The Butcher Boy

Patrick McCabe

Language: English

Publisher: Delta

Published: Apr 10, 1992

Page Count: 218
Word Count: 76,648

Description:

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.