The Savages - The Savages (Paperback)
Matt Whyman (author)Published: 06/06/2013
They'd love to have you for dinner
Sasha Savage is in love with Jack Greenway - a handsome, charming, clever... vegetarian. Which would be acceptable if it weren't for the fact that Sasha's family are very much 'carnivorous', with strong views to boot. Behind the respectable family façade all is not as it seems. Sasha's father Titus rules his clan with an iron fist, and although her mother Angelica never has a hair out of place, her credit card bills are shocking and her culinary skills are getting more... 'adventurous' by the day. As for Sasha's demonic brother Ivan? Well, after accidentally decapitating a supermodel in their family bathroom his golden boy image is looking wobbly. To the outsider the Savages might look like the perfect family, but there is more to them than meets the eye. When the too-curious private detective Vernon English starts to dig for darker truths, this tight knit family starts to unravel - as does their sinister and predatory taste in human beings...
Publisher: Hot Key Books
ISBN: 9781471400384
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 213 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 16 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Gruesomely rib-tickling - Bliss
Just occasionally I read a book so deliciously dark ... that it takes my breath away - and this is such a book. - Daily Mail
It's a rare, delectable treat, well worth devouring. I'd happily go back for seconds. - Keith Gray, The Scotsman
Brilliantly original and disturbingly funny - Sally Morris, Daily Mail
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