64 Clarke [Paperback]

'Holmes is a very funny storyteller'

'A thoughtful study, as well as a gripping psychological thriller'

'Holmes has a great line in drunken, rage-filled monologues which collapse into pathos. Very funny'

'I am very jealous of Andrew Holmes - this is mean, twisted and hilarious'

'[Holmes] showcases a genius for the sort of venomous one-liners mere mortals can only dream of'

'A slick, seedy affair that bears comparison with Martin Amis's LONDON FIELDS ... exceptionally visceral writing'

'Holmes has a gift for dissecting the lives of small crooks with big dreams and bigger problems.'

'One of the best urban novels in the last few years, Holmes has really announced himself as someone to watch.'

'Holmes makes wonderfully precise and witty observations.'

'The year's best thriller, an unholy hybrid of Amis, Elmore Leonard and early Ian McEwan.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Six-year-old Ben Snape was separated from his father on the platform of Finsbury Park tube station on the afternoon of Saturday, February 22. He hasn't been seen since. On the ground floor of 64 Clarke Street lives Max, a man with a shadowy past and an increasingly troubled present, which his noisy upstairs neighbours are doing nothing to soothe. They are aspiring journalist Sophie and her boyfriend Dash, who makes a living selling sub-standard speakers from the back of a white van. But how will Dash's somewhat less than respectable occupation lead him to get inexorably tangled up in Max's mysterious plans? And what connects them both to Ben's disappearance?

For lots of background information on 64 Clarke (including a free chapter to read), plus information on my previous novels, Sleb, and All Fur Coat, please visit my website at 64clarke.co.uk.

Andrew Holmes's first novel SLEB was published in 2002 to critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the WHSmith New Talent Award. His second, All Fur Coat, followed to equal acclaim in 2004. He also works as a freelance journalist and lives in Buckinghamshire with his wife.