jakob kerr
praise for Dead Money
New York Times names Dead Money one of the best thrillers of 2025.
Amazon Editors name Dead Money one of the best books of 2025.
Kerr's terrific debut, which appears to be a traditional whodunit but is really an unpredictable nesting-box of surprises . . . Kerr, who worked at Airbnb for a decade, brings an insider’s knowledge and a satirist’s sensibility to the vanities and delusions of Silicon Valley.
Amazon Editor's Pick and #1 selling private investigator mystery on Amazon.
Publisher's Weekly (starred review):
“Impressively unpredictable…after setting the stage for a standard, albeit glitzy, murder mystery, Kerr takes the narrative on a series of hairpin turns before arriving at a jaw-dropping finale. This marks the arrival of a formidable new talent.”
Kirkus (starred review):
"Twisty, propulsive… Kerr has created one of the most memorable female thriller protagonists in recent years…A sharply observed portrait of the tech world and the role ambitious women play in it.”
“Exhilarating and unpredictable…Packed with jaw-dropping twists, a compelling outsider heroine and scathing insights into the tech world’s glittering facade, “Dead Money” is an electrifying debut that demands to be devoured.”
