Broken Monsters
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Broken Monsters is a genre-blending horror-thriller novel by Lauren Beukes that follows Detroit detectives investigating a series of grotesque, surreal murders intertwined with internet culture and urban decay.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genre-blending novel
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horror novel ⓘ novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Lauren Beukes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Clayton Broom
NERFINISHED
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Detective Gabriella Versado NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonno Haim NERFINISHED ⓘ Layla Versado NERFINISHED ⓘ TK ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Shining Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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horror ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ urban fantasy ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
9780316216821
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9781415205044 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | multi-perspective ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Detroit
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integration of social media into narrative ⓘ mixing police procedural with supernatural horror ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 400 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
grotesque murders
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internet culture ⓘ serial killer investigation ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ urban decay ⓘ viral videos ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Mulholland Books
NERFINISHED
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Random House Struik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
art and monstrosity
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digital culture ⓘ family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ urban decline ⓘ violence and media ⓘ |
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