The Kills

Author: Richard House

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 8 October 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Picador Collection' series

Paperback | 1056 pages
202 x 138 | 722g

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE ‘A damn good book’ – The Sunday Times‘A staggering achievement’ – Daily Mail‘A thrilling, overwhelming ride’ – The SpectatorBook of the Year in The Guardian, Spectator, Independent and Daily MailIt 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.