Victorian Psycho

**SOON TO BE A FEATURE FILM STARRING MAIKA MONROE, THOMASIN MCKENZIE AND JASON ISSACS A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New Yorker, TIME, Bookpage, and the Chicago Public Library "[A] savage thriller... Victorian Psycho offers a wickedly subversive look at a woman on the verge of a murderous rampage." —Shannon Carlin, TIME • The American Booksellers Association's #1 Indie Next Great Read! (Feb 2025) • A Matty Maggiacomo Book Club Selection “The bloody belle of the 2025 literary ball” (Oprah Daily), Victorian Psycho unleashed an iconic new antihero on us all.** “Simmering with rage, propulsive and laugh out loud funny” (Catriona Ward), Victorian Psycho hacked its way into the hearts of readers and critics alike. In this gruesome tale, Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess. But long, listless days spent within the estate’s dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family, and Winifred struggles to stifle the violent compulsions of her past. Blissfully, Christmas is coming, and she has very special gifts planned for these dear, ugly souls… One of the most horrifyingly beloved novels of the year, Victorian Psycho “lives up to its literary namesakes, delivering unrelenting gore and shock” (Jac Jemc, New York Times Book Review) and affirming Virginia Feito as a master of the darkest craft. Pounds can’t keep his eyes off Winifred’s chest, and Mrs. Pounds takes a sickly pleasure in punishing Winifred for her husband’s wandering gaze. Compounded with her disdain for the entitled Pounds children, Winifred finds herself struggling at every turn to stifle the violent compulsions of her past. French tutoring and needlework are one way to pass the time, as is admiring the ugly portraits in the gallery . . . and creeping across the moonlit lawns. . . . Patience. Winifred must have patience, for Christmas is coming, and she has very special gifts planned for the dear souls of Ensor House. Brimming with sardonic wit and culminating in a shocking conclusion, Victorian Psycho plunges readers into the chilling mind of an iconic new literary psychopath.