Nominee · Locus Awards 2008
Bad Monkeys
by Matt Ruff
2007 novel by Matt Ruff
Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder.She tells police that she is a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil; her division is called the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons—"Bad Monkeys" for short.This confession earns Jane a trip to the jail's psychiatric wing, where a doctor attempts to determine whether she is lying, crazy—or playing a different game altogether. What follows is one of the most clever and gripping novels you'll ever read.
Synopsis from Open Library.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- psychological thriller
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