- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Sceptre; New edition edition (16 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340832991
- ISBN-13: 978-0340832998
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 490,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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" 'One of the best young British novelists around today... Evoking the grubby desperation of trying to live on your wits in London in a way not done since Martin Amis' astonishing London Fields, 64 Clarke manages to be unsettling and wry at the same time... One of the best urban novels in the last few years. Holmes has really announced himself as someone to watch.' - Ian O'Doherty, Irish Independent. 'Andrew Holmes first two novels were fantastically entertaining, but 64 CLARKE is something else... a cross between Ian McEwan's A CHILD IN TIME and Elmore Leonard. It takes every parent's biggest nightmare as a starting point and uses it for a thriller that will terrify and delight in equal measure.' - Matt Thome. 'I loved this book. I thought it was so,so funny but it also dealt with Ben's story with great sensitivity.' - Andrea Enisuoh, Book Panel, Radio 5 Live. 'Holmes has a gift for dissecting the lives of small crooks with big dreams and bigger problems.' - Scotland on Sunday"
Time Out London
'Holmes makes wonderfully precise and witty observations.'
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ben Snape is a six-year-old boy who has gone missing, his last known movements captured on CCTV. Dash is a dodgy speaker salesman who isn't selling many speakers any more. Max is out of prison for charges of paedophilia which were later dropped. Chick makes his money by making everyone else's life a misery. DI Merle is on holiday and wishing he were anywhere else but.
What connects these seemingly disparate characters? Nothing, it seems.
But as this expertly plotted novel progresses, their wrong-turns, petty crimes and bad ideas draw them closer and closer in a story which keeps the reader guessing right until the end.
The writing itself is sharp, moving deftly between hilarious and heartbreaking, while Holmes shows a keen eye for detail throughout - at times you'll feel like you 're in the van with Dash and his crackhead partner, Lightweight, or reliving Max's prison nightmares.
An engrossing and rewarding read, if nothing else 64 Clarke will make you think twice the next time a van pulls over to ask you for directions...
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well, where do I begin? I mean, this novel has it all. Brilliant characters, superb dialogue, gut-wrenching twists. I would describe it as a thriller that has some comedic moments, but rest assured this is one story that will stay in your memory for a long, long time to come. Andrew Holmes writes (I must admit I don't really know anything about this fella, but I reckon he's ONE TO WATCH) like a cross between Martin Amis and one of the New Urban Breed, but there are several very original ideas in here that I wouldn't have expected Amis to think of. Mainly to do with van drivers and drug addicts. I started reading this book on a Wednesday afternoon and I stayed up all night to finish it, it was that rivetting. The next day, I felt like I was in a film of this book. Highly recommended.
Format:Paperback
This book is brilliant. Excellent characters and superbly written. You feel like you know someone in real life just like each character. It is totally real and believeable. His style of writing is excellent too, entertaining, tragic, witty all at the same time.
I went on to read another of his books (criminal records) which was also excellent.
Brilliant story, well written.
I went on to read another of his books (criminal records) which was also excellent.
Brilliant story, well written.
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