Rilke on Black by Ken Bruen

Rilke on Black by Ken Bruen

In South London, an unlikely gang of kidnappers hatch a plot. Nick, an ex-bouncer, Dex, a charismatic sociopath, and Lisa, a motor-mouth junkie femme fatale. Their prey is a powerful, local businessman with an obsession for the poet Rilke. Thing is, each kidnapper has a very different agenda. Which means it's only a matter of time before the joking stops, and the ever threatening violence begins. Rilke on Black is an eerie, crooked tale of sex, obsession and betrayal. Ken Bruen's dark contemporary thriller matches a razor sharp vernacular with a country music soundtrack to create a truly intoxicating and original mix.

The most startlingly original crime novel to emerge this decade * GQ *
The reading equivalent of a boxer's sharp jab to the solar plexusIt's fast-paced, tough, and pretty sexy * Pulp *
Boiled harder than salad eggs and much more likely to leave a nasty taste in your mouth * Big Issue *

Ken Bruen was born in Galway in 1951. The author of sixteen novels, he spent twenty-five years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, SE Asia and South America. He now lives in Galway city with his wife and daughter.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781852425111
ISBN 10	1852425113
Title	Rilke on Black
Author	Ken Bruen
Series	Mask Noir Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Profile Books Ltd
Year published	1996-06-15
Number of pages	160
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