Kill the Next One

by Federico Axat

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Pub Date Jan 26 2017 | Archive Date Dec 12 2016

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General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

Description

THE PERFECT THRILLER

Ted has it all: a beautiful wife, two daughters, a high-paying job. But after he is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour he finds himself with a gun to his temple, ready to pull the trigger. That’s when the doorbell rings.

A stranger makes him a proposition: kill two deserving men before dying. The first is a criminal, and the second is, like Ted, terminally ill, and wants to die. If Ted kills these men he will then become a target himself in a kind of suicidal daisy chain—and won’t it be easier for his family if he’s a murder victim?

Kill the Next One is an audacious, immersive psychological thriller in which nothing is what it seems.

Translated by David Frye

THE PERFECT THRILLER

Ted has it all: a beautiful wife, two daughters, a high-paying job. But after he is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour he finds himself with a gun to his temple, ready to...

A Note From the Publisher

Federico Axat was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1975. His earlier novels have been translated into Italian, German, French, Portuguese and Chinese. His third novel, KILL THE NEXT ONE, was published as LA ULTIMA SALIDA in Spanish and has become an international sensation with rights sold in 33 territories. Axat’s novels reveal his mastery of suspense, plot twists and unexpected endings. KILL THE NEXT ONE is set in the United States, where Axat lived for a time before returning to Argentina.

Federico Axat was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1975. His earlier novels have been translated into Italian, German, French, Portuguese and Chinese. His third novel, KILL THE NEXT ONE, was...

Advance Praise

‘Nightmare imagery, mind-bending plot twists, and a kaleidoscopic storytelling style lend Axat’s tale a vertiginous air, but at the core of this literary fever dream lies an elegantly crafted and emotionally resonant mystery that astonishes, devastates, and satisfies in equal measure.’—Publishers Weekly

‘Take some drops of Hitchcock, the boldness of Jules Verne, the tricks of The Mystery of the Yellow Room, some Stephen King characters, the atmosphere of Shutter Island, Christopher Nolan’s film scripts, The Game, some episodes of Lost…and you won’t be able to put it down…[Kill the Next One] is a gripping, fast-paced read. A big Hollywood producer is already working on the film.’—La Vanguardia

‘Axat harnesses that uncertainty to build suspense and creates an intriguing, mind-bending thriller in the vein of Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island.’—Booklist