They were published between 20, and were later compiled into one book which came out in 2018. The original Killing Eve books were written by Luke Jennings as a series of four self-published e-book novellas called Codename Villanelle, Villanelle: Hallowpoint, Villanelle: Shanghai and Odessa. Here’s everything you need to know about the novels that inspired the Killing Eve series - and how they differ from the show. His Villanelle novellas are undoubtedly his most successful though. Jennings is a British author and journalist, who'd already written a variety of other novels, including Beach Candy, Atlantic and Beauty Story. A cat-and-mouse thriller centred around heartless assassin Villanelle and MI5 agent Eve Polastri, all three seasons (the most recent of which came out in April this year) had us hooked.īut before it was a buzzy BBC drama starring Doctor Foster’s Jodie Comer and Grey’s Anatomy’s Sandra Oh, Killing Eve was actually a book by author Luke Jennings. When Killing Eve made its debut on the BBC in 2018, it quickly became the most talked about shows in offices and pubs alike. This article contains Killing Eve spoilers.
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