Crime: A Novel
“[An] inimitable combination of dark realism, satire and psychological insight . . . complicated, unsettling and at times beautiful."—Publishers Weekly, starred review In the wake of a nasty child-murder case, Detective Ray Lennox of the Edinburgh PD has suffered a full-scale breakdown. He’s placed on leave for mental retuning and takes off for a few days of sun in Miami. From there, Crime becomes an unmistakably Welshian blend of the macabre and the psychologically astute, as Lennox faces a dwindling supply of antidepressants, a bridal-magazine-toting fiancée, and cokehappy locals who lead him back into old habits and leave him to care for a child. Is he really in the right shape to be playing knight-errant to a terrified ten-year-old girl? Will his best instincts and worst judgments get them both killed, or find him the redemption he seeks?
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Crime: A Novel
“[An] inimitable combination of dark realism, satire and psychological insight . . . complicated, unsettling and at times beautiful."—Publishers Weekly, starred review In the wake of a nasty child-murder case, Detective Ray Lennox of the Edinburgh PD has suffered a full-scale breakdown. He’s placed on leave for mental retuning and takes off for a few days of sun in Miami. From there, Crime becomes an unmistakably Welshian blend of the macabre and the psychologically astute, as Lennox faces a dwindling supply of antidepressants, a bridal-magazine-toting fiancée, and cokehappy locals who lead him back into old habits and leave him to care for a child. Is he really in the right shape to be playing knight-errant to a terrified ten-year-old girl? Will his best instincts and worst judgments get them both killed, or find him the redemption he seeks?
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393335507 |
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| Publisher: | Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 05/26/2009 |
| Pages: | 344 |
| Sales rank: | 1,099,963 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.22(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.84(d) |
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