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Exquisite Corpse

byPoppy Z. Brite

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy dark psychological thrillers and horror novels.

Topics LoveHorrorHuman Nature
MoodDark, Suspenseful
RomanceMajor Subplot
ViolenceGraphic/Explicit
Explicit scenesExplicit Scenes
From the author of Lost Souls, Drawing Blood, and Wormwood comes a thrilling and chilling novel that bestselling author Peter Straub says serves as a 'guidebook to hell.' To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. After feigning his own death to escape from prison, Compton makes his way to the United States with the sole ambition of bringing his 'art' to new heights. Tortured by his own perverse desires, and drawn to possess and destroy young boys, Compton inadvertently joins forces with Jay Byrne, a dissolute playboy who has pushed his 'art' to limits even Compton hadn't previously imagined. Together, Compton and Byrne set their sights on an exquisite young Vietnamese-American runaway, Tran, whom they deem to be the perfect victim. Swiftly moving from the grimy streets of London's Piccadilly Circus to the decadence of the New Orleans French Quarter, Poppy Z. Brite dissects the landscape of torture and invites us into the mind of a killer. Exquisite Corpse confirms Brite as a writer who defies categorization. It is a novel for those who dare trespass where the sacred and profane become one.

Language

en

Published on

01/01/1997

Pages

242

Format

eBook

ISBN

9781439136409

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