Fun and Games

Description

Accidental shootings per year: 1,500 Accidental falls per year: 14,900 Accidental motor vehicle crashes per year: 43,200 'Accidental' deaths staged by professionals per year: You have no idea. Charlie Hardie is an ex-cop on the run from his past, who makes ends meet by working as a housesitter for the rich and famous in Los Angeles. Charlie is guarding an isolated mansion in the Hollywood Hills when a coked-up D-list actress appears at the door, insisting she is being hunted by professional killers. At first Charlie thinks it's drug-induced paranoia, but when his car is stolen from in front of the house, and he spots a gunman hiding in the bushes nearby, he realises they are both in very serious trouble... The stakes are high and the engine is hot in this action-packed UK debut from an explosive new thriller talent.

Duane Swierczynski is the author of thrillers Expiration Date and Severance Package, both published in the US but not the UK, and also writes for Marvel Comics.

Swierczynski steps on the gas early in this pulse-pounding contemporary thriller, the first of a trilogy, and doesn't let up...The sequel's appearance won't be too soon for many readers. - Publishers Weekly Starred Review A high octane, cinematic delight that uses film techniques of fast pace and quick cuts and highly visual scenes to rivet the reader to their chair. I loved it - Joe R. Lansdale A hip, dead smart novel, an entertaining start to what promises to be an addictive action trilogy - Australian Packs enough indestructible villains to satisfy a "Die Hard" fan, and each chapter ends on a cliffhanger...Written in deadpan sentences and funny as can be, this first installment of a projected trilogy left me greedy for more. - Bloomberg Cool, suspenseful, tragic, and funny as hell...I haven't had this much fun reading in a long time. - Sara Gran, author of Dope and Come Closer A furiously paced tale that cries out to be filmed - Canberra Times Reads like a Quentin Tarantino movie on speed, full of high-octane action, flying by at a breakneck pace, not for the faint of heart, but also with plenty of humor - CNN.com