BOOK INFORMATION
Recommended retail price:
AUD$29.99
Series: Referendum Series
Edition: First edition
Format & ISBN: trade paperback (ISBN 9780648932833), eBook (ISBN 9780648932840) & hardcover (ISBN 9780648932857)
Published: June 2021
Genre: Fiction, Australian, Thriller/suspense, Crime, Political/legal thriller, Politics and government
Pages: 368
Euthanasia, a black Pope and Australian politics collide in this intense thriller.
Attorney General Charles Stevedore’s daughter is fighting for her life, a victim of a terrible crime. Will he ignore the prime minister and his own laws to save her? Or will politics and the Catholic Church prevent him?
Drawing on his insider experiences as a federal member of parliament and national industry leader, and researched current issues, Richard Evans has created explosive believable stories using compelling characters and page-turning plots.
What readers are saying about THE KILL BILL:
Utterly gripping thriller with compelling characters and surprising plots twists. It is a provocative read and places a question about the ethics of mixing religion, morals and politics. I couldn’t put it down. – Amazon
Wow! Richard Evans has given us his best book. He delivers the world of political and church machinations, the wheelings and dealings that will get you thinking. – BJ’s Book Blog
This is the first book I’ve read from the Richard Evans stable and I’m pleased to say it won’t be the last. The Kill Bill is a clever and polished political thriller. Evans’ writing is slick, tight, and unobtrusive. The dialogue is a joy to read. The characters are solid and believable. – Goodreads
BUY THE BOOK
General sales & reviews
Trade orders & metadata
Library distributors
THE STORY
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating on legislated euthanasia
“There is probably no more important issue in contemporary bioethics or a more serious ethical decision for our parliaments than assisted dying legislation. In public life it is the principles that matter. It is a mistake for legislators to act on the deeply held emotional concerns when that involves crossing a threshold that will affect the entire society in perpetuity.”
Keating quotes Dr Michael Gannon: “Once you legislate you cross the Rubicon. The cause for euthanasia has been made in a very emotional way and this is the latest expression of individual autonomy as an underlying principle. But the sick, the elderly, the disabled, the chronically ill and the dying must never be made to feel they are a burden.”
Sydney Morning Herald, October 19, 2017
Euthanasia, a black Pope and Australian politics collide in this intense thriller
He’s the nation’s chief law maker. His daughter is fighting for her life in intensive care, a victim of a terrible crime. Will he ignore the prime minister’s demands and his own laws to save her? Or will politics and the Catholic Church prevent him from doing his job?
Treasurer, Parker Osborne, initiates a covert plan, in partnership with Vatican emissary, Cardinal Rosseau, to guarantee proposed euthanasia legislation is destined for failure in the national parliament triggering a leadership challenge and his anticipated ascension to prime minister.
Leadership rival and Attorney General, Charles Stevedore, witnessed his wife suffer a prolonged death and agrees to prepare euthanasia legislation for the prime minister. He is forced to question his politics when his daughter is brutally attacked and left for dead, now surviving on life-support. Will he switch off the machines … or not?
Rosseau captivated by the ferociousness of Australian politics plans his own coup d’etat whilst Osborne counts his numbers and prepares to take high office knowing his elevation to prime minister will witness the crucial end of euthanasia legislation.
In a surprising development, the prime minister makes a decision which changes everything.
THE KILL BILL is a gripping political thriller featuring moving and surprising plot twists, convincing characters, and exposes the black-hand of politics that will have you questioning the ethics of assisted dying. If you like fast-paced and page-turning thrillers that draw you into the story, then this book will not disappoint you.
Please note
THE KILL BILL references a fictional violent crime and is recommended for mature readers
THE REFERENDUM SERIES
THE KILL BILL is the second stand-alone political thriller in the Referendum Series where each book focuses on contemporary issues confounding the Australian public which are sent to referendum to approve amending the Australian Constitution.
Other titles in this series:
IN THE MEDIA
20 September 2021, 852 Press: Death with dignity or a bill to kill?