The Laughing Monsters

A spy romp from one of our greatest living authors. But just that — a romp, with occasional psychedelic diversions and passages of exquisite prose. The Laughing Monsters reads mostly like Johnson was more excited about the idea of writing an Africa-set espionage thriller than actually figuring out what to do with it. Following Tree of Smoke and Train Dreams, he's more than earned the right to let rip like this, just don't expect anything to linger with you past the closing page.