Saturday, July 21, 2007

"Bad Monkeys"

New from HarperCollins: Matt Ruff's Bad Monkeys.

About the book, from the publisher:

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.

Visit Matt Ruff's website and his MySpace page.