Husk
Author: Messum, J. Kent
ISBN: 9781405914260
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 23 Sep 2015
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
A high concept serial killer thriller for fans of The Shining Girls and The Straw Men
For a lucky few, death is merely an inconvenience. With the help of technology the mind can survive after a body has been laid to rest. This afterlife, however, is far from paradise.
Rhodes is a 'Husk'. It's an illegal and highly lucrative job - renting out control of his body and mind to the highest bidder. It's a sure way to a better life, but some clients go too far.
Then the visions start - terrible sights that haunt his waking hours. They could be dreams, or they could be something far worse - they just might be memories.
ISBN: 9781405914260
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 23 Sep 2015
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
A high concept serial killer thriller for fans of The Shining Girls and The Straw Men
For a lucky few, death is merely an inconvenience. With the help of technology the mind can survive after a body has been laid to rest. This afterlife, however, is far from paradise.
Rhodes is a 'Husk'. It's an illegal and highly lucrative job - renting out control of his body and mind to the highest bidder. It's a sure way to a better life, but some clients go too far.
Then the visions start - terrible sights that haunt his waking hours. They could be dreams, or they could be something far worse - they just might be memories.
