LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
A truly sensational thriller; intelligent, pacey and unusually beautiful. It borders on the supernatural, taking you just as far as “suspension of disbelief” will allow, and is certainly not just your ordinary cop-chases-serial-killer. Disparate characters drawn from the seething streets of Detroit; a cop, a tramp, an artist, a journalist, a DJ and more; are drawn together by the insatiable, impossible dream that things could be better. It’s not just good, it’s beautiful. Impressive writing, compelling characters, short chapters, fast-paced, all the ingredients of a masterpiece. Highly recommended. ~ Sarah Broadhurst
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Broken Monsters Synopsis
In the city that's become a symbol for the death of the American dream, a nightmare killer is unravelling reality. A terrifying new thriller from Lauren Beukes, award-winning author of The Shining Girls. Detective Gabi Versado no longer believes in justice. She's seen too much stupidity, corruption and just plain badness. But never anything like this. And now it's bleeding into her life. He was a broken man. The dreams which once fueled his ambition have curdled inside him - dreams of recognition, love and family. But now he has new dreams - dreams of flesh and bone made monstrously beautifully. Detroit is the decaying corpse of the American Dream. Motor-city. Murder-city. Now a killer with the touch of an artist is turning it into the worst kind of nightmare ...
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780007464616 |
| Publication date: |
23rd April 2015 |
| Author: |
Lauren Beukes |
| Publisher: |
Harper an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
520 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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Press Reviews
Lauren Beukes Press Reviews
Praise for The Shining Girls: 'Brilliant ... By placing the victims centre stage, Beukes celebrates each girl's life and transforms a genre that often seems sickly sensationalist ... It should be the book of the summer
Observer
'Meet the author' 'For sheer, page-turning nerve, The Shining Girls is going to take some beating this summer... You're in for a wild, brutal ride through the 20th century, in the company of one of the sarkiest, most resilient heroines you're likely to meet this year'
Alison Flood, Observer
'An ingenious and imaginative thriller ... compulsively readable'
Sunday Mirror
'If you've got a Gone Girl-shaped hole in your life, try this cleverly constructed thriller'
Evening Standard
'Beukes has enormous fun with the concept ... an entertaining novel that will be read with keen attention'
Guardian
'Confidently written ... this dark tale is told inventively and is full of surprises. Keep the lights on'
Daily Mail
'A killer of a novel ... a brilliant, mess-with-your-mind conclusion'
Marie Claire
'Highly original ... guaranteed to have you sleeping with the lights on'
Easy Living
'A mix of shocking gore, compelling characters, and a sweet romance'
Grazia
'A terrific thriller ... there's far more to THE SHINING GIRLS than its great yarn ...vividly conjures up different eras'
SFX
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About Lauren Beukes
Lauren Beukes is a novelist, TV scriptwriter, documentary maker, comics writer and occasional journalist.
She won the 2011 Arthur C Clarke Award for her novel Zoo City, set in a fantastical Johannesburg where guilt manifests as spirit animal familiars. Her previous works include Moxyland, a dystopian cyberpunk thriller set in Cape Town under corporate apartheid.
She helped create South Africa’s first half-hour animated TV show, URBO: The Adventures of Pax Afrika, and has written kids animated shows for Disney UK and Millimages in France.
Author photo © Casey Crafford
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