Read an excerpt from "The Shards"

It's release day for Bret Easton Ellis!

The author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho continues to deliver the chills and thrills in his newest book, The Shards.

The Shards is set in 1980s Los Angeles and follows Bret, a privileged teen who's both obsessed with a mysterious new student at his school ... and the serial killer stalking the city and drawing ever closer to Bret.

You can read an excerpt of The Shards at Literary Hub.

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