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The Secret History Of Las Vegas: A Novel (2014)

by Chris Abani(Favorite Author)
3.7 of 5 Votes: 1
ISBN
0143124951 (ISBN13: 9780143124955)
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English
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Penguin Books
review 1: If I could figure out how to give half stars, I'd have given this book 3.5, but as I can't, I rounded up to 4. Not quite creepy enough for horror or twisty enough to be a thriller, this book settles mostly on mystery with some bizarre elements. A South African doctor with a sordid past rooted in apartheid teams up with an almost retired police detective to investigate a murder where the prime suspect is conjoined twins from a freak show. In Las Vegas.
review 2: Nuclear testing, “downwind” illness and birth deformities, secret government human subject research, apartheid, and South African white and black violence and torture intertwine in a serial murder investigation near Las Vegas and in past and present personal relationships spanning decades. I found s
... moreome of the connections difficult at first but finally the narrative, characters, settings, and ideas and images in the writing prevailed. Also a surprising amount of humor, given the subjects. less
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zoxo
multi multi genre blending, impressive, monsters, crime, science and history of South Africa
buffy
My first from Mr. Abani, who is also a hero. Weird and wonderful.
evelin
Dark read, but stays with you a while.
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