A masterful twist on the serial killer novel from the award-winning author Lauren Beukes: the girl who wouldn't die hunts the killer who shouldn't exist. Harper Curtis is a killer who stepped out of the past/5(). The girl who wouldn't die hunting a killer who shouldn't exist He's the perfect killer. Unstoppable. Untraceable. He thinks They say what does. The Shining Girls is a masterful twist on the serial killer tale: a violent quantum leap featuring a memorable and appealing heroine in pursuit of a deadly criminal. © .
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes - review Lauren Beukes's time-travelling thriller is a wild, brutal ride through 20th-century Chicago Alison Flood. Lauren Beukes's THE SHINING GIRLS is even scarier than that. Show More. Editorial Reviews [a] strong contender for the role of this summer's universal beach read. Ms. Beukes is a South African whose earlier works have been closer to hard-core science fiction, but The Shining Girls is pure thriller. The Irish writer Tana French, no slouch at. the shining girls+++signed lined and dated+++a stunning uk uncorrected proof copy+++first edition first print+++d. lauren beukes (signed lined and dated) published by harper collins, london, uk, isbn isbn
She's the author of the critically-acclaimed international bestseller Broken Monsters ; The Shining Girls, about a time traveling serial killer; Zoo City, a phantasmagorical Joburg noir and winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award; and the neo-political thriller Moxyland. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of The Shining Girls. A time traveling serial killer is hunted by the girl who got away from him. Kirby is a young woman whose promising life was derailed by a brutal knife attack in that nearly killed her. She was so badly injured some of the papers mistakenly reported her as dead. The Shining Girls is a novel by South African author Lauren Beukes. The book centers on a time-traveling Depression-era drifter who must murder the "shining girls" in order to continue his travels. The Shining Girls was published on 15 April by the Umuzi imprint of Random House Struik in South Africa, on 25 April by HarperCollins in the United Kingdom, and on 4 June by Mulholland Books in the United States.
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