"This darkly provocative and original novel plunges the reader into addiction, obsession, and murder."
With sharp stinging humour and a bleakly dark plot this is a book to propel thoughts into a confrontational abyss. When Maeve considers changing her relationship with alcohol along with her need to murder men, and can't find the help she requires, she begins a support group for psychopaths. Every time you think Will Carver has pushed reading boundaries as far as he can go, along comes the next book. I’ve read a lot of thrillers and crime books over the years and I don’t think anything has made me flinch as much as this one. Here he took me to the edge of reasonable and with a great big shove sent me sprawling out into the unknown. It’s so deliberate, so combative, and yet it also feels desperately sad too. There were parts of this read that I absolutely flew through, others packed such a punch that I had to take a break before carrying on. The plot not only feels antagonistic, the characters also reach though your thoughts to what lies behind and beneath. Psychopaths Anonymous is so in-your-face it’s almost claustrophobic, it’s also a compulsive and unforgettable reading experience.
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When AA meetings make her want to drink more, alcoholic murderess Maeve sets up a group for psychopaths ... The dark, unpredictable, electrifyingly original new thriller from critically acclaimed author Will Carver.
Maeve has everything. A high-powered job, a beautiful home, a string of uncomplicated one-night encounters. She's also an addict: A functioning alcoholic with a dependence on sex and an insatiable appetite for killing men.
When she can't find a support group to share her obsession, she creates her own. And Psychopaths Anonymous is born. Friends of Maeve.
Now in a serious relationship, Maeve wants to keep the group a secret. But not everyone in the group adheres to the rules, and when a reckless member raises suspicions with the police, Maeve's drinking spirals out of control.
She needs to stop killing. She needs to close the group.
But Maeve can't seem to quit the things that are bad for her, including her new man...
A scathing, violent and darkly funny book about love, connection, obsessions and sex - and the aspects of human nature we'd prefer to hide - Psychopaths Anonymous is also an electrifyingly original, unpredictable thriller that challenges virtually everything.
Psychopaths Anonymous features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Psychological thriller, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues, Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, Fiction: narrative themes, Recommendations, Humorous Fiction, eBooks of the Month
Psychopaths Anonymous is available in Paperback
Psychopaths Anonymous was written by Will Carver and published by Orenda Books
Psychopaths Anonymous has 308 pages
Yes it is part of Detective Pace series
£8.09
