The Ghost Network: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612194346 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Has the world’s hottest pop star been kidnapped, joined a secret sect, or simply gone into hiding? The answer lies in the abandoned subway stations of Chicago . One minute insanely famous pop singer Molly Metropolis is on her way to a major performance in Chicago, and the next, she’s gone. And if a superstar can disappear without a trace what can happen to these young women? Suspenseful and wildly original, The Ghost Network is a novel about larger-than-life fantasies—of love, sex, pop music, amateur detective work, and personal reinvention. A journalist who’s been covering Molly joins the singer's personal assistant in an increasingly desperate search to find her, guided by a journal left behind in her hotel room, and possible clues hidden in her songs—all of which seem to point to an abandoned line in the Chicago subway system. It leads them to a map of half-completed train lines underneath Chicago, which in turn leads them to the secret, subterranean headquarters of an obscure intellectual sect
The Ghost Network is high concept but…unpretentious."—Oyster Review“A thinking reader’s thriller It’s clever, complex and glitters with fantastic flights of imagination, and Disabato is an exciting young writer to watch."—Lectito“A terrific debut novel, one that fires on all cylinders Pop music, psychogeography, kinky sex stuff - this book has it all and has fun with all of it."—The Next Best Book Club“Fascinating.
This book is brilliant brilliant brilliant Erin This book is brilliant brilliant brilliant. It's a penetrating cultural commentary, an elaborate mystery, and an absolute page-turner. The nonfiction voice is pitch-perfect, and, when applied to this fantastical tale, the style enhances the sense of truth, and the stakes. Everything that's on the line feels terribly real.I love the unflinching intel. Mm said Incredibly smart, well-written. Incredibly smart, well-written, and FUN. The book and its (diverse!) characters are complex, a puzzle to be solved by the characters and the reader. It's so nice to read a book that doesn't treat readers like we're brain-dead morons who need to be spoon-fed every point. Brilliant.. S. F. Robinson said A Post-Millenial book about Millenials, by Millenials. I enjoyed this debut effort from Disabato and I hope it garners her enough success to bring her writing further into the public eye and future book deals. This is a book about Lady Gaga. Well, it's about a fictional character named Molly Metropolis, who is an obvious a stand-in for Gaga. Gaga/Metropolis suddenly disappears and the book explores the
After growing up in Chicago and graduating from Oberlin College, she now lives in L.A. She’s written criticism and commentary for This Recording, The Millions, and The Rumpus, and her short fiction was recently featured on Joyland. . CATIE DISABATO is a columnist for Full Stop. and works in public relations