<p><b><i>I like to dissect girls. Did you know I’m utterly insane?</i><br><br>With an introduction by Irvine Welsh, author of <i>Trainspotting</i>.</b><br><br>Patrick Bateman has it all: good looks, youth, charm, a job on Wall Street, and reservations at every new restaurant in town. He is also a psychopath. A man addicted to his superficial, perfect life, he pulls us into a dark underworld where the American Dream becomes a nightmare . . .<br><br>Bret Easton Ellis’s <i>American Psycho</i> is one of the most controversial and talked-about novels of all time. A multi-million-copy bestseller hailed as a modern classic, it is a violent and outrageous black comedy about the darkest side of human nature.<br><b> <br>Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.</b></p>