“Jervey Tervalon has a sick and original imagination—and I mean that in a good way.” — Tayari Jones, author of Leaving Atlanta
“Jervey Tervalon’s fast-moving tale is sure to strike a tantalizing chord for anyone who could not stop following the excesses of one certain bizarre postracial soft-voiced entertainer with a penchent for childhood amusements.” — Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander
“Tervalon’s latest is masterful. He takes the kind of chances every writer dreams of. Monster’s Chef is delicious reading.” — Grace Octavia, Essence bestselling author of Should Have Known Better
“Jervey Tervalon is a fantastic, brilliant and fearless writer, with a voice I would follow anywhere. . . . I straight-up loved this book.” — Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent Midnight
“Tervalon’s impressive and long-awaited new novel draws you in to a modern-day labyrinth of fame, wealth, power, and, gradually, a secret core of iniquity. . . . It’s a timely vision and a compulsively readable parable, at once both fantastic and true.” — Frederick Reiken, author of Day for Night
“Tervalon creates a tangy tale of suspense spiked with fantasy and wrapped around a peppery investigation into the twisted complexities of race, sex, power, and obsession. . . . Recipes are included in Tervalon’s clever, hair-raising gothic thriller, a novel readers will devour.” — Booklist