American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis challenges the reader in his novel "American Psycho" by immersing them in the twisted mind of Patrick Bateman, a successful investment banker who leads a double life as a brutal serial killer.
Behind the facade of respectability lies a horrific secret. Bateman murders with cold-blooded cruelty, exposing the dark side of the human psyche.
The novel is rife with sarcasm, irony, and black humor, which makes it all the more disturbing. Ellis also masterfully describes the protagonist's cruelty and sadism, and the novel becomes a satire of American society in the 1980s.