A Snowball In Hell - Softcover

Brookmyre, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316027634 ISBN 13: 9780316027632

Publisher: Little, Brown, 2008

Synopsis

If society has the B-list celebrities it deserves, it now has a killer to match. Except that Simon Darcourt is a great deal more successful in his career choice than the average talent show contestant. He's also got the media taped - by the simple expedient of by-passing them completely and posting real-time coverage of his killings on the internet. He's got viewing figures to make the world's TV executives gasp in envy, and he's pulling the voyeuristic strings of every viewer by getting them to 'vote' to keep his captives alive.
Angelique De Xavier, his previous nemesis, is drafted onto the police team trying to bring this one-man celebrity hate-fest to an end. But she can't do it alone, she needs the magical skills of her lover, only she doesn't know where Zal is and meanwhile a whole load of celebs are, literally, dying to be famous.

An intelligent satire, a thriller with exhilarating pace - Christopher Brookmyre at his best.

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Review:

'Dazzling comic skills' The Times 'Sharply satirical and poignantly funny, this is a gripping and highly entertaining read.' Time Out 'Chris Brookmyre is a genius.' Mirror 'Brookmyre has no equal.' Maxim 'Achingly funny' Sunday Times 'Exhilerating linguistic fluency and keenly subversive intelligence' Scotland on Sunday

Book Description:

He's alive. Simon Darcourt, professional assassin par excellence, only now behaving more like an amateur serial killer with attitude. And it's up to Angelique De Xavier to bring his particular brand of mayhem to a halt.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0316027634
• ISBN 13: 9780316027632
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400