Matt Ruff

Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder. She tells police that she is a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil; her division is called the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons—"Bad Monkeys" for short. This confession earns Jane a trip to the jail's psychiatric wing, where a doctor attempts to determine whether she is lying, crazy—or playing a different game altogether. What follows is one of the most clever and gripping novels you'll ever read.

Bad Monkeys

Confessing that she is a member of a secret organization dedicated to assassinating bad guys, murder suspect Jane Charlotte lands in a psychiatric hospital, where she recounts her increasingly bizarre life as a trained killer. By the author of Set This House in Order. 30,000 first printing.

Katherine Yang

It became increasingly bizarre towards the end, but I really enjoyed it!

Simon Crocker

A clever little mind-fuck of a book, definitely keeps you guessing until the end.

Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder. During questioning, she tells the police that she is a member of a secret organisation. Her division, the Bad Monkeys, is an execution squad, determined to rid the world of evil people. But the man she has just killed was not on the target list. As her story becomes more bizarre the question becomes- Is Jane lying, crazy - or playing a different game altogether?

Lea de Sousa

I'd been to three bookstores and couldn't settle on a book to read so I picked up this one. I figured since it was written by Ruff I was bound to enjoy it. It didn't disappoint! 

This is a page turning, jam packed, fairly short rollercoaster of a ride. It's exactly what I didn't know I needed. I'm convinced Matt Ruff can execute any genre. 

I've kept my review vague with minimal detail as this is definitely the kind of book you enjoy more when you know very little about it.

Ben Nathan

Another Matt Ruff book that I love. Absurd and fun, really smart too. A winner.

Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder. She says she's a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil. She says she's working with the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons—aka "Bad Monkeys." Her confession lands her in the jail's psychiatric wing and earns her countless hours of poking, probing, and questioning by a professional. But is Jane crazy or lying? Or is she playing a whole different game altogether?

Bad Monkeys

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