Morgana Herman

Monster! Morgana Herman

For readers who love the caustic wit of George Saunders, Carl Hiaasen, Colin Bateman, Christopher Brookmyre will surely find something familiar here!Being the children of legendary actors is a tricky thing for childhood friends John and Martina. They reunite later in an electric but catastrophic relationship that lasts just three days after their wedding. But their relationship also means catastrophy for Maelstrom. The nasty balaclava bearer, owner of an exclusive gentlemen's club for the filthy and the filthy rich. While John and Martina's lives are threatened, troubled John becomes increasingly darker while Martina with the help of enigmatic L, chases secrets that begin from her curious blackouts, her French Bordello night and the murder of John's girlfriend five years earlier. And the Mr and Mrs hitmen duo have a thing or two to teach. An absurd farce ensues, with sarcastic wit, dark and odd characters and a few existential edges.