Aussie Kayla Connolly brings activism to a chilling new reality when she takes on the mantle of thinning the world ranks of billionaires. Arguably, it’s down to all of us to try and realign the distribution of wealth but Kayla knows that some won’t be playing on the same team as her. Armed with a sense of humour as dry as the outback and a seven foot Pacific islander as a wingman, Kayla takes the battle to those who have the most to lose.

Meanwhile, Sargeant Kate Anderson of the Met Police has Kayla in her sights. But Kayla isn’t your everyday crim. Aside from creating a social media storm, there’s a school of thought that Kayla is doing a righteous job and Kate may just be happy to go along with the flow.

Whether taking down the wealthiest members of society will tackle world issues is up for debate. Kill Billionaire is a wickedly entertaining read and that is a nailed down certainty.

I was granted an advance copy of Kill Billionaire and am leaving this review voluntarily.

If you only read one book in 2026 it should be this one.
It is a fantasy book set in the near future, where the actions of the few are endangering the lives of the many.
From the title the reader can immediately guess what the proposed solution is.
The characters are superb, the settings although unlikely are terrific.
The main character Kayla is on the way to be a real life superhero when she meets her end, or does she.
Normally when reading psychological thrillers at key points if the reader is given three guesses what is going to happen next, the reader always gets one correct.
I never guessed any of the next actions correctly.
I loved it, and can't wait for Anders' next book.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Having enjoyed Anders' first book I was really looking forward to this one and it did not disappoint. It's very relevant and really does stop and make you think. Bring on the revolution, I loved it!

With a name like that it’s easy to know what the book will be about. Set in a slightly more dystopian version of our world we follow a teenage Australian girl as she has to find the solution to climate change; you can probably guess what she decides upon. Whilst this was technically a multi POV story, Kayla dominates the narrative with her witty humour and intelligent solutions to any problem that comes her way. We also get some chapters with our ‘antagonist’, Kate, a headstrong policewoman who is destined for success with her ability to actually think like Kayla and somewhat predict the next moves. These are supplemented by an excellent secondary cast of Mr P, Nancy and Brian each with their own unique and slightly outlandish character traits. I wish we had gotten more from Dmitri the hacker friend whose presence was limited to when they needed something from him and then discarded. All together I’d say this is definitely a book that doesn’t tie itself to realism and flanderises current affairs to provide a stronger message about what needs to be done, although I fear it might come to fruition in the not so far future. If I had one minor gripe it’s that the phrase ‘kill billionaire’, which is used throughout the novel and is of course the title, doesn’t feel grammatically correct; I did check and turns out its allowed but ‘kill billionaires’ sounds much better and is also more accurate.