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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
‘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
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Reviews
A must for all true-crime documentary fans - clever, original and intricate with a brilliant twist and highly believable yet flawed characters. Unputdownable.
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.
What a ride. Clever, gripping & terrifyingly plausible, it takes true-crime obsession to a horrifying conclusion. Loved it.
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.
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?
A fun, clever twist on our obsession with true crime. I loved it.
I raced through Kill Show. Gripping, fast-paced and oh so twisty.
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.
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.
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.
If there is one subject that causes moral division, it's true crime . . . [this] is front and centre in this provocative and gripping novel
This is a different approach to a crime novel . . .[an] explosive success
Like the much-lauded Daisy Jones & The Six, the story here unfolds in interview form . . . provocative and gripping
a vibrant, craftily entertaining novel