City Of Ash And Red: A Novel

"A man working for a pest control company is transferred to a dystopian nation ravaged by a mysterious virus, beginning a descent into a waking nightmare. Grim, disturbing and telegraphing a constant sense of anxiety, City of Ash and Red straddles the categories of thriller and speculative fiction novel, and succeeds in keeping us interested in a protagonist who becomes increasingly more loathsome as he scrabbles for his survival. Murder, rats, disease, rape and literal trash fires festoon this book. Not a pleasant read, but definitely a novel that deserves attention."