Lunar Park

FICTIONBret Ellis is awriter whose first novel, Less than Zero, catapulted him to internation stardom. In the wake of his third novel, American Pyscho,he was vilified mercilessly. In the midst there is the loss of his father and his dissolution in a world of drugs and booze. Now ,ten years later, the time has come for Bret to reconnect with his son and his mother and try to have a more sedate life. Unfortunately his newly found family and stability is immediately threatened by a freak sequence of events and a bizarre series of murders that seem all to be connected to Bret. As he struggles to defend his family, his very sanity is called into question. In this chilling tale fantasy and reality combine to create an alternate version of the author's life, one that is as shocking as it is haunting."Impressive.. Enjoyable and consuming .. Disarmingly captivating ..It undeniably deserves and commands attention." -San Francisco Chronicle"By combining equal parts John Cheever and Stephen King, and infusing the novel with his own, distinct brand of social satire.. Ellishas created a potent and intoxicating cocktail, one that affords us visions without the ugly hangover."- Vanity Fair"Moving .. Arhapsody of grief and reconciliation." -The New Yorker