Murder is the main attraction in this dark and wickedly comic new thriller that follows a young indie filmmaker on her way to fame, fortune, and a shoot-out to the death.
Hannie Reynard landed every aspiring filmmaker's dream: a hefty grant to make her documentary Freaks or Frauds. But the groundbreaking film that was supposed to launch Hannie's career may kill her first. Blowing the grant money on a lost weekend in Paris was bad enough, but now the "stars" of her film-women who share a unique genetic trait-have stopped talking...and started disappearing.
Coupled with a burned-out ex-classmate hitching his own hopes for a comeback to her project, Hannie finds herself the unlikely co-star of a movie that will never be made if a very powerful someone has anything to say about it. For Hannie is already in the crosshairs of his chief "cameraman"-a ruthlessly unconventional hit man who never misses a lethal shot.
Industry Reviews
"Take one part Michael Crichton-style sci-fi speculation and two parts Australian ambience, add the hot-button topicality of women's reproductive rights plus a colorful array of endearing misfits and evil henchmen for spice, stir in generous helpings of white-knuckle suspense and corporate cloak-and-dagger intrigue, and shake well, and you have the recipe for Killing the Rabbit, a delectable debut thriller from Alison Goodman. You'll eat it up!"--Stephen Woodworth, author of Through Violet Eyes and With Red Hands
"A sharp, aware and compelling thriller, taking the genre into exciting new territories."--Michael Marshall, author of "Blood of Angels
""Quite simply the best first adult speculative novel I've read in years. I'm tempted to invoke the names of Neal Stephenson, Bruce Sterling, Marge Piercy, and even Quentin Tarantino ... but Goodman's near-future vision and ripped-from-the-tabloids premise are so unique I'd rather not compare her to anyone. I hope and believe that Killing the Rabbit marks the arrival of a major new talent on the speculative scene."--Chris Moriarty, author of Spin Control
"Alison Goodman's Killing the Rabbit is a tour de force that defies all the rules, choosing life and character and story over any conventions of genre. The result is mesmerizing and wickedly brilliant, unlike anything I've ever read, and every word of it sheer genius."--MindUnbound.com
"Every fascinating, unique character leaps off the page and lingers long after it's turned. Goodman has a winner!" --Kelley Armstrong, author of Exit Strategy " Take one part Michael Crichton-style sci-fi speculation and two parts Australian ambience, add the hot-button topicality of women's reproductive rights plus a colorful array of endearing misfits and evil henchmen for spice, stir in generous helpings of white-knuckle suspense and corporate cloak-and-dagger intrigue, and shake well, and you have the recipe for Killing the Rabbit, a delectable debut thriller from Alison Goodman. You'll eat it up!" -- Stephen Woodworth, author of Through Violet Eyes and With Red Hands
" A sharp, aware and compelling thriller, taking the genre into exciting new territories." -- Michael Marshall, author of "Blood of Angels
"" Quite simply the best first adult speculative novel I've read in years. I'm tempted to invoke the names of Neal Stephenson, Bruce Sterling, Marge Piercy, and even Quentin Tarantino ... but Goodman's near-future vision and ripped-from-the-tabloids premise are so unique I'd rather not compare her to anyone. I hope and believe that Killing the Rabbit marks the arrival of a major new talent on the speculative scene." -- Chris Moriarty, author of Spin Control " Every fascinating, unique character leaps off the page and lingers long after it's turned. Goodman has a winner!" -- Kelley Armstrong, author of Exit Strategy
