The Butcher Boy
Author: Patrick McCabe
This is a precisely crafted, often lyrical, portrait of the descent into madness of a young killer in small-town Ireland. “Imagine Huck Finn crossed with Charlie Starkweather,” said The Washington Post. Short-listed for the Bram Stoker Award and England’s prestigious Booker Prize…..Read More
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