How to Kill a Client

Joanna Jenkins

How to Kill a Client
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Country
Australia
Published
4 February 2025
Pages
416
ISBN
9781761471377

How to Kill a Client

Joanna Jenkins

'Keeps you gripped ... The perfect tonic for anyone who has had a difficult client.' RICHARD BEASLEY SC and author of Hell Has Harbour Views

'Everyone is going to say what a great guy and a great lawyer he was. He wasn't. He was a prick ... And a shithouse lawyer.'

Gavin Jones is dead at thirty-nine. As an in-house lawyer who controlled millions of dollars in fees per year, he was legal firm Howard Greene's biggest client and wielded that power with manipulative contempt. But he saved his worst behaviour for women, at work and at home.

The partners of Howard Greene relied on his favour to fund their lavish lifestyles. If sycophantic admiration of the man was all it took to secure work from Gavin, that's what they delivered.

But no one liked Gavin. The list of those who suffered from his cruelty was long enough to include pretty much everyone who had contact with him. So who actually killed him?

A fast-paced and wickedly funny thriller about power and revenge set in the pristine towers of capitalism, How to Kill a Client is a scorching debut straight out of tomorrow's headlines.

Praise for How to Kill a Client:

'Shocking and highly addictive, this is a very impressive novel from a talented new author.' Canberra Weekly

'Set in the cold atmosphere of the corporate world and the competitive homes of the rich, How to Kill a Client skewers the greed, misogyny and malfeasance in the corner offices of capitalism in a satisfying and twisting thriller.' Books + Publishing

'Jenkins delivers a brilliant debut novel which satisfies on many levels.' Country Style Magazine

'A fabulous page turner...A terrifically written novel about vengeance, dominance and politics in a major law firm.' Sydney Arts Guide

'Blending a fantastic and compelling crime fiction narrative with intense looks at the lifestyle of members of a successful law firm, How to Kill a Client was a gripping and interesting read that is really worth checking out.' The Unseen Library

'Eminently readable, How to Kill a Client is an uncomfortable depiction of Big Law (minus the murder, of course). A strong debut, and hopefully more to come.' The Justinian

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