Sergey Kuznetsov’s Butterfly Skin Enters the Dark Depths of Contemporary Russia

Steve Barton   |  

Sep 7, 2014

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Next month Titan Books is releasing the first English translation of Butterfly Skin, the cult psychological thriller by Moscow native Sergey Kuznetsov, which takes readers into the dark depths of contemporary Russia.

Through his riveting plot and singular characters, Kuznetsov explores the sometimes pathological fallout resulting from our instant connectivity in the emerging world of emails, Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of electronic “intimacy.”

Butterfly Skin hits bookstores and online outlets on September 27rd. We have the novel’s artwork, synopsis, and pre-order info below. Look for an exclusive excerpt soon!

Synopsis:
Moscow is plagued with a series of gruesome murders. Ksenia, an ambitious young editor in the news department of a small but influential online journal, decides to track down the serial killer, devising an elaborate website to entrap him and thereby boost her company’s profile. She soon realizes, however, that her obsession with the psychopath reflects something more deeply disturbing: her own unconscious mixture of horror and fascination with the sexual savagery of the murders.

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