How to Make a Killing: A deliciously dark, hilariously twisted thriller for fans of SELLING SUNSET
Autor Kate Westonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 iul 2025
După succesul debutului său pentru adulți, You May Now Kill the Bride, Kate Weston revine cu o satiră tăioasă care transformă competitivitatea profesională într-un joc mortal. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care autoarea folosește experiența sa în stand-up comedy pentru a diseca ambiția feroce din spatele agențiilor imobiliare de lux. Suntem introduși în microclimatul toxic de la Harrington Estates, unde succesul se măsoară în comisioane cu șase zerouri și pantofi Louboutin. Bella, noua stea a biroului, calcă pe cadavre pentru a ajunge în vârf, până când devine ea însăși unul. Cadavrul ei, descoperit în timpul vizionării unei proprietăți de 10 milioane de lire, transformă fiecare colegă într-un suspect cu motive solide.
Considerăm că forța acestui roman rezidă în personajele sale pe care „adori să le urăști”. Dacă To Die for de Lisa Gray v-a captivat prin miza uriașă a unui concurs imobiliar de un milion de dolari, această carte extinde experiența în direcția umorului negru britanic și a politicii de birou vicioase. Stilul narativ este alert, punctat de replici acide și o tensiune care crește direct proporțional cu prețul proprietăților listate. Kate Weston păstrează structura ingenioasă de „whodunnit” pe care a perfecționat-o în seria sa YA, Murder on a School Night, dar adaugă o doză de cinism matur care amintește de dinamica din serialele de tip reality-show, unde imaginea perfectă ascunde secrete compromițătoare.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1035412489
Pagini: 432
Ilustrații: N/A
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Headline
Colecția Headline
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care caută un roman polițist alert, unde satira socială se împletește cu misterul clasic. Este lectura ideală pentru fanii producțiilor de tip Selling Sunset care vor să vadă ce se întâmplă când rivalitatea depășește limitele eticii. Câștigi o perspectivă acidă asupra lumii imobiliare de lux, totul într-un ritm care te ține în suspans până la dezvăluirea finală, livrată cu un umor negru impecabil.
Descriere
'I LOVED this! Devoured in one sitting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''If Selling Sunset met Desperate Housewives and got wrapped up in a murder mystery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I was just blown away by this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'So funny it should be illegal' MAZ EVANS
'A whip-smart, hilarious whodunnit!' BETH REEKLES
'Darkly fun' EMILY-JANE CLARKE
Meet the women of Harrington Estates. They're one big happy family. At least, that's what they all say...
New arrival Bella is determined to get to the top, and she doesn't mind stepping on some Louboutin-clad toes to get there.
No-nonsense Hannah was the rising star, but now Bella's stealing her thunder - and her agent of the year award.
Olivia wants it all - the glittering career, the picture-perfect family. But lately it feels like something - or someone - is trying to snatch it away.
Then there's poor Claire, who has lost more keys than sold properties - and Bella makes sure the whole office knows it.
When Bella is found dead at the open house for a £10-million mansion, everyone's a suspect. They'd all die for that listing, after all.
But did one of them kill for it?
Fans of How to Kill Your Family and Selling Sunset will love this hilariously dark thriller from Kate Weston, with characters you'll love to hate, vicious office politics, and a twist you'll NEVER see coming.
Readers can't get enough of How to Make a Killing:
'I adored How to Make a Killing. With its dark humour, catty women, the mounting body count and the twists and turns that led to the final reveal, it was a most enjoyable read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Great book ... gave me Selling Sunset vibes only with a dark twist. It kept me guessing, loved it.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Such a fab read full of wit and whip smart plot points. the characters were a delight to get to 'know in probably all the wrong ways and reason' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I loved How to Make a Killing ... a fabulous summer read that kept me gripped, and guessing.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Oh, the drama! I loved this. Everyone was screwing everyone over, meaning every character had a motive, and I wasn't a hundred percent sure who did it until the very end.... And the last bit!!! Loved it.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A dark and dangerous, witty suspense where anything goes, filled with utterly devious characters populating a pacy and frothy plot brimming with deep humour. Deliciously dark and endlessly entertaining.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A smart, stylish murder mystery that doesn't take itself too seriously-and is all the more entertaining for it.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This was such a fun read and one I'd recommend to anyone who loves a bit of dark humour mixed with murder. I laughed out loud throughout...Such a brilliant book and one I'll be recommending.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The reveal hit me like a sculpture to the head. I loved it.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Recenzii
Absolutely delicious - a furiously funny page turner which kept me guessing up until the very last moment. This book is so much fun.
I adored this book! It is riotously funny, horribly familiar, and a brilliantly compelling story. I related so hard to way too much of it, revelled in the darkness, and can't wait for Kate Weston's next novel. Hard recommend!
Outrageously entertaining
Brilliantly plotted
Meet the women of Harrington Estates. They're one big happy family. At least, that's what they all say...
New arrival Bella is determined to get to the top, and she doesn't mind stepping on some Louboutin-clad toes to get there.
No-nonsense Hannah was the rising star, but now Bella's stealing her thunder - and her agent of the year award.
Olivia wants it all: the glittering career, the picture-perfect family. But lately it feels like something - or someone - is trying to snatch it away.
Then there's poor Claire, who has lost more keys than sold properties - and Bella makes sure the whole office knows it.
When Bella is found dead at the open house for a £10-million mansion, everyone's a suspect. They'd all die for that listing, after all.
But did one of them kill for it?