Bad Monkeys

By Matt Ruff

Subjects: Mystery, Las vegas (nev.), fiction, Vigilantes, Secret societies, Psychotherapists, fiction, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, psychological

Description: Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder.She tells police that she is a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil; her division is called the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons—"Bad Monkeys" for short.This confession earns Jane a trip to the jail's psychiatric wing, where a doctor attempts to determine whether she is lying, crazy—or playing a different game altogether. What follows is one of the most clever and gripping novels you'll ever read.