The Suicide Motor Club
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| Author | Christopher Buehlman |
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| Audio read by | Christopher Buehlman |
| Language | English |
| Published | 2016 |
| Publisher | Berkley Books |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 368 pages |
| ISBN | 1101988738 |
| Preceded by | The Lesser Dead |
The Suicide Motor Club is a 2016 horror novel by American author Christopher Buehlman, who also provided the narration for the audiobook edition. It was first published in the United States on June 7, 2016, through Berkley Books and is about a nomadic band of vampires and the lone survivor of their blood lust. The book ties into Buehlman's prior novel The Lesser Dead via the character Clayton, who is repeatedly referenced by The Lesser Dead's main characters.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]The book is set in the 1960s, where a group of nomadic vampires drive across America in muscle cars in search of victims. They attack Judith Lamb and her family, killing her husband and son. Judith herself almost dies but manages to survive and join a convent in the hope that it will bring her peace. In the convent she's approached by The Bereaved, a group of vampire hunters seeking the destruction of all vampires.
Reception
[edit]The Suicide Motor Club received reviews from the Library Journal, Booklist, Locus Online, and Publishers Weekly.[2][3][4][5] Creative Loafing Tampa Bay and The A.V. Club also reviewed the book,[6] the latter of whom felt that while the book had some weaknesses the work's pacing made the book "easily [breeze] by those weaknesses".[7] Dread Central rated the work at three out of five stars, praising The Suicide Motor Club for its originality.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Buehlman, Christopher (2014-01-01). The Lesser Dead. Penguin. ISBN 9780425272619.
- ^ "Allan's Debut of the Month, Cogman, Kroese, Hugo Awards, Series Lineup, & More". Library Journal. June 17, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: The Suicide Motor Club by Christopher Buehlman". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ^ The Suicide Motor Club (review). Retrieved August 3, 2016 – via Booklist.
- ^ Langan, John (August 2016). "The Suicide Motor Club (review)". Locus Online. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ Harrell, Scott (May 21, 2016). "Christopher Buehlman's The Suicide Motor Club bares its fangs". Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ^ Nelson, Samantha (2016-06-20). "Vampires drive sports cars in The Suicide Motor Club". The AV Club. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ^ Oliver, Brent (2016-06-21). "Suicide Motor Club, The (Book)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-08-03.