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Bad Monkeys - by Matt Ruff (Paperback)

Name: Bad Monkeys - by Matt Ruff (Paperback)
Brand: Harper Perennial
SKU: 11335212
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&#8220Bad Monkeys has wit and imagination by the bucketload. . . .
Author(s): Matt Ruff
256 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers

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About the Book

Jane Charlotte claims to be a member of a secret organization--the Bad Monkeys--devoted to ridding the world of especially evil people. As Jane's tale grows increasingly bizarre, a psychiatrist tries to sort truth from lies. Is she lying or crazy, or is her tale unbelievably true?

Book Synopsis

“Bad Monkeys has wit and imagination by the bucketload. . . . Buy it, read it, memorize then destroy it. There are eyes everywhere.”

--Chris Moore, bestselling author of A Dirty Job and Lamb

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.

Clever and gripping, full of unexpected twists and turns, teasing existential musings, and captivating prose, Bad Monkeys unfolds at lightning speed, taking readers to another realm of imagination.

From the Back Cover

Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder.

She says she's a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil. She says she's working with the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons--aka "Bad Monkeys."

Her confession lands her in the jail's psychiatric wing and earns her countless hours of poking, probing, and questioning by a professional. But is Jane crazy or lying?

Or is she playing a whole different game altogether?

Review Quotes

"Fast. Wicked. Scarily clever, and equally fun for those who like thrillers and those who don't." - Neal Stephenson, bestselling author of Quicksilver and Cryptonomicon

"[Ruff] displays so much imaginative flair (similar in sensibility to George Saunders) and relays it all with such exuberance . . . fiendishly clever . . . mind-bending . . . " - Booklist (starred review)

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .5 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 256

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Thrillers

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Format: Paperback

Author: Matt Ruff

Language: English

Street Date: August 12, 2008

TCIN: 11335212

UPC: 9780061240423

Item Number (DPCI): 248-00-4372

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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