Killing Richard Dawson

A GRIPPING, POIGNANT BLACK COMEDY, WITH WIDE APPEAL

“…doesn’t miss a beat, all the way to an ending that’ll knock you sideways”
- Nick Earls, Bestselling Author

“…There are shades of American Psycho but with a distinctly Australian air of suburban ennui… an ambitious novel, full of ambiguity…”
- The Sun-Herald

“….darkly hilarious knack for capturing the lethargic insights of Gen Y…”
- The Australian Literary Review

“…a darkly comic story… The humour is sporadic. The darkness is not.’
- Sydney Morning Herald


‘The phone rings. It’s Jesus. I listen to him speak then hang up…”

In this darkly comic, slow-burn thriller, reality is blurred… nothing can be taken for granted.

A gripping and poignant black comedy about love, friendship, booze, morality, death…. And a generation’s casual dissatisfaction with modern life. Sometimes, redemption lies in the darkest of places.

BRET EASTON ELLIS MEETS NICK EARLS

Killing Richard Dawson is a brilliant fast-paced story with a surprising twist. It cleverly traverses the inner and outer worlds of its contemporary university student protagonist with wit and humour as he navigates his way through the relational landscapes of loss, friendship and unrequited love. Death is the only constant in his life, yet it is dealt with an irreverence echoing Evelyn Waugh’s satire on death.

Robin Baker is a young ex-English teacher, turned funeral director who knows the terrain of death well. Baker’s brilliant take on Generation Y shatters the mass media narratives, with a more accurate representation of their experience – the darker places of life and its undercurrents.

Baker builds a real tension by getting the reader to sympathize with the self-centered protagonist, a social misfit who doesn’t care about anything or any one, an essentially unlikable character you can’t help but love.

“YOU DON’T NEED TO DIE TO DESTROY YOURSELF.”

Do you love black comedy? Do you love Robin Baker’s impeccable wit and take on life? Why not try another of his wonderful stories?

The excellent books of Robin Baker:
Killing Richard Dawson
Chasing the Sun
Pareidolia (Coming Soon!)