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Book SynopsisThe first novel in a darkly humorous London-based crime series featuring bisexual private detective Duffy.
Trade Review"Duffy is a wonderfully appealing character who could never be anything but the creation of a top-flight imagination." * DAILY MAIL *
Funny, sleazy, fast-paced and written with brio * GUARDIAN *
"Barnes takes Duffy into the dark underbelly of Soho, with his customary wit." * CATHOLIC HERALD *
It is bleak, but it is good. Really good. -- Scott Pack * ME AND MY BIG MOUTH *
Duffy is not your typical detective - and this is not your typical detective novel. It's gripping, witty and sometimes horrible and hysterical at the same time...Julian Barnes's foray into the crime genre is an absolute riot - and the good news is there are three more reissues featuring Nick Duffy to look forward to over the next 12 months. * CRIME FICTION LOVER *
There is plenty of goodwill for his witty books featuring his bisexual sleuth, even though the lashing of sex and violence are a world away from Barnes' customary endeavors. * INDEPENDENT *
Exciting, funny and refreshingly nasty * Martin Amis *
The characterization is exact, the action gripping, and the writing pleasantly ironic * THE TIMES *
Dan Kavanagh effortlessly jumped to the top of the crime writer's league * SPECTATOR *
Treat yourself. One of the most colourful and entertaining English thrillers * EVENING STANDARD *
The laughs are as many as the gasps * FINANCIAL TIMES *
Marvellously aerated by bubbles of Mr Kavanagh's very dry, sly, wide-ranging and Eighties humour * SUNDAY TIMES *
