{"product_id":"my-pet-serial-killer-book-michael-j-seidlinger-9781087944579","title":"My Pet Serial Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rowdy menagerie of the unexpected, this book will delight and disturb even the bravest of readers; all preconceptions of what to trust and what to fear are masterfully upended. --Alissa Nutting, author of \u003ci\u003eTampa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeidlinger takes the slasher-horror movie, snuff film, found footage, webcam porn, and serial killer docudrama, cuts them all to pieces, pulls out their internal organs, reorganizes them in an 'aesthetically pleasing arrangement, ' and shows us a story that is at once hilarious, pathetically sad, and a brilliant social critique. This is one where you'll want to eat the offal. --Jamie Iredell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Freaks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDexter\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eSecretary\u003c\/i\u003e in Michael J. Seidlinger's provocative, disturbing literary thriller that reinvents the serial killer genre, exploring the psychology of desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire studies forensic science, Victor is the Gentleman Killer. Subverting expectations, Clair seduces Victor and keeps him in her apartment as her pet, her darkest secret. Beautifully written, provocative to read, Seidlinger delves into Claire's motivations and impetus to present a compelling psychosexual portrait of a woman obsessed with performance, with power, with sex, and with gore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael J. Seidlinger\u003c\/b\u003e is an Asian American author of a number of novels including \u003ci\u003eFalter Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Strangest\u003c\/i\u003e. He is director of publicity at Dzanc Books, book reviews editor at Electric Literature, and publisher in chief of Civil Coping Mechanisms, an indie press specializing in innovative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. He lives in Brooklyn, where he never sleeps and is forever searching for the next best cup of coffee. michaeljseidlinger.com - @mjseidlinger\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51018913480977,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51018916921617,"sku":"NIN9781087944579","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52407638786321,"sku":"NLS9781087944579","price":18.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1087944570.jpg?v=1751334299","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/my-pet-serial-killer-book-michael-j-seidlinger-9781087944579","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}