Product Description

The new hard-hitting crime novel from the author of The Guards, Rilke on Black and The White Trilogy.
When Mitchell is released from prison after serving three years for a vicious attack he doesn't even remember, Billy Norton is there to pick him up. But Norton works for Tommy Logan, a ruthless lowlife with plans Mitchell wants nothing to do with.
Attempting to stay out of Logan's way, Mitchell finds work at the Holland Park mansion of faded movie actress, Lillian Palmer. But it isn't long before Mitchell's violent past catches up with him. When innocent people start getting killed and his eccentric sister's life is put in danger, Mitchell is forced to act?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1094364 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 238 pages

From Booklist
(*Starred Review*) Mitchell is finally free after a stint inprison for assault. A crony offers him a job as a loan-shark enforcer,and though Mitchell isn't crazy about the idea, he doesn't haveany better offers. He's perfect for the job--mean and merciless. Buthe's also got another, softer side: he's an avid reader of crimenovels, he's a loyal friend, and he'd even like to get married one dayif he can find the right woman. He figures his luck might have changedwhen he lands a legitimate job as a handyman for a rich actress who'seager to reward him with cash, cars, and sex. Then he meetsAisling--smart, beautiful, and, best of all, as crazy about Mitchellas he is about her. But Mitchell can never truly escape his violentpast or the dangerous world of loan sharks, druggies, and other bottomfeeders. When an arrogant error in judgment threatens everythingthat's dear to Mitchell, he plots his own ghastly form of revenge onthose who've stolen his life. Bruen combines staccato prose andhard-edged dialogue with gritty realism and a terrifying look atLondon's dark underbelly. This one packs one hell of a powerfulpunch. Emily Melton
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Time Out, November 28th, 2001
Truly great entertainment, permeated with a dark and disturbing strand that'll stay with you long after the final denouement. Treat yourselves.

The Big Issue, October 29th, 2001
Bruen is the finest purveyor of intelligent Brit-noir... his adaptation of US crime classic Sunset Boulevard... is delectably dark and nastily entertaining.