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Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder. She tells police that she is a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil; her division is called the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons—"Bad Monkeys" for short. This confession earns Jane a trip to... read more

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It's a room an uninspired playwright might conjure while staring at a blank page: White walls.

Table of Contents edit see section history

White room (1)
Nancy Drew, reconsidered as a Bad seed
White room (2)
We all make the world
White room (3)
Look both ways
White room (4)
Malfeasance
White room (5)
Scary clowns, Shibboleths, and the desert of Ozymandias
White room (6)
Bad Monkeys, inc.
White room (7)
The good Jane and the bad Jane
White room (8)

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  1. Matt Ruff (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0061240419
Page Count: 230

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  • Library of Congress: PS3568.U3615B33 2007
  • Dewey: 813.54

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