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My favourite novels
The Ninja (A Panther book)The Ninja (A Panther book) by Eric Lustbader
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An incredibly tense, violent face-off between a conflicted Japanese-American and his enemy. Incredibly powerful writing combined with deep character study and Japanese/Oriental details.
Red DragonRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
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Terrifying, chilling modern serial killer novel - Harris's best - with two men locked together in a hunt to the death.
Bad City BluesBad City Blues by Tim Willocks
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Utterly gripping, powerful, bloody, gruesome - this novel will grab you by the throat and won't let go. Captain Jefferson is one of the most compelling and corrupt characters in modern fiction.
The Dice ManThe Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
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Bored with your life? Not any more! Frustrated, ennui-laden psychiatrist Luke Rhinehart risks everything on the fall of the die - and transforms his life (and others) forever.
The BeachThe Beach by Alex Garland
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I've read this novel many times and keep coming back to it. The central metaphor for paradise and its eventual destruction just gets more telling as the modern age advances - who hasn't ever dreamed?
Lord of the FliesLord of the Flies by William Golding
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What would you do trapped on an island? Form a stable community, pitch in together and survive? Or descend into fear - and bloody destruction?
The HoleThe Hole by Guy Burt
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This very short novel takes you to the precipice then drops you in. The last chapter is a psychological hammerblow that will keep coming back to haunt you.
Complicity (Abacus Paperback)Complicity (Abacus Paperback) by Iain Banks
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My favourite Iain Banks novel - recent efforts disappoint but this best combines his searing social commentary, screaming black humour and odd liking for large amounts of gore.
CrashCrash by J.G. Ballard
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His best-known if not best novel, this is a brilliant introduction to simply the most imaginative, surrealist visionary writing in England today. Hallucinatory and gruesome.
Naked Lunch (Harperperennial Classics)Naked Lunch (Harperperennial Classics) by William S. Burroughs
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Another visionary for our times - Burroughs used his body as a chemical testing lab and it shows. You'll never recover from reading this.
Green River RisingGreen River Rising by Tim Willocks
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More rounded and complete than Bad City, Willocks delivers another heady mixture of violence, compassion and honour. The brutal riot of the prison is the setting for a monumental journey.
American PsychoAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
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Black-hearted satire on the 80's and spiritually-dead consumerism. Patrick Bateman is the evil, shark-eyed personification of marketing nightmares - or dreams.
Last Exit to BrooklynLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
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It's a blazing hot day in Hell and in American cities the inhabitants are tearing their lives, dreams and bodies apart.
Fight ClubFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
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Soulless, sterile existence? Form an underground club to kick the hell out of other men! Brilliant tale of modern disenfranchisation and nihilism.