sensation. Everyone who knew Sara is questioned on camera – but the producers want more. Hungry for twists, they delve deeper into the story – and soon, it takes on a life of its own.
Where is Sara? What do her family know? And how far will any of us go to create a good show?

PRAISE FOR DANIEL SWEREN-BECKER

‘What a ride. Clever, gripping & terrifyingly plausible
, it takes true-crime obsession to a horrifying conclusion. Loved it.’ – Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things

‘Frequent foreshadowing fosters tension and drive, while keenly rendered characters with distinct voices and unique perspectives add dimension and verisimilitude. . . . .Sweren-Becker delivers a riveting work of fiction that doubles as scathing social commentary about America’s true-crime obsession.’ – Kirkus Reviews

‘If you enjoy true crime and crime fiction, then you will absolutely HAVE to binge-read this! Still reeling from the twists… and that final page! Can’t wait to discuss this with people.’ – Alice Hunter, author of The Serial Killer’s Wife

Reviews

Catherine Cooper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet
A must for all true-crime documentary fans - clever, original and intricate with a brilliant twist and highly believable yet flawed characters. Unputdownable.
Alice Hunter, author of The Serial Killer’s Wife
If you enjoy true crime and crime fiction, then you will absolutely HAVE to binge-read this! Still reeling from the twists... and that final page! Can't wait to discuss this with people.
Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
What a ride. Clever, gripping & terrifyingly plausible, it takes true-crime obsession to a horrifying conclusion. Loved it.
Laura Pearson
I've just finished reading Kill Show and I'm so bloody excited about it. The plotting! The twists! Prepare to be obsessed. It's about a missing girl, and a reality TC show, and a police investigation. And you just won't be able to put it down.
Liv Matthews, author of The Twins
Easily one of my top reads of the year. Intelligent, poignant, and propulsive. I devoured it! Where do we draw the line between entertainment and integrity? Or are we already past it?
The Observer (The New Review)
A fun, clever twist on our obsession with true crime. I loved it.
Louise Jensen, bestselling author of The Gift
I raced through Kill Show. Gripping, fast-paced and oh so twisty.
Flynn Berry, Edgar Award-Winning Author of Northern Spy
Riveting, original, and chillingly plausible, Kill Show is both an urgent reckoning with the ethics of true crime and a tense, twisty mystery in its own right. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.
Andrew Gross, New York Times bestselling author
A truly modern morality play, in a unique and compelling style, that reflects on the uncomfortable connections between greed, ambition, and violence. Kill Show takes a sleepy, suburban town and turns it into a true-crime battlefield as events careen out of control. Smart, twisty, satisfying.
Kirkus Reviews
Frequent foreshadowing fosters tension and drive, while keenly rendered characters with distinct voices and unique perspectives add dimension and verisimilitude. . . . .Sweren-Becker delivers a riveting work of fiction that doubles as scathing social commentary about America's true-crime obsession.
Crime Monthly
If there is one subject that causes moral division, it's true crime . . . [this] is front and centre in this provocative and gripping novel
Peterborough Telegraph
This is a different approach to a crime novel . . .[an] explosive success
Heat book of the week
Like the much-lauded Daisy Jones & The Six, the story here unfolds in interview form . . . provocative and gripping
Irish Times
a vibrant, craftily entertaining novel