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2023 Longlist

She’s a Killer

ABOUT
THE BOOK

The world’s climate is in crisis and New Zealand is being divided and reshaped by privileged immigrant wealthugees. Thirty-something Alice has a near-genius IQ and lives at home with her mother with whom she communicates by Morse code. Alice’s imaginary friend, Simp, has shown up, with a running commentary on her failings. ‘I mean, can you even calculate the square root of 762 anymore?’ The last time Simp was here was when Alice was seven, on the night a fire burned down the family home. Now Simp seems to be plotting something. When Alice meets a wealthugee named Pablo, she thinks she’s found a way out of her dull existence. But then she meets Pablo’s teenage daughter, Erika – an actual genius full of terrifying ambition. She’s a Killer is the story of a brilliant and stubborn slacker who is drawn into radical action. It’s about what happens when we refuse to face our most demanding problems, told by a woman who is a strange and calculating force of chaos.

 

 

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Kristina
Olsson

NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

She’s a Killer is set in the very near future in New Zealand, where the effects of climate change are really beginning to bite and affect both our physical world and society.

The book is multi-layered and often very funny in a dark way. It contains twists and turns and is a fast-paced thriller, which boasts great and complex characters, and is a fabulous read to boot. It’s both personal and intimate and is about New Zealand and also the world simultaneously; dealing with global issues and events in a unique fashion.

– Wellington City Libraries, New Zealand

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
01/10/2021
Country
NZ
Publisher
Te Herenga Waka University Press

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