Chris Shovelin is on the move again. Coming out of Mombassa where he has been checking out the unsuspicious death of a millionaire’s son in a scuba accident, he’s made enough money to treat himself to a safari. But Danielle (call me Danny) recruits him to be her minder before leaving him on a safari trip.
An international food conglomerate, playing Faustus with GM, aided by corrupt police, is forced to protect itself from the consequences of his unintended intrusion into its affairs. From a mugging in Nairobi, through meetings with lions and a Maasai warrior, to a truly scary escape from the sewer beneath Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Shovelin faces beatings, corrupt police, shootings, wild elephants and a crazed killer who will not give up.
As Bad As It Gets is a more than worthy successor to Shovelin’s acclaimed debut in Homage. This racy and entertaining thriller has an emotional and thought-provoking depth, which puts it miles ahead of the rest.
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About the Author:
Julian Rathbone, twice nominated for the Booker Prize, had his first book published in 1967 and has now written thirty novels and one work of non-fiction. He has been translated into fifteen languages and has been awarded the Deutsches Kimi Preis and the Crime Writers' Association Macallan Short Story Award.
Review:
"Good, intelligent fun - full of action, jokes, enormous wild animals and even wilder capitalism." -- Morning Star (UK)
"Peppered with all the wit and depth one would expect." -- The Good Book Guide
'Satisfying and exciting from start to finish, but no happy ending.' -- Literary Review (UK)
‘Rathbone is an accomplished novelist who finds it impossible to be anything other than marvellously entertaining’ -- Birmingham Post
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- PublisherAllison and Busby
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0749006110
- ISBN 13 9780749006112
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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