Alison Goodman

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Adult Crime Fiction

Killing the Rabbit

Shooting your first film can be murder...

Fledgling film director Hannie Reynard has used her film grant to party in Paris. Now back in Melbourne, she is blackmailed by grant auditor Mosson Ferret, who sees her project as his way back into filmmaking. Together they try to track down the missing subject of Hannie's documentary - Regina Wilcox, the Rabbit Woman of Melbourne.

Regina is a medical freak; one of the few women in the world who can 'resorb' their foetuses at will. But Regina is on the run from hitman Trojan Carmichael, who has been hired to kill her and six other Rabbit Women across Australia. It is us up to Hannie and Mosson to race against Trojan's deadly shooting schedule to save Regina and expose the conspiracy behind the wholesale hits.

Killing the Rabbit is an adult crime thriller with a dark twist of humour; a rollercoaster of excitement and violent action that sits firmly in the black comedy traditions of Tarantino and David Lynch with a uniquely Australian flavour.

 

An e-book of Killing the Rabbit is coming soon

 

Reviews of Killing the Rabbit

‘Ms Goodman captures the reader’s imagination more through vivid, razor-sharp reality than through any Hollywood-style action. It is too poignant to be comedic, too funny to be dramatic, and far too raw to be romantic, though it blends all three elements in a marvel of balance and grace.’

– EM Sky, Mindunbound

‘A sharp, aware and compelling thriller, taking the genre into exciting new territories.’

– Michael Marshall
author of Blood Angels

‘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

‘Quite simply the best first SF 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 SF scene.’

– Chris Moriarty
author of Spin Control

‘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