Headcrusher - Aleksei Evdokimo;Alexander Garros;Andrew Bromfield

Vadim’s having a tough time adjusting to capitalism. The grey slushy Latvia he knows has not been the same since Euro-bypass surgery revived its economy. Everywhere he looks designer-clad clones are hanging out in chic bars and driving expensive cars. His only escape is into the virtual world of the super-sophisticated computer game ’Headcrusher’ where he can blast people away to his heart’s content. Until that is he takes a blunt implement to his boss’s real head and embarks on a killing spree that leads him to the limits of reality...

Fast furious and wicked fun this is Russia’s Fight Club and American Psycho rolled into one. Its high-octane combination of spoof and satire humour and violence make it the most exciting novel to come out of the ex-USSR in a very long time.