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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.
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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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.
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"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
"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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