Matt Ruff: Bad Monkeys August 28, 2007

Jane Charlotte is a misunderstood misfit who leaves home as a teenager and walks through life on a broken path. She's a loner who dabbles in drugs and alcohol, but never loses her sense of who she is and what is right and wrong. But when she is arrested for murder in Las Vegas, it turns out her life is more than what it seems as she unravels a fast-paced story of a world of secret societies surrounding everyday existence. As her story unfolds, the meaning of "bad monkeys" comes to life and common perceptions of right and wrong are taken to task.