Fun and Games

Duane Swierczynski author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Published:23rd Jun '11

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An explosively fast-paced and edgy L.A. thriller from an up-and-coming American talent.

Mulholland Books presents... FUN AND GAMES

NUMBER OF ACCIDENTAL DEATHS PER YEAR
By suffocation: 3,300
By poisoning: 8,600

STAGED BY PROFESSIONALS: You have no idea.

Ex-cop Charlie Hardie's latest job is guarding an isolated mansion in LA's Hollywood Hills. But it comes with an unwanted guest - a D-list actress who says she's being hunted by professional hitmen.

Charlie thinks she's just high and paranoid.

But he's wrong.

The killers are real.
They've tracked her to the house.
And they're not letting anyone out alive.

Swierczynski steps on the gas early in this pulse-pounding contemporary thriller, the first of a trilogy, and doesn't let up...The sequel's appearance won't be too soon for many readers. * Publishers Weekly Starred Review *
A high octane, cinematic delight that uses film techniques of fast pace and quick cuts and highly visual scenes to rivet the reader to their chair. I loved it * Joe R. Lansdale *
A hip, dead smart novel, an entertaining start to what promises to be an addictive action trilogy * Australian *
Packs enough indestructible villains to satisfy a "Die Hard" fan, and each chapter ends on a cliffhanger...Written in deadpan sentences and funny as can be, this first installment of a projected trilogy left me greedy for more. * Bloomberg *
Cool, suspenseful, tragic, and funny as hell...I haven't had this much fun reading in a long time. * Sara Gran, author of Dope and Come Closer *
A furiously paced tale that cries out to be filmed * Canberra Times *
Reads like a Quentin Tarantino movie on speed, full of high-octane action, flying by at a breakneck pace, not for the faint of heart, but also with plenty of humor * CNN.com *

ISBN: 9781444707564

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 20mm

Weight: 192g

304 pages