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Poppy Z. Brite, the acclaimed author ofLost Souls, Drawing Blood, andWormwood, presents a provocative and thrilling serial killer novel that has been praised by #1 New York Times bestselling author Peter Straub as “a guidebook to hell.” To Andrew Compton, a serial killer, murder is an art form, the most intimate art form. After staging his own death to escape from prison, Compton travels to the United States with the goal of taking his art to new heights. Tormented by his own twisted desires and driven to possess and destroy young boys, Compton unknowingly teams up with Jay Byrne, a reckless playboy who has pushed his own art to levels that Compton had never imagined. Together, Compton and Byrne target a young Vietnamese American runaway named Tran, whom they see as the perfect victim. Moving swiftly from the dirty streets of Piccadilly Circus in London to the indulgence of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Poppy Z. Brite delves into the world of torture and gives readers a glimpse into the mind of a killer. With its “intelligence, sweep, nerve, knowledge, and deeply unsettling erotic power” (Dennis Cooper, author of Frisk), Exquisite Corpse is a novel for those who are willing to explore where the sacred and profane intersect.

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