--- product_id: 64374323 title: "Our Kind of Cruelty: A Novel" price: "€ 25.08" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/64374323-our-kind-of-cruelty-a-novel store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Our Kind of Cruelty: A Novel **Price:** € 25.08 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Our Kind of Cruelty: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** € 25.08 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/64374323-our-kind-of-cruelty-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description “A searing, chilling sliver of perfection . . . May well turn out to be the year’s best thriller.” ―Charles Finch, The New York Times Book Review “ This is simply one of the nastiest and most disturbing thrillers I ’ ve read in years. I loved it, right down to the utterly chilling final line. ” ―Gillian Flynn “A perfect nightmare of a novel―as merciless a thriller as I’ve ever read. Astonishingly dark and sensationally accomplished.” ―A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window A spellbinding, darkly twisted novel about desire and obsession, and the complicated lines between truth and perception, Our Kind of Cruelty introduces Araminta Hall, a chilling new voice in psychological suspense. This is a love story. Mike’s love story. Mike Hayes fought his way out of a brutal childhood and into a quiet, if lonely, life before he met Verity Metcalf. V taught him about love, and in return, Mike has dedicated his life to making her happy. He’s found the perfect home, the perfect job; he’s sculpted himself into the physical ideal V has always wanted. He knows they’ll be blissfully happy together. It doesn’t matter that she hasn’t been returning his e-mails or phone calls. It doesn’t matter that she says she’s marrying Angus. It’s all just part of the secret game they used to play. If Mike watches V closely, he’ll see the signs. If he keeps track of her every move, he’ll know just when to come to her rescue . . . Review: But the real theme of the text itself is the peril of bad sex signaling - There us a Latin phrase, "Ei libellum," or "Go, little book," which means that once a book has left the author's hands, its interpretation is out of the author's control. I suspect that is especially true of this book. Ms. Hall said she wrote the first draft of this book in a rage against the male patriarchy. But the real theme of the text itself is the peril of bad sex signaling. Many reviewers have pointed out that there is great ambiguity in this book. There certainly is, but I am not sure that was Hall's intention. For example, the most likeable character in the book, Kaitlyn, dresses like a model, invites the protagonist, Mike Hardy, to lunch, and chats him up whenever she can. Not surprisingly, Mike concludes that she is hot for him. Yet in her spectacularly irrelevant testimony at Mike's trial, she states that she is a lesbian. Hall probably wants to play with the reader -- and Mike -- to show how perceptions can go awry. But the text itself offers another possibility -- that kaitlyn is bi-sexual and is really hitting on Mike. It is not clear whether Hall even thought of this possibility. Again, Hall seems to want us to think that her heroine e( heavy-handedly named "Verity") is the naïve, innocent victim of an evil stalker. But the text suggests that Verity is dishonest, incompetently manipulative, a tease, and emotionally stupid. She is also a little mean, something that Hall's title seems to recognize. She is the victim of some extremely dumb charges and the worst court room farce I read about in fiction, but she is hardly the paragon of truth Hall would have us think she is. Moreover, Mike is not the monster Hall wants him to be, but is sick and pathetic with a streak of decency. As a lawyer, I cringed at a trial where the only real issue is whether Mike used excessive force in defending himself against a home invasion, but here three or four days are devoted to his social and sex life. This does bring up a point thought. Hall could have written a novella consisting only of Chapter 3, and it would have been a better book. all the information in the first two chapters is rehashed over and over again at the trial. The biggest ambiguity of all is that Mike's assessment of V. may not be delusional. I can imagine that when Mike and Verity get out of prision, they will get married, have six kids, and then one of them will kill the other. Review: wow - I cannot believe the ending, it was a shock! During the entire book,I assumed it would go one way and it did not!! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #519,819 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #852 in Psychological Fiction (Books) #1,957 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 3.7 out of 5 stars 2,493 Reviews | ## Images ![Our Kind of Cruelty: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1Idi7n-RYL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ But the real theme of the text itself is the peril of bad sex signaling *by J***K on June 24, 2018* There us a Latin phrase, "Ei libellum," or "Go, little book," which means that once a book has left the author's hands, its interpretation is out of the author's control. I suspect that is especially true of this book. Ms. Hall said she wrote the first draft of this book in a rage against the male patriarchy. But the real theme of the text itself is the peril of bad sex signaling. Many reviewers have pointed out that there is great ambiguity in this book. There certainly is, but I am not sure that was Hall's intention. For example, the most likeable character in the book, Kaitlyn, dresses like a model, invites the protagonist, Mike Hardy, to lunch, and chats him up whenever she can. Not surprisingly, Mike concludes that she is hot for him. Yet in her spectacularly irrelevant testimony at Mike's trial, she states that she is a lesbian. Hall probably wants to play with the reader -- and Mike -- to show how perceptions can go awry. But the text itself offers another possibility -- that kaitlyn is bi-sexual and is really hitting on Mike. It is not clear whether Hall even thought of this possibility. Again, Hall seems to want us to think that her heroine e( heavy-handedly named "Verity") is the naïve, innocent victim of an evil stalker. But the text suggests that Verity is dishonest, incompetently manipulative, a tease, and emotionally stupid. She is also a little mean, something that Hall's title seems to recognize. She is the victim of some extremely dumb charges and the worst court room farce I read about in fiction, but she is hardly the paragon of truth Hall would have us think she is. Moreover, Mike is not the monster Hall wants him to be, but is sick and pathetic with a streak of decency. As a lawyer, I cringed at a trial where the only real issue is whether Mike used excessive force in defending himself against a home invasion, but here three or four days are devoted to his social and sex life. This does bring up a point thought. Hall could have written a novella consisting only of Chapter 3, and it would have been a better book. all the information in the first two chapters is rehashed over and over again at the trial. The biggest ambiguity of all is that Mike's assessment of V. may not be delusional. I can imagine that when Mike and Verity get out of prision, they will get married, have six kids, and then one of them will kill the other. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ wow *by V***N on April 9, 2026* I cannot believe the ending, it was a shock! During the entire book,I assumed it would go one way and it did not!! ### ⭐⭐⭐ ... was excited to read this book because it was recommended by Gillian Flynn *by M***D on May 14, 2018* I was excited to read this book because it was recommended by Gillian Flynn, and "Gone Girl" is one of my favorite books. However, although "Our Kind of Cruelty" kept me interested to the end, I didn't like it nearly as much I expected to. It's definitely not another "Gone Girl," and I will probably soon forget about it. I love dark, twisted, psychological thrillers, and this book was a G-rated version of a dark and twisted thriller. (I don't understand how Gillian Flynn could think it was dark and twisted.) It's written in first person from the perspective of a man who is obsessively in love with a woman named Verity, and I found myself liking the protagonist, Mike, even though he is out of touch with reality. He had a horrible childhood, yet turned himself into a successful man who seems to respect women and who adores Verity in particular. What I didn't like in the book was the character of Verity. I found Verity to be way too bland, "good," "perfect," and predictable. I wished that Verity was more complex, and I think the book would have been more interesting if the author had added chapters written from her perspective that revealed Verity had a dark side, too. As it is, there is nothing to indicate that Verity is anything less than perfect; Verity is a "good girl" who ends up married to a wealthy, wonderful husband that cherishes her. How boring! No twists or turns or secrets in this book; it's all very predictable and straightforward. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/64374323-our-kind-of-cruelty-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/64374323-our-kind-of-cruelty-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*