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Exquisite Corpse

By Poppy Z. Brite
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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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3.5
Expressionless Face“disturbing is not even enough to describe this book,I'm not a person eseily disturbed,but the book is so descriptive in necrophilc scene that you as the reader feel like the victim or the violator, at no point of the book will you have any sympathy for tow of the three protagonists in the book, it's a good book if you are OK with extreme dark subjects and even then try to take breaks during your reading .”
Unforgettable protagonistExplicit sexual contentHomophobiaMurderSlow-pacedDarkHarshVivid descriptionsDescriptiveHard to follow
Anxious Face with sweat
Minor characters stand outUnforgettable protagonistBigotryHomophobiaRacismViolenceAction-packed
Surprised Face with Open Mouth
MemorableDeathMurderSexual assaultAddictiveSteady pacingSuspensefulTwistyBeautifully-written

About Poppy Z. Brite

Poppy Z. Brite is the longtime pen name of Billy Martin. Since beginning his career in the small-press magazine The Horror Show in 1985, he has published eight novels including Lost SoulsExquisite Corpse, and the Liquor series, as well as several short story collections and assorted nonfiction work. Brite is also the editor of the erotic horror anthologiesLove in Vein and Love in Vein 2. In addition to writing, he runs the online curio shop PZBaubles New Orleans, specializing in vintage tarot cards, quirky jewelry, religious objects, and more. He lives in New Orleans with his husband, the artist Grey Cross, and their cats.

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