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
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.
'Richard House's Man Booker-longlisted novel stands out from the pile . . . an ambitious and complex meta-thriller that spins its many stories like plates, tantalising you at every turn . . . a page turner . . . and a book absolutely to be read twice over.' Independent