Exquisite Corpse A Novel
Exquisite Corpse A Novel by Poppy Z. Brite is set to be published by Simon and Schuster on February 18, 2025. This edition features 272 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows serial killer Andrew Compton, who views murder as an intimate art form. After faking his own death to escape prison, he travels to the United States, driven by his dark ambitions and desires. Along the way, he partners with Jay Byrne, a playboy whose own artistic pursuits push boundaries Compton had not previously encountered.
Readers will find a provocative exploration of the mind of a killer as the story unfolds from the gritty streets of London to the vibrant atmosphere of New Orleans. The novel delves into themes of obsession and violence, focusing on the unsettling dynamics between the characters. Exquisite Corpse invites readers into a chilling world where the lines between the sacred and the profane blur, making it a significant entry in the genres of horror and thriller.
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From the acclaimed author of Lost Souls, Drawing Blood, and Wormwood comes the provocative and thrilling serial killer novel that #1 New York Times bestselling author Peter Straub calls “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 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 own 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 New Orleans’s French Quarter, Poppy Z. Brite dissects the landscape of torture and invites us into the mind of a killer. With “intelligence, sweep, nerve, knowledge, and deeply unsettling erotic power” (Dennis Cooper, author of Frisk), Exquisite Corpse is a novel for those who dare trespass where the sacred and profane become one.
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