The bestselling author of SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN returns with a Buchan-esque thriller.
''Torday has an extraordinary gift for making apparent "normality" look sinister and strange'' THE TIMES
''Funny, ambitious, multi-layered and quirkily imaginative'' SCOTSMAN
''A thrilling read'' PRIMA
''Written with confidence and dry humour, it''s engaging and funny'' BIG ISSUE
''Gripping'' NEWS OF THE WORLD
Traumatised by a tour of duty in Iraq, Richard Gaunt returns home to his girlfriend with very little of a plan in mindFinding it difficult to settle into civilian life, he turns to drink and gambling - and is challenged to a bet he cannot resist. All he has to do is walk from London to Oxford in under twelve hours.
But what starts as a harmless venture turns into something altogether different when Richard recklessly accepts an unusual request from a stranger ...
Format |
Häftad |
Omfång |
320 sidor |
Språk |
Engelska |
Förlag |
Orion Publishing Co |
Utgivningsdatum |
2011-10-27 |
ISBN |
9780753826874 |