The F*ck-it List: Is this the most shocking thriller of the year?

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Frank Brill is a retired small town newspaper editor who has just been given a terminal diagnosis. Faced with the end, he has no interest in gentle reflection or unfinished dreams. Instead, he turns to his carefully prepared fuck it list.

Frank’s life has been shaped by loss, disappointment and a steady erosion of faith in the world around him. Personal tragedies sit alongside political disillusionment, leaving him angry, sharp witted and out of patience. Now, with nothing left to lose, he decides it is time to settle old scores.

Armed with the names of those he holds responsible for the worst moments of his life, Frank sets out on a darkly comic path of revenge. What follows is a story that blends rage, humour and sorrow, asking what justice looks like when time has almost run out.

This is a bold, unsettling novel about grief, accountability and the dangerous freedom that comes when the future no longer matters.