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Screwed

Eoin Colfer

399 pages

A relentlessly paced, darkly comedic plunge into a seedy underworld full of bizarre twists and underdog grit.

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What it feels like

Reading this book feels like strapping into a chaotic, high-speed amusement park ride through a seedy criminal underworld. The atmosphere is steeped in a gritty, down-on-its-luck energy, yet it remains wildly inventive and undeniably fun. It balances the grim reality of murder and crime with a madcap, darkly comedic tone that keeps the reader constantly off-balance. The narrative moves at a propulsive, relentless clip, throwing out head-spinning twists and bizarre scenarios that demand your full attention. It is an experience defined by its unlikely alliances and underdog grit, wrapping a classic mystery investigation in a layer of absurd, high-stakes franticness. This is a perfect fit for anyone who devours fast-paced, eccentric crime fiction where the laughs are as sharp as the danger.

Mood
  • chaotic
  • seedy
  • high-energy
  • absurd
Tone
  • darkly comedic
  • madcap
  • wry
  • gritty
Pace
propulsive
Themes
underdog survival · chaotic justice · unlikely alliances · criminal underworlds
The writing
The prose is wildly inventive and relentlessly energetic, delivering head-spinning twists with a sharp comedic edge.
The arc
The journey moves from weary survival into a frantic scramble for justice amidst escalating absurdity.
Who it's for
Readers who crave fast-paced crime fiction filled with bizarre twists, seedy atmospheres, and gritty underdog protagonists.
Content notes
  • murder
  • criminal violence

About the book

In Screwed, Colfer adds and entirely new chapter to the adventures and misadventures of Daniel McEvoy, the down-on-his-luck Irish bouncer at a seedy New Jersey bar who, with the help of a motley crew of unlikely characters, solved a bizarre string of murders--including the one of the girl he loved. But people around him continue to die mysteriously, and Daniel is called into action once again. Colfer, beloved by millions for his Artemis Fowl series, has written a riveting and relentlessly paced sequel that is sure to garner international praise. With wildly inventive imagination and head-spinning plot twists, Screwed is a tour de force that rivals Carl Hiaasen at his very best. Ridley Pearson called Plugged "a brilliant, madcap mystery" and "genius at work." With Screwed, Colfer delivers that signature brilliance once again.

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