'Exquisitely paced and impeccably controlled. An enormously satisfying novel' New York Times Book Review 'Beukes brings a secret tenderness and humanity to her off-kilter portrait of the here and now' Guardian It feels effortless, utterly accomplished' William Gibson Look out for AFTERLAND, the new novel by Lauren Beukes Instead it catapults Zinzi deeper into the maw of a city twisted by crime and magic, where she'll be forced to confront the dark secrets of former lives - including her own. But when a little old lady turns up dead and the cops confiscate her last paycheque, she's forced to take on her least favourite kind of job - missing persons.īeing hired by reclusive music producer Odi Huron to find a pop star should be her ticket out of Zoo City, the festering slum where the criminal underclass and their animal companions reside. Zinzi has a Sloth on her back, a dirty 419 scam habit and a talent for finding lost things. It was quite awhile after I had finished reading it before I could stop talking. But that doesnt stop me from loving every page of it. Stylistically, it is more or less a normal, plot driven novel. Lauren Beukes' tale of a young woman trapped in a brutal city but looking for a way out. To delve further into the plot of the book would certainly reveal some key plot points, so youll just have to trust me that it is fascinating.
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