Kiss of Death - OUT NOW in all good bookstores
Murderous impulses, cunning women, and a terrifying plague. What could possibly go wrong?
It’s 1918, in a Wellington that few people would recognise today, and two major events are about to collide: the signing of the Armistice to end World War I, and he soldier-borne plague we now call the Spanish flu. Into this comes Wellington’s only female lawyer, leading her group Sapphist friends as they attempt to strike a blow for Women’s freedom. They go head-to-head with the authorities while she finds herself acting as Crown prosecutor in the case of a wealthy socialite’s “murder” of her husband by kissing him.
About Stephen Tester
Stephen Tester lives in Wellington, New Zealand with his wife and two sons. He was admitted to the Bar in 2002 and practised criminal and family law before retraining as a history teacher.
He now runs the Social Science Faculty at Wellington College, an all-boys high school with one of the largest history departments in the country. When he is not binge-watching television shows, he loves reading about history and travelling the world.
Kiss of Death Book Launch - March 15
Kiss of Death will be launched at the Wellington College Girvan Library at 5.00 pm on Friday 15 March in conjunction with the Wellington College Runathon Gala. The launch will feature a performance from the students of the WC Performing Arts Academy acting out one of the courtroom scenes.
