But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she draws a relentless foe to her tail.Įve Polastri (not a codename) is a former MI6 operative hired by the national security services for a singular task: to find and capture or kill the assassin responsible, and those who have aided her. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of the game, she specializes in murdering the world’s richest and most powerful. Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world’s most skilled assassins. The Villanelle titles are the basis for BBC America's upcoming TV series Killing Eve, airing in 2018 and starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer.The breakneck thriller that inspired TV sensation Killing Eve, starring Sandra Oh, “unlike any other spy drama you’ve seen” ( Daily Beast). He is currently writing a follow-up to his 2017 thriller Codename Villanelle (John Murray).

With Deborah Bull, he wrote The Faber Guide to Ballet, and with his daughter Laura, the Stars fiction series for Puffin Books, about teenagers at a stage-school. He is the author of Blood Knots, a memoir, short-listed for the 2010 Samuel Johnson and William Hill prizes, and of three novels: Breach Candy, Beauty Story, and the Booker Prize-nominated Atlantic. He trained at the Rambert School and was a dancer for ten years before turning to writing.Īs a journalist he has written for Vanity Fair, the New Yorker and Time, as well as for numerous British titles. The Villanelle titles are the Luke Jennings is an author and the dance critic of The Observer. As a journalist he has written for Vanity Fair, the New Yorker and Time, as well as for numerous British titles. He trained at the Rambert School and was a dancer for ten years before turning to writing. Luke Jennings is an author and the dance critic of The Observer.

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