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The Kills

Name: The Kills
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781035091522
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By Richard House

Series: Picador Collection

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Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013. Shortlisted for the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2014. Book of the Year in the Guardian, Spectator, Independent and Daily Mail. The Kills is an epic novel of crime and conspiracy. It starts with an explosion, a man on... Read More

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Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013. Shortlisted for the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2014.

Book of the Year in the Guardian, Spectator, Independent and Daily Mail.

The Kills is an epic novel of crime and conspiracy.

It starts with an explosion, a man on the run and the theft of over fifty million dollars. It moves from the Middle East to the Mediterranean, around mainland Europe via the sleazy underworld of Naples, and across America. It ends in a locked room.

Brilliantly original, playful and ambitious, The Kills is a terrifying, awe-inspiring, mind-blowing sensation.

Part of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature.

'A damn good book' - The Sunday Times

'A staggering achievement' - Daily Mail

'A thrilling, overwhelming ride' - The Spectator

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035091522

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Picador

Contributors:

Cover design or artwork by Stuart Wilson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 45.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 722g

Pages: 1056

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About the Author

Richard House is an author and artist. As well as the digital-first novel The Kills, he has written two previous novels (Bruiser and Uninvited), which were published by Serpent's Tail in the 1990s. He is a member of the Chicago-based collaborative Haha.

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