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How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

A Novel

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How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

By: Nina McConigley
Narrated by: Reena Dutt
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A bold, inventive, and fiercely original debut novel that begins with an uncle dead and his tween niece’s private confession to the reader—she and her sister killed him, and they blame the British.

"I have been waiting for Nina McConigley's debut novel for years and it's even better than I could have imagined." —Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Our Missing Hearts

“Spirited and witty, stylish and audacious...Its avid curiosity about the world, its alertness to history, and its enormously fun storytelling—with a twist at the end—held me in their spell.” —Megha Majumdar, New York Times bestselling author of A Burning

Summer, 1986. The Creel sisters, Georgie Ayyar and Agatha Krishna, welcome their aunt, uncle and young cousin—newly arrived from India—into their house in rural Wyoming where they’ll all live together. Because this is what families do. That is, until the sisters decide that it’s time for their uncle to die.

According to Georgie, the British are to blame. And to understand why, you need to hear her story. She details the violence hiding in their house and history, her once-unshakeable bond with Agatha Krishna, and her understanding of herself as an Indian-American in the heart of the West. Her account is, at every turn, cheeky, unflinching, and infectiously inflected with the trappings of teendom, including the magazine quizzes that help her make sense of her life. At its heart, the tale she weaves is:
a) a vivid portrait of an extended family
b) a moving story of sisterhood
c) a playful ode to the 80s
d) a murder mystery (of sorts)
e) an unexpected and unwaveringly powerful meditation on history and language, trauma and healing, and the meaning of independence

Or maybe it’s really:

f) all of the above. Coming of Age Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction World Literature Heartfelt Witty Murder Crime

Dear Listener,

How does my debut shine in audio?
"Until I had babies, I had never much listened to audiobooks. I even thought an e-reader was blasphemy. But then I spent hours and hours listening to books with a baby on my chest, and I realized the power an audiobook has. I now have my favorite narrators that I seek out! But I think Reena Dutt, who is my narrator, captures Georgie and her innocence so well. Her voice has a strength and a vulnerability that adds another layer to the text. When I first listened, I forgot I wrote it! And was swept along with her storytelling."– Nina McConigley, author of How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
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Wow. What a thrilling book, and well read. I couldn’t stop once I started. So much nuance and wisdom and deep felt attention to the world in these pages. I really loved this book.

A stunning novel!

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