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 has hunted down many monsters during her eight years in Homicide. She's seen stupidity, corruption and just plain badness. But she's never seen anything like this.
Clayton Broom is a failed artist, and a broken man. Life destroyed his plans, so he's found new dreams of flesh and bone made disturbingly, beautifully real.
Detroit is the decaying corpse of the American Dream. Motor-city. Murder-city. And home to a killer opening doors into the dark heart of humanity.
A killer who wants to make you whole again
In this top mystery fiction, Beukes, the Sunday Times bestselling author, takes us on a chilling journey through the decaying corpse of the American Dream. The suspense is palpable as Detective Gabi Versado hunts down a killer who is as much a broken monster as the city itself.
For fans of Stephen King (The Outsider), Emily St. John Mandel (Last Night in Montreal), Grady Hendrix (The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires), C. J. Tudor (The Taking of Annie Thorne), and Thomas Olde Heuvelt (HEX).