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A Good Person

By: Kirsten King
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'Sharp, hilarious, and painfully relatable, Kirsten King's debut will keep you laughing as you turn each page' MONIKA KIM, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART

'I adored this deliciously acidic, addictive novel' EMMA VAN STRAATEN, author of THIS IMMACULATE BODY

Lillian is having a great time with Henry: he's charming, well-educated, and exactly the kind of guy she'd like to end up with. That is, until she stays the night at his flat and they end up in a huge argument. Furious, Lillian decides to seek revenge on Henry by performing a drunken YouTube hex on him.

But then Henry actually ends up dead.

As the Boston police investigate Henry's death, Lillian discovers she wasn't the only woman in his life - and to cope with this reckoning, she plunges into new obsessions. And when the journey takes Lillian to ever darker places, she begins to uncover things she dearly wishes had stayed under wraps.

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Critic Reviews

I stayed up way too late reading Kirsten King's A Good Person. I could not put it down, had to know how it ended. Wow. Maybe Lillian is not your textbook definition of a good person, but I fell for her hard (Marcy Dermansky, author of Hot AIr)
I raced, cringing, through Kirsten King's taut psychological thriller, compelled and repelled in equal measure by Lillian's assured narration. After spending so much time in Lillian's head, the reader starts to lose sight of what, exactly, makes 'a good person.' And that's high praise (Laura Sims, author of How Can I Help You)
You'll laugh, you'll gasp, you'll find it painfully relatable. A Good Person is delightfully dark, funny, and thought-provoking. I couldn't put it down (Annakeara Stinson, author of the forthcoming NERVE DAMAGE)
An enthusiastically deranged frolic of a novel, A Good Person is for readers who adore mess. I couldn't get enough of Lillian's voice, both disturbing and delightful, and felt so sorry for every character that crossed her path. Truly an enchanting debut from Kirsten King with a wink, a smile and a swift kick in the ass. Loved! (Rachel Koller Croft, USA Today bestselling author)
An unforgettable read, driven by a delightfully diabolical antiheroine whose antics are both terrifying and impressive. I gulped it down in two delirious sittings, gobsmacked by the twists and turns, and by Lillian's dangerous self-delusion. But be warned: the most terrifying twist might be just how much Lillian reminds you of yourself in your darkest moments (Caitlin Barasch, author of A NOVEL OBSESSION)
A daring thrill ride into the dark corners of a troubled mind . . . What starts as a hilarious zippy sugar high becomes a harrowing crash-I was entranced, reading through my fingers but also never putting it down (Elizabeth Rose Quinn, author of FOLLOW ME)
King's A Good Person is a ferocious, anxiety inducing, and hilarious debut. Lillian is an antiheroine for the ages and a brutal figurehead for the worst parts of gen z. The experience of reading her progressive downward spiral felt like a sustained panic attack. I audibly said 'oh no' about every three pages. A mic drop of a debut (Caroline Glenn, author of the forthcoming CRUELTY FREE)
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