Killstanbul: A Work of Fiction

by Matthew Di Paoli

Killstanbul is a quirky, off-genre pulp crime novel(la) set in the winters of Reykjavík, Prague, and Istanbul. It is a magical realist romp, filled with murderous clothing-hungry cats, mischievous Yule Lads, and Norse lore. Carolus, an Icelandic native hitman, navigates a tangle of women, attackers, and ancient cities looking for the unfortunate mark he’s paid to kill.

178 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 6, 2025

About the author

Matthew Di Paoli has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize three times including 2020. He has won the Wilbur & Niso Smith Adventure Writing Prize, the Prism Review, 2 Elizabeth’s, and Momaya Review Short Story Contests. Matthew earned his MFA in Fiction at Columbia University. He has been published in Boulevard, Fjords, Post Road, and Cleaver, among others. He is the author of Killstanbul with El Balazo Press and a forthcoming novel, Holliday, with Sunbury Press.