Contemporary

Suicide cults, Precognitive dreams and God complexes – It can only be Chuck Palahniuk’s Survivor.

Palpable tension and genuine investment in the characters, makes The Woman in the Dunes an excellent read.

In summary, No Exit is a strange piece of literature to recommend. On the one hand it’s well written, concise and has deep meaning, and on the other, it can be deemed too surrealist to the point of becoming almost mundane.

The final book in Baer’s Phineas Poe series, about an ex-cop taking on the violent world around him.

Grenouille recognises that each individual has their own human scent. He begins to lusts for the perfect scent; not only one that will make him more human but a smell that will give him total power.

Anyone who’s read this book will see why Thompson has such a cult following, and I don’t mean that as a backhanded compliment.

The Wasp Factory comes from Frank’s invention of a house of mirrors, except instead of it being a fun room, it’s a torture device.

The Killer Inside Me has a similar style to that of American Psycho; with inner monologues dictating violent external actions, as well as a much-hated main character.