Molly Bishop grew up on a farm and was horrified by her father’s indifference toward the animals they raised, viewed only as slabs of flesh to be consumed by a ravenous society. Now a seductive and cunning young woman, she seeks out the cruelest members of the meat industry and offers up her own brand of redemption. Molly’s mission is clear. Those who raise animals for meat should understand what … what it feels like to become meat. But the FBI is onto her- they’ve sent in Michael Lair, a whip-smart agent with his own set of demons. And as a deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues in the nation’s heartland, they must rely on their instincts and intellect to determine who prevails.
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Dedication: “Dedicated to the second pig in line. The one who must watch, and wait, and know.”
“She was more than just pretty, having a quality that allowed her to put a man in his place without him feeling too badly about it.”
Tell me these two quotes don’t scream BOLD in every way. This is one you are going to WANT on your shelves! Netflix special is right… You will probably see them pick this up.
The writing has adrenaline rushes like Breaking Bad, and bloody gore like Dexter, but FEMALE!
Megan Allen is going after the meat industry in her latest and it’s sure to turn me vegan. It’s a tough read at times because of the animal cruelty but holy cows, all of them, is it GOOD.
Female – Highly Intelligent – Too Pretty – Smart Mouth – Seeks Justice – Kills People; always makes for a good plotline. My heart was pounding at the anticipation!
Not only is the book jacket absolutely stunning, underneath; the pristine white hardcover of the first editions is a beautiful metallic, red blood splatter. It looks SO COOL, this book is awesome from the outside in.
I had the opportunity of winning the author’s first controversial book (that was condemned by the KKK) “The Slave Players”, and I LOVED it. I knew this author was going to be good, dang good! When Megan Allen speaks up for the weak and the defenseless she goes straight for the jugular of the abusers. She plays the abusers’ game, always being one step ahead of them. Being young doesn’t mean you don’t have life experience. When you’ve been out there all alone for some time, boy do you get experience, and probably not the good kind.
I eagerly anticipate this author’s next works. She’s an instant-read for me, straight to the top of the TBR. I’m from the Midwest where the controversial topics she writes about resonates deeply with me because I have seen the horrors of racism and animal abuse. It’s about time light is brought to the parts where these things are still actively happening.
This author is always up to something, and it’s usually like watching a bad accident in the best way (from afar, safe out of harm’s way). I just can’t help but watch and stare in amazement while she blazes the way setting everything on fire and causing much upheaval. Gotta love the movers and the shakers! If you like people like that, you are sure to enjoy this storytelling.
The quotes in this review may not reflect the actual quotes in the final edition. I’d like to thank Burn House Books for the hardback, print ARC I received. All reviews by me are voluntary and of my own opinion.
** spoiler alert ** ***goodreads giveaway***
***update***
Right now, I’m at the half way mark.
Intense
Not for the faint of heart that’s for sure!
I love the balance of psychopath and humanity known as Molly Bishop.
***finished***
Again I will say NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.
Wow. Wow. Wow.
Molly Bishop grew up on farm and watched helplessly as her father butchered the pigs she perceived as family.
Let’s just say she never got over it.
All grown up and ready to rumble she is wreaking havoc on those in the meat industry and it is dark, gritty, violent AF and oddly satisfying even to someone like me, someone Molly would call a “cellophane hunter”.
I was completely engrossed in this tale of revenge and cheered hard for our anti-hero.
Thank you to Megan Allen and Burn House Publishing for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
It was a great book!
Molly grew up on a farm.
She never forgot how the animals were treated as nothing more than pieces of meat.
Now as an adult, she gives her own brand of justice to those who treat animals as pieces of meat.
The characters + storytelling were very captivating
It has all the ingredients that you need for an awesome book!
Molly Bishop spend her childhood living on a farm where the animals ..especially the pigs … were her friends. But the day always came when the pigs were readied for the slaughter house.
Now fully grown up and still crying for those slaughtered pigs, she has become the ultimate in making those who raise animals for meat understand what it feels like to become meat. She seeks out the cruelest members of the meat industry and exacts her own brand of justice and redemption .
When bodies of hunters, farmers, breeding businesses, slaughterhouses are found, the FBI is called in to investigate.
This is a novel unlike any I’ve ever read. However, it is not for everyone. There are graphic descriptions of animals being tortured before being killed. Animal activists …beware! It’s disturbing and dark. As the main character, she is deftly drawn as a woman who grew up with a father’s indifference and an industry with no protection against the worst of the worst.
Many thanks to the author / Burn House Publishing for the digital copy of this most interesting take on the meat industry. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
THE MEAT HUNTER by Megan Allen is a well-written novel that explores a darker side of the meat industry in a fictional context. Molly Bishop grew up on a hog farm, and as an adult, she sells medicines and other supplies to animal farmers in the Midwest for McMillan Pharmaceuticals. Michael Lair is an FBI agent called in to help the local office after multiple deaths have occurred among those in the meat industry. During the course of the investigation, they meet and Michael learns about animal farming and processing from Molly.
This is not a comfortable read. It deals with strong and vivid descriptions of the meat industry, animal cruelty, vigilantism, sexual assault, murder and much more. I believe it is a provocative book that is deliberately written in such a way as to get a powerful reaction from the reader. It seems to be wanting the reader to reflect on society and things that we take for granted.
The main characters have depth and felt three-dimensional. The prose is well-written, compelling and descriptive. The plot is shocking, moving, powerful, thought-provoking, suspenseful, absorbing and gripping. The ending was dramatic, but did not give me total closure. This book is definitely one I am glad I read despite several disturbing and graphic scenes and discussions. Overall, this is a book that I will not soon forget and I look forward to reading more from this author. Will there be a sequel? I would also like to read Ms. Allen’s debut novel which is undoubtedly going to be just as controversial.
Thanks to Burn House Publishing for a complimentary copy of this novel and the opportunity to provide an honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way.
This is a gripping story about Holly, a pharmaceutical rep who has just the right touch when it comes to getting men to do what she wants for her job. Raised on a farm, where her father slaughters pigs, where she had a pet taken from her to be slaughtered, well let’s just say the repercussions in the long run played out in her job performance.
If you are not good with cruelty to animals and gory reading then this is not the book for you as she is very descriptive. It is quite the thriller and a page turner for sure.
Thank you to Goodreads for the ebook win. This is my opinion alone.