Normal
A Novel
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3.7 • 57 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
"Hypnotic and chilling. " —Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author
The international bestseller everyone is talking about…
He lives on your street, in a nice house with a tidy garden.
He shops at your local supermarket. He drives beside you on the highway, waving to let you into the lane ahead of him.
He also has an elaborate cage in a secret basement under his garage.
The food he's carefully shopping for is to feed a young woman he's holding there against her will—one in a string of many, unaware of the fate that awaits her.
This is how it's been for a long time. It's normal…and it works. Perfectly.
But this time it's different…
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Dark and thoroughly original, Graeme Cameron's debut novel is narrated by a charismatic, unnamed serial killer. Normal’s protagonist isn't your typical hero, but we found ourselves completely entranced as he evades the police, argues with captives, and, shockingly, falls in love with a woman he meets at the supermarket. Razor-sharp humor and a twisty, turning plot keep this tale from ever feeling bleak. The suspense and breakneck pace kept us up (and checking the locks) well into the night.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A highly unusual serial killer is the star of British author Cameron's blackly humorous first novel. The nameless narrator first appears to fit the stereotype of a meticulous killer untroubled by normal emotions. He researched 18-year-old Sarah Abbott, who was taking a year off from school before heading to Oxford, killed her in her house, and carefully cleaned up afterward. On returning to his van, however, he discovers that he has locked its keys inside. A brick through the van's window solves that problem, but later, back at the victim's house, he runs into a friend of Sarah's, Erica Shaw, who winds up in a cage in the basement of the narrator's garage. His bumbling continues throughout. In a big departure from the standard serial killer trope, he begins nonpredatory relationships with three different women. He even falls in love with one of them. Those who have no trouble accepting a humanized serial killer will be most satisfied.
Customer Reviews
Psycho in love
A very entertaining read that is suspenseful,action packed, and full of dark humor.It did test my suspension of disbelief,until I remembered some of the crazy things I read or hear about in the news. I devoured this book in less than three days because it is a real page turner.
Eh....
Disappointing...liked it better when it was called Dexter.
Gross!
How to be serial killer 101.