Choice Cuts

by Mark Kurlansky

First published 1998

In a small town, meat-cutter Marvin Lundy is a model citizen. But beneath his affable exterior lurks a twisted fascination with slaughter. When he discovers his wife's infidelity, Marvin's grip on sanity unravels. Driven by a deranged hunger, he embarks on a grisly killing spree, targeting unfaithful spouses and their lovers. Yet, as the body count rises, Marvin's thirst for vengeance only deepens. Blending pitch-black humor with unsettling psychological insight, "Choice Cuts" is a deliciously twisted tale of one man's descent into madness.

Genres: fiction, crime, horror, thriller, psychological-thriller, dark

Vibes: dark, intimate, suspenseful

Tropes: descent-into-madness, unreliable-narrator

Setting: Small Town

Period: Contemporary

400 pages · Hardcover · Jonathan Cape

Content warnings: graphic-violence, murder, violence

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