{"product_id":"9780857309426","title":"Make Sure You Die Screaming","description":"Author: Zee Carlstrom\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857309426\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Crime \u0026amp; Mystery Club\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Finalist, Lambda Literary Awards 2026, Transgender Fiction**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen their mother calls with news that their MAGA-pilled, conspiracy-theorist father has gone missing, the newly unemployed queer narrator of \u003ci\u003eMake Sure You Die Screaming\u003c\/i\u003e does what anyone would do: steals their ex-boyfriend's BMW and races from Chicago to deep-red Arkansas on a mission to kidnap their estranged father and bring him home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, with a bottle of premixed margarita jiggling in the cupholder and the narrator's brand-new garbage goth bestie, Yivi, screaming through night terrors in the passenger seat, our hero hurtles toward a family reunion from hell. Along the way, they experiment with Yivi's mystery pills, elude a relentless stalker and outrun some cops who believe the narrator committed a tragic murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unflinching interrogation of class rage, economic (im)mobility, gender expression, the rot at the heart of capitalism and the political bloodbath dividing so many American families, \u003ci\u003eMake Sure You Die Screaming\u003c\/i\u003e is the loud, funny, suspenseful road trip novel of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMake Sure You Die Screaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e roars to life from page one and never lets up. It's a\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e for the generation devastated by the generation that brought us\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.'  Torrey Peters, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetransition, Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Zee Carlstrom's chaotic joyride had me holding on for dear life. This iconic road-trip novel is a balm for a bleak, uncertain world.'  Vanessa Walters, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lagos Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I loved every loud, messy page. Zee Carlstrom is the first writer to make me feel better about my own life choices.'  Sam Irby, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWow, No Thank You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMake Sure You Die Screaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the debut novel our country needs (but doesn't deserve). It's a tight little banger about the shared delusion of family that left my heart, as Zee Carlstrom's head-wounded narrator would say, \"as full as my bladder\", because putting it down long enough to pee was out of the question.'  Ruth Madievsky, bestselling author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll-Night Pharmacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Zee Carlstrom's debut blends asphalt-black comedy with the greasy darkness pervading the nuclear family, the workplace, and the US itself. They should hand this book to anyone who leaves a hair salon with a mullet on purpose.'  Calvin Kalsulke, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeveral People Are Typing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Whether you're grieving a person or a country,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMake Sure You Die Screaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the novel for you.'  Holly Wilson, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKittentits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814084956318,"sku":"ADS-9780857309426","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857309426.jpg?v=1778334551","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857309426","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}