NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY FORBES , THE MILLIONS , GOODREADS , CRIMEREADS , AND BOOKSTR "A zillennial Gone Girl ." — New York Times Book Review "If Ottessa Moshfegh dabbled in murder." — Seattle Times "Part Fleabag , part Gone Girl ." —theSkimm An electric binge-of-a-debut about an antihero who seeks revenge on her ex-situationship with a hex, only for him to actually, literally die. Lillian and Henry have been enjoying each other’s company, particularly in bed. Even though Lillian’s best (and only) friend calls it a “situationship,” Lillian knows better. And she has a plan to lock Henry down. She’ll be the best, most accommodating version of herself until he falls in love with her. But when Henry blindsides Lillian with a breakup instead of a love declaration, Lillian is left with no choice but to exact revenge with a hex. Lillian expects Henry to grovel and come crawling back to her. What she doesn’t anticipate is becoming a prime suspect in his murder case when he’s found dead. Desperate to control the narrative, clear her name, and assume her rightful place as Henry’s mourning girlfriend, Lillian’s pursuit of the truth will throw her into a dangerous tailspin, which may just upend her life for good. A deliciously addictive novel that explores our darkest, most human impulses, A Good Person heralds Kirsten King as a striking new voice in fiction. One of Publishers Weekly 's Spring 2026 Writers to Watch One of Publishers Marketplace ’s "Buzz Books" Fiction for Spring/Summer 2026 One of Glamour 's Best Book Club Books for 2026 One of Bustle 's Best Books of March One of Goodreads ' Editors' March Book Picks One of BuzzFeed 's Best Books Editors Read in June One of CrimeReads ' Best Psychological Thrillers of March One of CrimeReads ' Best Debuts of March One of Daily Break 's Best Books of March One of BookBub 's Best New TikTok Favorites One of BookRiot 's Must-read Queer Books of April One of LitHub 's Best Reviewed Books of the Week One of Scary Mommy 's Favorite Queer Books of 2026 One of New York Times Book Review 's Most Anticipated Novels This Spring One of Autostraddle 's Most Anticipated Queer Books of March One of Our Culture 's Most Anticipated Books of Spring "King’s debut novel, revolves around a narcissist named Lillian whose vision of the world is wildly skewed yet compulsively readable. This book is very funny and very dark and I liked it quite a lot." — The Cap Times "Acerbic, darkly feminine and very funny. . . . The whodunit mystery might drive the plot, but comedy is the irresistible force of this unwaveringly caustic novel. . . Hilarious. . . King tenderly touches the possibility of her character’s transformation without indulging it, or sacrificing the delightful demons that propel the story." — New York Times Book Review "I always love a slightly (or not-so-slightly) deranged woman anti-hero who demonstrates a modern absurdity and Kirsten King’s A Good Person deftly delivers. Through the journey of Lillian, a delulu narcissist who just wants to be loved, King skewers everything from modern dating to true crime. You won’t understand why Lillian makes the choices she does, but you will find yourself absurdly rooting for her by the end." — Glamour "[A] twisty, darkly comic tale of millennial self-delusion that plays out like if Lena Dunham wrote Search Party —and I can’t think of a book that has made me laugh harder in recent memory." — Bustle "King’s debut, with its deeply unreliable narrator and zigzagging plot, evokes a zillennial Gone Girl ." — New York Times Book Review "[A] wickedly funny spiral into the mind of someone who insists she’s decent while proving otherwise at every turn . . . King leans hard into the comedy of narcissism, letting Lillian rationalize every terrible choice with astonishing confidence. Reading A Good Person is like watching a slow-motion disaster you can’t look away from. Or if Ottessa Moshfegh dabbled in murder. Almost too uncomfortably recognizable, the novel asks a deliciously awkward question: Who actually gets to call themselves a good person?" — Seattle Times "Once you hop on this wild ride of a novel, you won’t want to get off . . . With tart prose that tastes like sour candy, Kirsten King’s debut is a home run. Commenting on everything from corporate culture to dating and gender roles, this novel had all the ingredients of a must-read." — Marie Claire "Lillian is in a toxic situationship with a man who couldn't care less if she lived or died—we've all been there. Reeling after he cuts things off with her despite her doing everything in her power to be the 'Cool Girl,' she drinks a little too much and tries to perform a hex on him. Which, TBH, he deserved . . . It is laugh-out-loud funny; I couldn't put it down from start to finish, and there's nothing I love more than an unhinged female character." — Buzzfeed "Who among us hasn’t spiraled after being blindsided by
