Having seen the author present at a conference, I wanted to read this story: and I'm glad I did.
The story is about a time-travelling serial killer who is being hunted by one of his victims.
What attracted me to the book, was Beukes' explained that there was a crime that had occurred (not to her, but someone in her life) and that ultimately, as with a lot of reality, justice was not served. She wanted to use that, in a sense, to control the world and have control of the outcome for the antagonist.
The story itself was complex, but I was never lost in the time travel. It was brutal in some parts, and winding in others, but I was always looking forward to the next chapter.
3 Highlights
Frogs in boiling water. You can get used to anything.
Comes with seeing one too many domestic violence cases. Which number, for the record, is one.
His shoes keep sticking. It's a spilled-drink-cigarette-stump type of floor.