Not the End of the World by Geraldine Mccaughrean

Not the End of the World by Geraldine Mccaughrean

The Guardian (London) has called comic-thriller writer Christopher Brookmyre the next star of the genre. His American debut, Not the End of the World, is a fast and furious novel set in Los Angeles at the near side of the millennium, at a point when the world is about to spin out of control -- and maybe out of existence. When an oceanic research vessel is discovered with all of its crew vanished, it sets off a chain of events that pulls Lt. Larry Freeman of the LAPD out of the ho-hum assignment of overseeing the security for a B-movie film festival and headlong into a frenzied race to stop a terrorist plot. Along the way he must contend with aging porn stars, rabid evangelical Christians, a mysterious Glaswegian photographer, and an unknown agenda, all in a frenzied -- and ultimately hysterical-race against time. Imagine Day of the Locust updated and rewritten by Carl Hiaasen. . Good solid fun. -- Kirkus Reviews Perpetually in-your-face: sassy, irreverent, and stylish . with] a high-octane sense of the absurd. -- The Times (London) Very violent, very funny . comedy with a political edge, which you take gleefully in one gulp. -- Literary Review

Geraldine McCaughrean has almost 130 books to her credit, with her work being translated into 27 languages. She is the only writer to win the coveted Whitbread Prize three times, making her one of England's most popular authors of novels for young readers. Berkshire is where she calls home. Go to www.geraldinemccaughrean.co.uk to learn more about her.

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Title	Not the End of the World
Author	Geraldine Mccaughrean
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2006-08-08
Number of pages	244
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