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"Fierce, fun, wild, and enraging." --Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark"A real joy to read . . . Killer Potential earns Deitch a spot on the 'new novelists to watch' list." -- Associated PressAn electric debut novel following two young women after they flee a bloody murder scene in the Hollywood Hills and quickly become a runaway media sensationDestined for greatness, wanted for murder. . .A scholarship kid with straight As and big dreams, Evie Gordon always thought she was special, that she'd be someone. But after graduating from an elite university, she finds herself drowning in debt and working as an SAT tutor for the super-rich of Los Angeles.Everything changes one Sunday, when she arrives for her weekly lesson at the Victors' Beverly Hills estate and, in lieu of a bored teenager, finds the bloody remains of the parents strewn through their beautiful back garden, and a woman crying for help within a closet. As Evie works to free her, the two are spotted--and within moments, they go from bystanders to suspects to fugitives.Suddenly at the heart of a manhunt and accompanied by a mysterious woman who refuses to speak, Evie knows the only way to clear her name is to find the real killer. But first she'll have to break down the barriers of her companion, who is quickly becoming the most important person in Evie's upside-down life. Their breathless spree takes them across the U.S. as developments in the case shock the nation and the press runs wild with Evie's story: a gifted kid turned killer. She's now on the cover of every magazine and newspaper--anointed the new Charles Manson, a bloodthirsty ninety-nine percenter looking to start a class war. Evie is finally someone.By turns cuttingly hilarious and deeply insightful, Killer Potential is a strikingly original debut. A literary novel with the page-turning intensity of a thriller that asks timely questions about our belief in the romance of social mobility, and how the stories we're sold about our potential can shape the course of our lives.

'Compelling, creepy and cool . . . a Thelma & Louise for our times'PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train'Fierce, fun, wild and enraging'CHRIS WHITAKER, author of All The Colours of the Dark'Razor-sharp writing, frenzied pace, twists and turns - prepare for impact!'BONNIE GARMUS, author of Lessons In Chemistry 'Pump this into my veins. A modern day Thelma & Louise for lesbians who make Das Kapital jokes'MADELEINE GRAY, author of Green DotDecisions were made: I made them. Violence was done: I did it. Crime scenes were fled: I fled them. People were hurt: I hurt them. Someone was loved: I loved them. Not everything I did was bad. Just most of it. A scholarship kid with straight As and massive potential, Evie Gordon always thought she was special, that she'd be someone. But after graduating from an elite university, she finds herself drowning in debt and working as a private tutor to the children of Los Angeles's super-rich. Everything changes when Evie arrives at the Victor family's lavish mansion for her weekly lesson to discover, not the bored teenager she excepted, but pure carnage: the bloody remains of Mr and Mrs Victor sullying their beautiful back garden, and a woman crying for help from within the walls of the house. Within moments, Evie and the woman go from bystanders to suspects to fugitives. Suddenly at the heart of a nation-wide manhunt, Evie finds that her mysterious companion, who refuses to speak, has quickly become the most important person in her upside-down life. Meanwhile, the press runs wild with Evie's story - anointing her the new Charles Manson, a blood thirsty ninety-nine percenter looking to start a class war. Evie is - finally and disastrously - someone. Droll, dark and deeply insightful, Killer Potential is an edge-of-your-seat break-neck ride, a queer love story, and a darkly funny critique of the horrors of late capitalism and how the stories we're sold about our potential can shape the course of our lives.

Decisions were made: I made them. Violence was done: I did it. Crime scenes were fled: I fled them. People were hurt: I hurt them. Someone was loved: I loved them. Not everything I did was bad. Just most of it.A scholarship kid with straight As and big dreams, Evie Gordon always thought she was special, that she'd be someone. But after graduating from an elite university, she finds herself drowning in debt and working as an SAT tutor for the super-rich of Los Angeles.Everything changes one Sunday, when she arrives for a weekly lesson at the Victors' Beverly Hills mansion to discover pure carnage: the bloody remains of Mr. and Mrs. Victor sullying their beautiful back garden, and a woman crying for help from within the walls of the family's estate. Within moments, Evie and the woman go from bystanders to suspects to fugitives. Anointed the new Charles Manson by the press, a bloodthirsty ninety-nine percenter hoping to spark a class war, Evie is finally someone.At the heart of a nationwide manhunt, Evie is desperate to clear her name. But first she'll have to break down the barriers of her new companion - who is inscrutable, surprisingly skilled at being on the run, and quickly becoming the most important person in Evie's upside-down life.

A scholarship kid with straight As and massive potential, Evie Gordon always thought she was special, that she'd be someone. But after graduating from an elite university, she finds herself drowning in debt and working as a private tutor to the children of Los Angeles's super-rich. Everything changes when Evie arrives at the Victor family's lavish mansion for her weekly lesson to discover pure carnage: the bloody remains of Mr and Mrs Victor sullying their beautiful back garden, and a woman crying for help from inside the house. Within moments, Evie and the woman go from bystanders to suspects to fugitives. Finding herself the target of a nation-wide manhunt, Evie sets out on a road-trip like no other, accompanied by the mysterious woman, who has quickly become the most important person in Evie's mixed up life. Meanwhile the press run wild with her story: a gifted kid turned killer, a new Charles Manson looking to start a class war. Evie is - finally and disastrously - someone. Killer Potential is an edge-of-your-seat break-neck ride, a queer love story, and a darkly funny critique of how the stories we're sold about our potential can shape the course of our lives.

Explosiv, hyllad thriller som kallats en modern Thelma & Louise»En Thelma & Louise för vår tid.« Paula HawkinsEvie Gordon var en gång studenten med A i alla ämnen, en klart lysande stjärna som skulle gå långt. Men trots en examen från ett toppuniversitet har utbildningen inte gett något jobb, och numera arbetar hon som privatlärare åt rikemansbarn i Los Angeles. En eftermiddag när Evie anländer till familjen Victors lyxvilla i Beverly Hills får hon sitt livs chock. Hon hittar föräldrarna mördade och en livrädd, förstummad kvinna sitter fastkedjad under trappan. När Evie har befriat kvinnan upptäcks de av parets dotter Serena, som omedelbart tror att det är de som har dödat föräldrarna. Den tystlåtna kvinnan visar sig ha dolda talanger som både biltjuv och snattare. Hon och Evie inleder en relation medan de flyr undan polisen och mediedrevet. En roadtrip som leder dem in på allt mörkare vägar. Evie kallas för ett blodtörstigt monster i pressen och är snart känd i hela USA. Men att rentvå sitt namn när man är efterlyst för dubbelmord är lättare sagt än gjort. I översättning av Åsa Brolin.HANNAH DEITCH är en amerikansk författare och journalist bosatt i Los Angeles. Dödlig potential är hennes hyllade debut, en explosiv, originell och underhållande thriller som kallats en modern Thelma & Louise.»Vild, rolig och omskakande. En djupt imponerande debut.« Chris Whitaker, författare till Mörkrets alla färger

"Ei kaikki mitä tein ollut pahaa. Vain suurin osa."Evie Gordon on entinen kympin oppilas, jolla joskus oli suuria unelmia. Hän tiesi aina olevansa erityinen. Ja että hänestä tulisi vielä jotain suurta. Yliopiston jälkeen Evie on kuitenkin vain korviaan myöten veloissa ja työskentelee tuutorina Los Angelesin ökyrikkaiden perheiden lapsille.Kaikki muuttuu eräänä sunnuntaina. Kun Evie saapuu erääseen Beverly Hillsissä sijaitsevaan kartanoon jokaviikkoiseen tutorointitapaamiseen, hän kohtaakin siellä oppilaansa sijaan tämän kuolleet vanhemmat - leviteltyinä pitkin kartanon kaunista puutarhaa. Lisäksi portaikon alle piilotetusta kaapista kuuluu vaikerointia ja Evie läytää sieltä sidotun nuoren naisen. Kun hän yrittää auttaa naista vapaaksi, heidät huomataan, ja hetkessä silminnäkijöistä tuleekin karkureita.Jouduttuaan takaa-ajetuksi Evie tajuaa, että todistaakseen syyttömyytensä hänen on selvitettävä kuka oikeasti on syyllinen. Ihan ensin hänen on kuitenkin saatava tuppisuinen matkatoverinsa puhumaan. Samaan aikaan lehdet kertovat kuitenkin jo sensaatiomaista tarinaa: ”Lahjakkaasta lapsesta murhaajaksi”.Eviestä on vihdoin tullut jotain.