【《美國殺人魔》作者Bret Easton Ellis 再次挑戰讀者緊張神經】 ✰驚悚刺激！暢銷書作者Bret Easton Ellis新作！ 一群享有特權的高中學生成為連環殺手襲擊城市！ 1981年在洛杉磯，17歲的布Bret是Buckley預備高中的學生，他在這裡遇到一位神秘的新生Robert Mallory，他聰明、英俊、有魅力，並且對Bret和他朋友們隱瞞了一個秘密，即使他們都是同一個朋友圈。 同時城市裡出現一位逍遙法外的連環殺手The Trawler，而Mallory對連環殺手的關注讓Bret感到不安，且連環殺手似乎越來越接近Bret和他的朋友，用怪誕的威脅和可怕的行為嘲弄他們。 Bret能相信他的朋友和運用智慧脫離險境嗎？Bret被與生俱來的慾望所挫敗，被不健康的固執所打擊，隨著連環殺手和Mallory之間的衝突加劇，Bret陷入新的危機…… A sensational new novel from the bestselling author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho that tracks a group of privileged Los Angeles high school friends as a serial killer strikes across the city. His first novel in 13 years, The Shards is Bret Easton Ellis at his inimitable best. LA, 1981. Buckley College in heat. 17-year-old Bret is a senior at the exclusive Buckley prep school when a new student arrives with a mysterious past. Robert Mallory is bright, handsome, charismatic, and shielding a secret from Bret and his friends, even as he becomes a part of their tightly knit circle. Bret’s obsession with Mallory is equalled only by his increasingly unsettling preoccupation with The Trawler, a serial killer on the loose who seems to be drawing ever closer to Bret and his friends, taunting them with grotesque threats and horrific, sharply local acts of violence.