Lynette Turkington is a survivor. She's a Final Girl. She survived a serial killer - twice- in her youth. Now, a couple of decades later, her life is ruled by terror that it could happen again.
Along with 5 other Final Girls, she's part of a support group of similar survivors. When the original Final Girl dies in violent circumstances, and all their lives are targeted, it seems like Lynette's fears are being realised.
This is a fantastic piece of writing. Hendrix manages to simultaneously satirize the whole slasher genre whilst giving us a genuinely exciting and twisty turny slasher of his own.
There are a lot of Easter eggs for fans of the slasher genre. All of the women in the support group are named after the actresses who played the Final Girls in the specific franchises that are referenced.
It would be brilliant to see a movie of this book with the various actresses playing "themselves" so to speak.
There are red herrings and distractions galore. I'm normally good at spotting reveals well in advance but Grady got me with this one on a few occasions.
I blazed through this book in two days although a two hour coach trip to Leeds followed by the return leg later in the day did give me a clear 4 hours uninterrupted reading time over the weekend. This is an insanely easy read, and even without knowing the films he's mocking/homageing, it will still be an exciting roller coaster of an adventure.
An easy contender for my book of the year.
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