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The Art of Drinking Sober - Richard Davie - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The Art of Drinking Sober - Richard Davie - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Discover your new favourite tipple with this beautifully illustrated collection of 50 no-alcohol cocktails. Easy to make and delicious to drink, these cocktails are perfect for anyone looking to cut back on alcohol not enjoyment. From sweet and fruity flavours to spiced and smokey, bitter and aromatic to perfectly sour, there''s something for everyone. Experience the excitement of no-alcohol drinks with recipes including: · CITRUS COSMO · NEW NEW YORK SOUR · DARK & STORMY SODA · SHERBET MARGARITA · ESPRESSO FAUX-TINI Whether you''re a no-drinker, Dry January dabbler, mum-to-be or simply curious; this book will revolutionise the way you drink.

DKK 134.00
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The Grifters - Jim Thompson - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The Grifters - Jim Thompson - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Reissue of a true classic - ''One of the toughest crime novels ever'' (Newsweek). ''Jim Thompson is the best suspense writer going, bar none'' NEW YORK TIMES Roy Dillon is young, good-looking and devastatingly charming. He''s also a completely amoral con man. Lily, his mother, works for the mob. Moira Langtry, Roy''s mistress, is always looking for the main chance, and so is Carol Roberg, the nurse brought in to look after Roy when a bad choice of mark means he has an unfortunate encounter with a baseball bat and a bad case of internal bleeding. The Grifters , one of the best novels ever written about the art of the con, is an ingeniously crafted story of deception and betrayal that was the basis for Stephen Frears'' and Martin Scorsese''s critically-acclaimed film of the same name.

DKK 113.00
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Pagan Babies - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Pagan Babies - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

A vintage roller-coaster ride from ''the hottest thriller writer in the US'' [Time] Father Terry Dunn thought he''d seen everything on the mean streets of Detroit, but that was before he went on a little retreat to Rwanda to evade a tax-fraud indictment. Now the whiskey-drinking, Nine Inch Nails T-shirt-wearing padre is back trying to hustle up a score to help the orphans of Rwanda. But the fund-raising gets complicated when a former tattletale cohort pops up on Terry''s tail. And then there''s the lovely Debbie Dewey. A freshly sprung ex-con turned stand-up comic, Debbie needs some fast cash, too, to settle an old score. Now they''re in together for a bigger payoff than either could finagle alone. After all, it makes sense . . . unless Father Terry is working a con of his own.

DKK 120.00
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The Two Minute Rule - Robert Crais - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The Two Minute Rule - Robert Crais - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

''Excellent'' THE TIMES ''Crais''s thrilling narrative oozes suspense. There are twists to keep you guessing'' OBSERVER Two minutes can be a lifetime. But break the two minute rule and it''s a lifetime in jail. Ask anyone on the wrong side of the law about the two minute rule and they''ll tell you that''s as long as you can hope for at a robbery before the cops show up.But not everyone plays by the rules. When an aging ex-con finally gets out of jail, freedom doesn''t taste too sweet. His son is gunned down in a drive-by shooting. It seems like a random crime, but when the victim is a cop - especially a cop with a con for a father - the motives are never simple.When the hit is exposed as a revenge killing, and the question of police corruption is raised, it becomes a father''s last duty to clear his son''s name and catch the killer.

DKK 120.00
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The Double - George Pelecanos - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The Double - George Pelecanos - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Every man has his dark side... Spero Lucas confronts his own in an explosive thriller from the writer of the award-winning THE WIRE. Spero Lucas is a young Iraq war vet now working as a PI in Washington DC. He''s hired by a young woman to find a painting she lost after being scammed by a super-smooth con-artist. Spero tracks the painting down, but the con-artist is part of a team of ruthless thugs, and the woman who hired Spero is brutally attacked as a warning to stay away.The warning doesn''t work. Spero is angry and he goes on the offensive, taking out the gang one by one. But where do Spero''s remorseless killings sit on the morality scale? Is he defending an innocent woman? Or have his experiences of war turned him into a ruthless killer, no better than the crooks he''s up against?

DKK 126.00
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The Gentleman Bastard Sequence - Scott Lynch - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The Gentleman Bastard Sequence - Scott Lynch - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA introduced Locke Lamora and his gang of con-artists to a global readership which was delighted to embrace these witty, inventive and hugely imaginative fantasy novels. Beautifully written and cunningly plotted these novels count both George RR Martin and Joe Abercrombie amongst their fans. And now, following the success of Joe Abercrombie''s First Law and Brandon Sanderson''s Mistborn boxed sets, fans of this series can now own the first three books in a collectable, beautiful and sturdy presentation box.

DKK 291.00
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Gold Coast - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Gold Coast - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

A gripping mob thriller from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of BE COOL and GET SHORTY. Gorgeous widow Karen DiCilia just found out what it really means to be married to the mob. Her Mafia husband Frank left her millions and a Florida Gold Coast mansion. He also left orders that she''d lose everything the day she slept with another man. With his boys as enforcers, Karen was soon a lonely lady. Then she met Detroit''s Cal Maguire, a sexy, street-smart ex-con with a scam to get Karen her money and her freedom - or get them both killed.

DKK 120.00
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The Little Book of Sass - Various - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The Little Book of Sass - Various - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

''You''re strong, you''re a Kelly Clarkson song, you got this.''Everything that comes out of Jonathan Van Ness''s mouth is a gift from god. He''s the man who taught us about hair, self-care and CON-FI-DONCE. The Little Book of Sass is a collection of the most iconic quotes from the sassiest man around on love, men, self-care and friendship.From the power of the heel to how to be the most supportive friend, The Little Book of Sass is the most shamazing gift for any JVN fans in your life.

DKK 100.00
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Black Heart - Holly Black - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Black Heart - Holly Black - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The conclusion to the gripping ''dangerously, darkly gorgeous'' (Cassandra Clare) CURSE WORKERS series from #1 bestselling author Holly Black Cassel Sharpe knows he''s been used as an assassin, but he''s trying to put all that behind him. He''s trying to be good, even though he grew up in a family of con artists and cheating comes as easily as breathing to him. He''s trying to do the right thing, even though the girl he loves is inextricably connected with crime. And he''s trying to convince himself that working for the Feds is smart, even though he''s been raised to believe the government is the enemy.But with a mother on the lam, the girl he loves about to take her place in the Mob, and new secrets coming to light, the line between what''s right and what''s wrong becomes increasingly blurred. When the Feds ask Cassel to do the one thing he said he would never do again, he needs to sort out what''s a con and what''s truth. In a dangerous game and with his life on the line, Cassel may have to make his biggest gamble yet - this time on love. Also out now in THE CURSE WORKERS trilogy: WHITE CAT (book one) RED GLOVE (book two)

DKK 120.00
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Killshot - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Killshot - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The King of Cool returns with another thrilling tale of crime capers. Arman ''The Blackbird'' Degas is a professional hitman: one shot, one kill. But when he''s carjacked by ex-con Richie Nix, he finds himself with a lethal partner.Nix is on his way to shake down a realtor and the Blackbird is along for the ride. But they don''t count on Carmen and Wayne Colson getting in their way. Exposed as eyewitnesses, the Colsons are placed in witness protection but soon discover the program contains as many predators as the underworld they''re hiding from. But can they outrun the Blackbird...?

DKK 120.00
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Riding the Rap - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Riding the Rap - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

''Wicked and irresistible . . . Leonard is a genius'' New York Times Palm Beach playboy Chip Ganz needs money - fast. He has spiralling debts, and his mother''s gravy-train has just derailed. So he has a plan: he''s going to find somebody rich, and take them hostage. With the help of an ex-con, a psycho gardener and the beautiful psychic Reverend Dawn, he chooses bookmaker Harry Arno as the lucky victim. The trouble is, Harry can scam with the best of them. And that''s not the only problem. US Marshal Raylan Givens is sleeping with Harry''s ex girlfriend, Joyce, and she wants Harry found...

DKK 126.00
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The Innocent - Harlan Coben - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The Innocent - Harlan Coben - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES! The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once takes readers on an electrifying ride in this thriller that explores what really happens behind close doors... One night, Matt Hunter innocently tried to break up a fight-and ended up a killer. Now, nine years later, he''s an ex-con who takes nothing for granted. His wife, Olivia, is pregnant, and the two of them are closing on their dream house. But all it will take is one shocking, inexplicable call from Olivia''s cell phone to shatter Matt''s life a second time...

DKK 120.00
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The Mountain in the Sea - Ray Nayler - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The Mountain in the Sea - Ray Nayler - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

''I loved this novel''s brain and heart'' DAVID MITCHELL, AUTHOR OF CLOUD ATLAS ''A first-rate speculative thriller, by turns fascinating, brutal, powerful, and redemptive'' JEFF VANDERMEER, AUTHOR OF ANNIHILATION There are creatures in the water of Con Dao. To the locals, they''re monsters. To the corporate owners of the island, an opportunity. To the team of three sent to study them, a revelation. Their minds are unlike ours. Their bodies are malleable, transformable, shifting. They can communicate. And they want us to leave. When pioneering marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen is offered the chance to travel to the remote Con Dao Archipelago to investigate a highly intelligent, dangerous octopus species, she doesn''t pause long enough to look at the fine print. DIANIMA - a transnational tech corporation best known for its groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence - has purchased the islands, evacuated their population and sealed the archipelago off from the world so that Nguyen can focus on her research.But the stakes are high: the octopuses hold the key to unprecedented breakthroughs in extrahuman intelligence and there are vast fortunes to be made by whoever can take advantage of their advancements. And no one has yet asked the octopuses what they think. And what they might do about it. Locus Award 2023 - Winner of First Novel award Nebula Award 2023 Finalist. Ray Bradbury Prize 2023 Finalist. Shortlisted for the 2024 Arthur C. Clarke Award

DKK 126.00
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Delicious - Nicky Pellegrino - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Delicious - Nicky Pellegrino - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Love, food and Italy - a delicious novel from the author of THE FOOD OF LOVE COOKERY SCHOOL. Italy, 1964. Maria Domenica is the eldest daughter in the Carrozza family from the tiny southern village of San Giulio. At 16, Maria''s life is limited to the confines of her mother''s rural kitchen (where she bakes bread every morning, the way the Carrozza women always have), and the Caffe Angeli, a place of friendship, strong espresso and famous ricotta sfolgliatelle. Her parents have high hopes for their beautiful first-born, but she has other plans.Maria runs away to Rome but, a year later, she returns to San Giulio in disgrace - eight months pregnant with the identity of the father a mystery. Hastily, shamefully, she is married off to a neighbour''s son. But she soon escapes again, this time to England, where she searches once more for a new life for herself and her daughter, Chiara.Many years later, it is Chiara, not Maria, who finds herself drawn back to San Giulio. But she soon discovers that the simple Italian life she seeks is not as simple as it seems - particularly where the past is concerned. ******* Your favourite authors love Nicky Pellegrino... ''Heartrending and compelling'' JOJO MOYES ''The ultimate escapist read!'' VERONICA HENRY ''Deliciously romantic'' ERICA JAMES ''Knowing, compassionate and moving'' CATHERINE ROBERTSON ''Warm, engaging and truly delicious'' ROSANNA LEY ''A delicious and sensual adventure'' FIONA GIBSON Readers can''t get enough of Nicky Pellegrino: ''I could smell the fresh pasta, feel the sunshine, smell the sea breeze and feel my worries wash away.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Through Italy, through food, through heartbreak, through love, through family. Add in a pinch of karmic justice and you have the perfect read with a joyful ending!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Once again Nicky Pellegrino had me captivated with this amazing story. It made me laugh, made me cry. I read it in one afternoon'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Such a great escapism read, full of emotions and family drama with love'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

DKK 120.00
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Stick - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Stick - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Ex-cons, armed robberies and scams in Miami - another classic crime thriller from the masterful Elmore Leonard. After serving time for armed robbery, Ernest ''Stick'' Stickley is back on the outside and trying to stay legit. But it''s tough staying straight in a crooked town - and Miami is a pirate''s paradise, where investment fat cats and lowlife drug dealers hold hands and dance. And when a crazed player chooses Stick at random to die for another man''s sins, the struggling ex-con is left with no choice but to dive right back into the game. Besides, Stick knows a good thing when he sees it - and a golden opportunity to run a very profitable sweet-revenge scam seems much too tasty to pass up

DKK 126.00
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The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Brendan Doyle is a twentieth-century English professor who travels back to 1810 London to attend a lecture given by English romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This is a London filled with deformed clowns, organised beggar societies, insane homunculi and magic.When he is kidnapped by gypsies and consequently misses his return trip to 1983, the mild-mannered Doyle is forced to become a street-smart con man, escape artist, and swordsman in order to survive in the dark and treacherous London underworld. He defies bullets, black magic, murderous beggars, freezing waters, imprisonment in mutant-infested dungeons, poisoning, and even a plunge back to 1684.Coleridge himself and poet Lord Byron make appearances in the novel, which also features a poor tinkerer who creates genetic monsters and a werewolf that inhabits others'' bodies when his latest becomes too hairy.

DKK 139.00
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The Big Bounce - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The Big Bounce - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The beguiling story of a man, a woman and a nasty crime, from ''the hottest thriller writer in the US'' [Time]. "But the whole deal, staying and going along with her idea, both, depended really on how much nerve he had. Which she would have to find out..."Nancy Hayes has plenty of feminine charm - and the instincts of a shark. Jack Ryan is handy with his fists, and has all the cunning of an ex-con. Now, in a Michigan resort town, a rich man wants Jack gone and Nancy for himself.For Jack, the choice is clear: Nancy''s promises of pleasure, her crazy, thrill-seeking schemes of breaking into homes, shooting guns and maybe stealing a whole lot of money is driving him mad. But there is one thing Jack doesn''t know yet. Nancy is planning the deadliest thrill of all...

DKK 120.00
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Deadlight - Graham Hurley - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Deadlight - Graham Hurley - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

A twenty-year-old crime throws DI Joe Faraday into the violent legacy of the Falklands War... Freshly promoted to the elite Major Crimes Team, DI Joe Faraday is thrown into the deep end with the investigation into the murder of prison officer Paul Coughlin. Was the violent Coughlin killed by a recently released con he brutalised in prison? Or is his death a legacy of a wider, more savage violence from twenty years before? Coughlin was an ex-petty officer in the Royal Navy. Not much liked, he served on HMS Accolade, a Type 21 frigate sunk during the Falklands war with the loss of 19 men. If Faraday is to solve the murder, he must first penetrate the wall of silence thrown up by the Navy. But as he digs deeper, he uncovers a disturbing connection to a crime that has waited twenty years to be avenged...

DKK 127.00
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The Digger's Game - George V. Higgins - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

The Digger's Game - George V. Higgins - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

''Flawless of its kind - never a false word, phrase, rhythm, gesture.'' - The New Republic ''Every American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George V Higgins. Higgins is the daddy. Read him and rejoice'' Val McDermid Jerry ''Digger'' Doherty is an ex-con and proprietor of a workingman''s Boston bar, who supplements his income with the occasional ''odd job'', like stealing live checks or picking up hot goods. His brother''s a priest, his wife''s a nag, and he has a deadly appetite for martinis and gambling. On a trip to Vegas, the Digger finds himself in the sights of a loan shark known as ''The Greek''. Luckily - if you call it luck - the Digger has been let in on a little job that can turn his gambling debt into a profit, if only he can pull it off without getting himself killed.

DKK 146.00
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Twist - Tom Grass - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Twist - Tom Grass - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Packed with action, love and betrayal, Tom Grass''s electrifying heist thriller is a gripping reinvention of the Dickens classic, OLIVER TWIST. Now a major film starring Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora and Raff Law. Eighteen-year-old Twist doesn''t have much. No money, no home and no family. All he has is his reputation as one of the most daring street artists in London - whose unique skills are matched only by his infamous talent as a climber and freerunner.But when he finds himself on the run from the police, he knows that he could be about to lose the last thing he has left - his freedom. Until he is saved by the mysterious Dodge. When Dodge introduces him to con artist and art ''collector'' Cornelius Faginescu, Twist realises that he finally has the chance to be part of something. All that he has to do is put aside his moral objections and learn to steal...

DKK 113.00
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Bandits - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Bandits - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

An ex con, an ex nun and an ex cop form an unlikely dreamteam of bandits in this enthralling tale from the grandmaster of American crime fiction. Reformed jewel thief Jack Delaney was going straight - until he met sexy ex nun Lucy Nichols. Jack''s in the funeral business and when he''s sent to collect a body from a leper hospital, he finds it in Sister Lucy''s care - and very much alive.Lucy''s on a goodwill mission, hoping to smuggle the ''deceased'' away from her dangerous ex, a Nicaraguan colonel with guns and goons aplenty. And it just so happens the colonel''s also got several million dollars that could aid Lucy''s quest to help mankind. With a crazy plan in hand and ex cop Roy Hicks on board, they plot to rob the colonel''s coffers, and they''re sure to make out like bandits - if they live that long...

DKK 120.00
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Void Moon - Michael Connelly - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Void Moon - Michael Connelly - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

A brilliant, high-tension thriller set in the glittery, surreal worlds of Las Vegas casinos, from the bestselling author of THE LINCOLN LAWYER. A young woman finds herself caught up in a heist which may cost her the one thing she values more than her life... Ex-con Cassie Black planned to see out her parole quietly - but things rarely go to plan. She was lured back to the criminal profession she gave up - as professional thief in Vegas casinos, robbing gamblers of their winnings - by a proposition that is just too good to miss. The job goes as planned, except that the target has too much money. It can only mean someone very powerful is going to be very angry indeed. Cassie finds herself on the run from a killer who seems to know her every move in advance. Worse still, he is closing in on the one thing Cassie will do anything to protect.

DKK 119.00
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Quentin Tarantino - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Quentin Tarantino - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Quentin Tarantino''s long-awaited first work of fiction - at once hilarious, delicious, and brutal - is the always surprising, sometimes shocking new novel based on his Academy Award-winning film. RICK DALTON - Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick''s a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours. Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it? CLIFF BOOTH - Rick''s stunt double, and the most infamous man on any movie set because he''s the only one there who might have gotten away with murder . . . SHARON TATE - She left Texas to chase a movie-star dream, and found it. Sharon''s salad days are now spent on Cielo Drive, high in the Hollywood Hills. CHARLES MANSON - The ex-con''s got a bunch of zonked-out hippies thinking he''s their spiritual leader, but he''d trade it all to be a rock ''n'' roll star. HOLLYWOOD 1969 - YOU SHOULDA BEEN THERE

DKK 112.00
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Mr Paradise - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

Mr Paradise - Elmore Leonard - Bog - Orion Publishing Co - Plusbog.dk

''Sharp as an ice pick . . . You will love this excellent book'' New York Times ''Mr. Paradise is a perfect crime caper from a master . . . what more do you want? '' Detroit Free Press Tony Paradiso - aka Mr Paradise - gets his kicks from watching old football games on TV accompanied by live entertainment: sexy cheerleaders shaking their pom-poms and doing rah-rah routines for his viewing pleasure. But for Chloe Robinette, playing dress-up doesn''t end so well when she''s caught in the crossfire of a contract hit.There are witnesses to the murders - Paradiso''s right-hand man, Montez Taylor, and Chloe''s roommate Kelly - but neither is giving too much away. Because Montez and Kelly have a score in mind, a big payoff from Mr Paradise''s estate - if only Kelly can convince the cops she''s someone else... ''Glittering black comedy, a razor-sharp cast of crooks and con men. Very funny, exceedingly tough . . . told in a dialogue sharp enough to draw blood'' Literary Review

DKK 119.00
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