Katy Brent

Katy Brent is a British author and journalist whose debut novel How to Kill Men and Get Away With It announced the arrival of a darkly funny, provocative new voice in crime fiction. Her writing combines biting social satire, dark comedy, and a razor-sharp take on influencer culture and modern feminism. Brent is an award-winning journalist who has worked on newspapers, magazines, and websites since 2005, writing about popular culture. She won a PTA award for New Journalist of the Year in 2006 and later focused on television journalism. How to Kill Men and Get Away With It (2023) was her debut novel — a darkly comic thriller about Kitty Collins, a social media influencer who becomes a serial killer, targeting men who have escaped the justice system. The novel came at its premise through a post-#MeToo lens, asking what American Psycho would look like if written today, set in the world of Instagram influencers. Brent has described it as a passion project she started in 2018, and it was the book that lockdown finally gave her time to complete. The novel was praised for its audacious premise, its sharp satire of influencer culture and celebrity, and its darkly comic voice. It balances genuine menace with laugh-out-loud humour and offers a pointed commentary on justice, privilege, and the gap between online personas and reality. Brent writes with a journalist's understanding of popular culture and a novelist's gift for character and pace. Her debut suggests a writer with a distinctive voice and a willingness to go to dark, funny places. The audiobook edition of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It is entertaining and gripping. Brent's book and audiobook are ideal for readers who love dark comedy, social satire, and thrillers with a feminist edge.