<i>Inspection</i> proves that Josh Malerman is a master magician of narrative form. He's distilled the zeitgeist of our terrible times into this dazzling chameleon of a story, part Grimm's fairy tale of innocent youth, part dystopian gender politics, and authoritarianism run amok, with a satisfying Tarantino-esque ending. - Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger<p></p>A twisted fairy tale set in a truly unique world that should not be spoiled, Josh Malerman's <i>Inspection</i>reimagines the pillars of childhood in a smart, witty, and compulsively readable story of growth and rebellion. Read it and enjoy the discovery. - Scott Hawkins, author of The Library at Mount Char<p></p>Engaging and suspenseful! Malerman creates a fiendish fairy tale of a world where boy was never meant to meet girl and the hell unleashed when they finally do. - J. D. Barker, internationally bestselling author of The Fourth Monkey and Dracul<p></p><i>Inspection</i> is Josh Malerman's best work to date, a riveting, terrifying, and ultimately life-affirming fable. I'd put <i>Inspection</i> on the same tier as other great novels of dictatorial manipulation such as Atwood's <i>The Handmaid's Tale </i>and Ishiguro's <i>Never Let Me Go</i>. An experience not to be missed by an author who is firing on all cylinders. - Philip Fracassi, author of Behold the Void