Murder Bimbo : A gloriously deranged, stylish, debut literary thriller: 'Flays the political moment' Torrey Peters

Author: Novack, Rebecca

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 10 February 2026 by Bonnier Books UK (Manilla Press).

Hardback | 288 pages
248 x 165 | 480g

<p><b>**A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 IN <i>STYLIST</i>, <i>LIT HUB</i>, <i>DEBUTIFUL</i>; <i>SHEREADS</i>; <i>BUSTLE</i>**<br><br>Flays the political moment. At all levels, it is a blast Torrey Peters, author of <i>Detransition, Baby<br><br></i>Brimming with acidic humour . . . perfect for fans of <i>A Certain Hunger </i>and <i>Boy Parts</i>. <i>Murder Bimbo is </i>surely going to be the book everyone is talking about in 2026 Jessie Elland, <i>The Ladie Upstairs</i></b><br><br><i>Im a 32-year-old sex worker who just killed a politician. Please, please, please turn me into a feminist anti-hero . . .<br></i><br>A 32-year-old sex worker has just killed extremist political hopeful Meat Neck. Holed up in an off-the-grid cabin in the woods, she now has only two days, her wits and a high-speed internet connection to save her own life.<br><br>Her best bet is to reach out to the wildly popular feminist investigative podcast <i>Justice for Bimbos</i>. In a hastily-typed series of emails, the newly-minted Murder Bimbo explains how she was recruited and then trained by a cabal of code-named US agents to take out Meat Neck.<br><br>But, when she starts a new set of emails, this time addressed to her ex-girlfriend, we begin to realize that Murder Bimbo might not be the unsuspecting cog she claims to be.<br><br>In a time where truth is more flexible than ever before - who really is Murder Bimbo? And what will she do next?<br><br><b>Introducing an unforgettable character for our times: hyper-articulate, totally untrustworthy, politically murky, charmingly petty, and wholly egotistical - this is . . . MURDER BIMBO.</b><br><br><b></b><i>Murder Bimbo</i><b> is </b><i>Gone Girl </i><b>for the Luigi Mangione era, and Rebecca Novack is one of our funniest and most acerbic new writers Catherine Lacey, author of </b><i>Biography of X</i><br><br><b>Fun, layered, and loaded with wit. </b><i>Murder Bimbo</i><b> is a romp through the American political landscape, infused with a propulsive plot and a voice that shouts right from the page. Impossible to put down Jodie Matthews, author of </b><i>Meet Me at the Surface</i><br><br><b>I devoured this sharp and acidic romp of a thriller, with its deliciously dark and unreliable narrator. Intriguing, compelling, beguiling - I was completely at the mercy of our slippery heroine, and loved every minute of it. Gloriously, riotously unhinged Emma van Straaten, author of </b><i>This Immaculate Body</i><br><br><b>What a ride! A self-mythologizing, feminist heroine for our awful age, a political assassination, and lesbian longing - I did not want this bloody clever and acerbic novel to end Charlotte Vassell, author of </b><i>The Other Half</i><br><br><b>Refreshing, raw and radically funny Christine Anne Foley, Kate OBrien Award shortlisted author of </b><i>Bodies</i></p>