Doctor Slaughter
 |
(publ. Hamish Hamilton)
Doctor Slaughter is a novel by Paul Theroux published in 1984.
The main character is a young woman living in near poverty in London. She has a Ph.D. and works at a research institute. She turns to prostitution.
The story was made into the film Half Moon Street in 1986, starring Sigourney Weaver.
 | This article about a 1980s novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |