Codename Villanelle is a sleek, fast-paced international thriller from an exciting new voice in fiction.

The ensuing chase will lead them on a trail around the world, intersecting with corrupt governments and powerful criminal organizations, all leading towards a final confrontation from which neither will emerge unscathed. In the book the series is based on, Codename: Villanelle by British author Luke Jennings, Villanelle chooses her alias from the name of a perfume favored by the Comtesse du Barry, the Chief Royal Mistress of Louis XV, who lost her head with a lot of other folks in 1793. A villanelle is a poem of nineteen lines, and which follows a strict form that consists of five tercets (three-line stanzas) followed by one quatrain (four-line stanza). Eve, whose quiet and otherwise unextraordinary life belies her quick wit and keen intellect, accepts the mission. The Killing Eve book series by Luke Jennings includes books Codename Villanelle, No Tomorrow, Die for Me, and several more. But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she draws a relentless foe to her tail.Įve Polastri (not a codename) is a former MI6 operative hired by the national security services for a singular task: to find and capture or kill the assassin responsible, and those who have aided her. With Villanelle and Eves messy and erotically dark drama, Killing Eve has proudly led a new era for queer culture on screen. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of the game, she specializes in murdering the world's richest and most powerful. The TV series earned a massive following by adapting Jennings books - journeying through queer romance, suspense and intriguing character development.

Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins. The breakneck thriller that inspired TV sensation Killing Eve, starring Sandra Oh, 'unlike any other spy drama you've seen' ( Daily Beast).

Villanelle book series