Damaged - Softcover

Conway, Simon

3.2

44 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 086241895X ISBN 13: 9780862418953

Publisher: Canongate Books, 1999

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In a North Sea storm a drilling rig sinks, taking with it ten kilos of hashish that Calum Bean has hidden in one of its legs. When the bankrollers decide Cal's knee-caps are a reasonable forfeit, his cousin, renegade army officer Seb MacCoinneach, comes to the rescue.

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Review:

Debut of a roaring and prodigal talent ... Not so much a novel as a life experience. Don't miss it. (Literary Review)

Good background, with an on-the-nail summary of Northern Ireland wheeling and dealing . . . and a wild Celtic streak that marks Conway as one to watch. (Guardian)

Cruel, violent and lyrical, it's Iain Banks meeting Alan Warner in Tom Clancy's missile silo. Excellent. (Select)

A debut novel to rival The Beach. (Publishing News)

Imagine John le Carre on bad acid - edgy, twisted and very, very dark. (Howard Marks)

Good, youthful thriller, with tough, druggy characters, good Scottish locations and lots of action. (Bookseller)

Bears comparison to Iain Banks at his best. (QPD Review)

A powerhouse of a book that sends off literary sparks in all directions. (Evening News)

Hard bleak and full on, this is one to carry around with you. (Big Issue)

A very fine thriller...A hardboiled page-turner for the slacker generation. (MixMag)

Book Description:

The electrifying debut thriller from 2010 Steel Dagger award-winning author Simon Conway.

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