Kill 'Em All

The long-awaited sequel to KILL YOUR FRIENDS - preorder now! It is 2017 – the time of Trump, Brexit and fake news. And time for the return of Steven Stelfox, exactly twenty years on from his Britpop heyday. Now forty-seven and rich beyond the dreams of avarice, Stelfox works only occasionally as a music industry 'consultant'. A fixer. A problem solver. He's had a call from his old friend James Trellick, now president of Unigram, one of the largest record companies in America. Trellick has a huge headache on his hands in the shape of... Lucius Du Pre. The biggest pop star on earth. Well, once the biggest pop star on earth. Now he's a helpless junkie and a prolific, unrepentant sexual predator. Through a programme of debt restructuring so complex even Trellick can barely understand it, Du Pre is massively in hock to the record company. The only way he can possibly pay it off is to embark on a worldwide comeback tour he's in no shape to do. The... The long-awaited sequel to KILL YOUR FRIENDS It is 2017 the time of Trump, Brexit and fake news. And time for the return of Steven Stelfox, exactly twenty years on from his Britpop heyday. Now forty-seven and rich beyond the dreams of avarice, Stelfox works only occasionally as a music industry consultant. A fixer. A problem solver. Hes had a call from his old friend James Trellick, now president of Unigram, one of the largest record companies in America. Trellick has a huge headache on his hands in the shape of... Lucius Du Pre. The biggest pop star on earth. Well, once the biggest pop star on earth. Now hes a helpless junkie and a prolific, unrepentant sexual predator. Through a programme of debt restructuring so complex even Trellick can barely understand it, Du Pre is massively in hock to the record company. The only way he can possibly pay it off is to embark on a worldwide comeback tour hes in no shape to do. The picture is further complicated when the parents of one of Du Pres special friends begin blackmailing him. If their video gets out, Du Pres brand will be utterly toxic and will take Unigram down with it. Enter Stelfox stage right. Only he has the lack of morality to spin this one. With stealth and cunning he begins to chart a road out of the nightmare and to make a killing in the process. For this age of American carnage of populism, of the lowest common denominator, of the Big Lie is truly Stelfoxs time to shine. But in this time of uncertainty, nothing is a given. _____________________ A banging action satirical thriller. But its also a proper novel about the Trumpian era, of the reality TV era, the fake news era. Its managed to say a lot of things in a way that very few other novels are doing and in a very comedic way IRVINE WELSH 'A bruising triumph; Amis' MONEY for the Trump generation. What a monster he's created' IAN RANKIN John Niven understands our era better than almost anyone DOUGLAS COUPLAND A scabrously entertaining satire of what it is like to be rich and white in the land of the free if you are utterly depraved, where money doesnt just talk, or swear, it nukes. There is a twisted poetry in Nivens mastery of invective THE TIMES Savagely, viciously witty, this frantic hymn to greed is filthy, frenetic and totally fabulous SUNDAY MIRROR A full-throttle send up of toxic masculinity Niven at full tilt is always something to behold. METRO _____________________ The long-awaited sequel to KILL YOUR FRIENDS A Guardian Book of the Year 2018 It is 2017 – the time of Trump, Brexit and fake news. And time for the return of Steven Stelfox, former A&R man who made his millions from a hit reality TV show. Now Stelfox works occasionally as a music industry 'consultant'. A fixer. He's had a call from his old friend James Trellick, president of one of the largest record companies in America. Trellick has a huge problem on his hands in the shape of... Lucius Du Pre. Once the biggest pop star on earth. Now he's a helpless junkie, a prolific sexual predator, and massively in debt to Trellick's record company. And the picture only gets bleaker when the parents of one of Du Pre's 'special friends' begin blackmailing him. Enter Stelfox stage right. He's the perfect man to find a way out of this nightmare, and to make a killing in the process. There's no line he won't cross. _____________________ 'A banging action satirical thriller. But it's also a proper novel about the Trumpian era, of the reality TV era, the fake news era. It's managed to say a lot of things in a way that very few other novels are doing and in a very comedic way' IRVINE WELSH 'A bruising triumph; Amis' MONEY for the Trump generation. What a monster he's created' IAN RANKIN 'John Niven understands our era better than almost anyone' DOUGLAS COUPLAND 'A scabrously entertaining satire of what it is like to be rich and white in the land of the free if you are utterly depraved, "where money doesn't just talk, or swear, it nukes". ... There is a twisted poetry in Niven's mastery of invective' THE TIMES 'Savagely, viciously witty, this frantic hymn to greed is filthy, frenetic and totally fabulous' SUNDAY MIRROR 'A full-throttle send up of toxic masculinity ... Niven at full tilt is always something to behold.' METRO The long-awaited sequel to Kill Your Friends by John Niven, a decade after his cult debut hit, Kill Your Friends. It is 2017 - the time of Trump and Brexit. The time for the return of Steven Stelfox - exactly twenty years on from his Britpop heyday. Now forty-six, and rich beyond the dreams of avarice, he works only occasionally as a music industry `consultant'. A fixer. A problem solver. He's had a call from his old friend James Trellick, who is now president of Unigram, one of the largest record companies in America. Trellick has a huge headache on his hands in the shape of ... Lucius Du Pre. The biggest pop star on earth. Well, he was the biggest pop star on earth. Now he's a helpless junkie and a prolific, unrepentant paedophile. Through a programme of debt restructuring so complex even Trellick can barely understand it, Du Pre is also now massively in hock to the record company. The only way he can possibly pay it off is to embark on an enormous comeback tour he's in no shape to do. The picture is further complicated when the parents of one of Du Pre's `special friends' begin blackmailing him. If their video gets out, Du Pre's brand will be utterly toxic, taking Unigram down with it. With stealth and cunning Stelfox begins to chart a road out of the nightmare. Needless to say, the body count on this road will be high "It is 2017 - the time of Trump and Brexit. The time for the return of Steven Stelfox - exactly twenty years on from his Britpop heyday. Now forty-six, and rich beyond the dreams of avarice, he works only occasionally as a music industry 'consultant'. A fixer. A problem solver. He's had a call from his old friend James Trellick, who is now president of Unigram, one of the largest record companies in America. Trellick has a huge headache on his hands in the shape of... Lucius Du Pre. The biggest pop star on earth. Well, he was the biggest pop star on earth. Now he's a helpless junkie and a prolific, unrepentant paedophile. Through a programme of debt restructuring so complex even Trellick can barely understand it, Du Pre is also now massively in hock to the record company. The only way he can possibly pay it off is to embark on an enormous comeback tour he's in no shape to do. The picture is further complicated when the parents of one of Du Pre's 'special friends' begin blackmailing him. If their video gets out, Du Pre's brand will be utterly toxic, taking Unigram down with it. With stealth and cunning Stelfox begins to chart a road out of the nightmare. Needless to say, the body count on this road will be high."--Provided by publisher 2017 - året for Trump, Brexit og fake news. Og det er tid for Steven Stelfox igjen, nøyaktig tjue år etter britpopens glansdager. Han er nå førtisyv og rikere enn han noen gang har drømt om. Stelfox jobber bare av og til som konsulent for musikkindustrien. Han er en fikser. En problemløser. Han har fått en telefon fra sin gamle venn James Trellick, som nå er sjef for Unigram, en av de største plateselskapene i Amerika. Trellick har en stor hodepine i form av... Lucius Du Pre. Den største popstjernen i verden. Vel, en gang den største popstjernen i verden. Nå er han en hjelpeløs junkie og et ufølsomt seksuelt rovdyr. Gjennom et gjeldsprogram så komplekst at ikke engang Trellick kan forstå det, står Du Pre i massiv gjeld til plateselskapet. Den eneste måten han kan betale tilbake er ved hjelp av en verdensomspennende comebackturne som han overhodet ikke er i stand til å gjennomføre. Det er bare Stelfox som er skruppelløs nok til å løse denne saken. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS Wanneer de amorele en cynische Steven Stelfox door een platenmaatschappij wordt ingehuurd om de carrière van een wereldberoemde artiest te redden, bedenkt hij een krankzinnig plan dat iedereen schatrijk kan maken. NL-ZmNBD