I’LL EAT WHEN I’M DEAD
Grand Central Publishing, May 2017
Two amateur detectives investigate the death of their friend and colleague in this playful, satirical take on a murder mystery, set at a women’s magazine called RAGE.
“A highly polished satire... Hilarious.”
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“Barbara Bourland deftly tackles body-image issues with wit in this mystery.”
“Barbara Bourland’s snarky debut novel manages to tackle the politics of fashion magazines, the pitfalls and pratfalls being a social media influencer, and the true dangers of the pressures put on women for their appearances and the very real threats to their mental and physical health. And yet Bourland walks the line between serious and comedy so deftly that anyone who has read a women’s magazine or caught an episode of America’s Next Top Model will understand the jokes and the lessons without conflict.”
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“The darker side of perfection is cast under the spotlight [in this] black comedy.”
“There are tantalizing glimpses of the vulnerability and insecurities beneath the surface... Death by beauty was never so much fun.”
“A smart, satirical take on fashion and media that will have readers snorting with laughter.”
“A smart feminist fashion manifesto packed with pulpy, sexy, murderous intrigue. Highly entertaining!”
“Biting, funny, and brilliantly subversive; Bourland’s debut is like THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA meets AMERICAN PSYCHO.”
“Sex. Drugs. Dries van Noten... A deft, smart, and hilarious debut.”
“Readers will devour this mystery... What at first seems a death by natural causes turns into a murder that will have you guessing at whodunit up until the very end...A fun, witty, edge-of-your-seat ride. FOUR STARS.”