A young man combines boundless self-confidence with perpetual failure and ineptitude as he tries to manipulate his way into a better life, preying on women in New York City in the early ’90s.
Shocking ... Beautifully executed. Bomer tells the story with a third-person limited point of view, which forces readers to get uncomfortably close to Doughty, a uniquely repellent character whose obliviousness makes him grimly fascinating ... This is, in part, a darkly funny novel, and Bomer walks a fine line brilliantly — the moments of humor don't detract from the seriousness of the themes.
Unsettling ... Bomer has created an antagonist who is a unique blend of an even more troubled Holden Caulfield mixed with a less appealing Patrick Bateman. Readers’ desire for Doughty to receive karmic retribution will propel them forward through the thriller’s disconcerting content.
