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She's a Killer

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'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?

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      Starred review from September 1, 2023
      A best-seller in New Zealand, this darkly funny novel is a gem for U.S. readers. Alice is approaching 40 as climate change descends on the planet. Her childhood imaginary friend, Simp, has suddenly returned. Simp has driven Alice to devastating actions over the years, straining her relationships with her mother and her best friend, Amy. Now, New Zealand has become a haven for "wealthugees," those who have the means to escape their crumbling countries. While at work in university admissions, Alice encounters Pablo, a wealthugee who says he wants to study Russian literature. But it's a lie, and it isn't long before Pablo dumps his teenage daughter, Erika, on Alice while he returns to China. At first, Alice enjoys his money, dining on expensive roast chicken and drinking the last bottles of wine on Earth. But as she learns more about Erika and Pablo, Alice's life tilts on its axis, sending her into a situation that, for once, she can't control. There is a surprise on every page, as Alice's behavior is never routine, and Simp is a wild card. Not quite a misanthrope, not quite a sociopath, Alice is compelling, hilarious, and dangerous all at once. Highly recommended.

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