Kill ’Em All by John Niven review – would-be shocker falls flat

The sequel to cult music industry satire Kill Your Friends isn’t so much a narrative as a human centipede of topical news and rape jokesA generous reading would pitch Niven’s pulpy debut novel, 2008’s Kill Your Friends, as a satire of New Labour opportunism. Drawing on his experiences as an A&R man, it is set during the late 90s music industry boom and features the proudly offensive A&R man Steven Stelfox, who is driven to murder in order to crush the competition. It&rs