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Even though he is still young, Kenny has just weeks to live. Before he dies, he wants to find his childhood best friend Callie Barton and thank her for the kindness she showed him when they were at school together. But when Kenny begins his search, he discovers that Callie Barton has gone missing. Although cleared of any involvement, her husband Jonathan seems to be hiding something. Kenny has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. And knowing that time is running out on him, he's prepared to do whatever it takes ...
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Neil Cross is the author of several novels including Always the Sun and Burial, as well as the bestselling memoir Heartland. He has been lead scriptwriter for the two most recent seasons of the acclaimed BBC spy drama series Spooks and continues to write widely for the screen.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Okay - you've got a brain tumour - you know you're going to die - not immediately, but soon. So you set out to right a few wrongs that you feel have been done, some to you, some to others. But look, you know, you're not really thinking properly are you? - you've got a brain tumour for God's sake! Well, nobody said that to Kenny Drummond, more's the pity, because once he set out on his mission to find out if Callie Barton, the girl who used to sit next to him in the infants, was really killed by her husband, there was no stopping him.
If the premises sound somewhat risible, you have to factor in that Kenny Drummond is alone in the world, and not an awful lot of good things have happened to him lately.
But oh, this is good. This is seriously good! Neil Cross screws your thinking up at least three times in this novel, making you feel sympathy first for one character, and then for another, and then... well, you just don't know what to think! At one point I laughed out loud at how masterfully I was being manipulated. Oh, and then, right at the end. You sod Neil Cross. You utterly marvellous sod.
If the premises sound somewhat risible, you have to factor in that Kenny Drummond is alone in the world, and not an awful lot of good things have happened to him lately.
But oh, this is good. This is seriously good! Neil Cross screws your thinking up at least three times in this novel, making you feel sympathy first for one character, and then for another, and then... well, you just don't know what to think! At one point I laughed out loud at how masterfully I was being manipulated. Oh, and then, right at the end. You sod Neil Cross. You utterly marvellous sod.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I was so looking forward to this book and i am pleased to say that it didn't disappoint. Neil Cross' books continue to improve. I loved the premis of the story - what would you do / who would you like to make amends with? The chapters are short ( ideal for a commute) , the writing style conservative but sharp, and the story quickly unfolds.
lots of twists, turns, unexpected occurrances and bitter sweet characterisation.
buy it and enjoy - then buy his others.
thanks *Neil*
lots of twists, turns, unexpected occurrances and bitter sweet characterisation.
buy it and enjoy - then buy his others.
thanks *Neil*
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Kenny's a decent sort of bloke, the sort who on finding out he's got weeks to live writes a list of all the people he feels he let down or he owes something to and makes it his business to track them down.
His one stumbling block is Callie, a girl he was in school with. Unlike the other kids who teased him and called him names, she showed him some kindness and that's something he never forgot. When his attempts to find her draw a blank he asks a friend, an ex-cop to make enquiries. When it's found that she disappeared a couple of years ago Kenny decides he's going to find out what happened to her...whatever it takes.
This book is an easy read with few characters and I therefore had no difficulty getting into the storyline. Like other books by the same author the scene setting is vivid and well depicted. I found my emotions changed by the chapter in this book, one moment I felt sorry for Kenny, the next for another character and the author had me changing my mind right to the end of the book.
A fast paced thriller, disturbing and violent in places that I'd certainly recommend.
His one stumbling block is Callie, a girl he was in school with. Unlike the other kids who teased him and called him names, she showed him some kindness and that's something he never forgot. When his attempts to find her draw a blank he asks a friend, an ex-cop to make enquiries. When it's found that she disappeared a couple of years ago Kenny decides he's going to find out what happened to her...whatever it takes.
This book is an easy read with few characters and I therefore had no difficulty getting into the storyline. Like other books by the same author the scene setting is vivid and well depicted. I found my emotions changed by the chapter in this book, one moment I felt sorry for Kenny, the next for another character and the author had me changing my mind right to the end of the book.
A fast paced thriller, disturbing and violent in places that I'd certainly recommend.
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A not so run of the mill thriller
This is the first book I have read by Neil Cross, and I was looking forward to it as I have enjoyed both Spooks and Luther, TV programmes he has either written, or had a hand in... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Nicola
Unusual but believable
This was an enjoyable but unusual book. Once Kenny knows he has only weeks to live he decides to go back and put wrongs right but there is not enough explanation as to why he... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Boof
Electrifying
This is a gripping and suspenseful novel. Once started it is very hard to put down.
The story is simple and could almost be a short story. Read more
The story is simple and could almost be a short story. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Julia Flyte
A Decent Read
For those of you who found 'Burial' a brilliantly atmospheric book, you may be a little disappointed with Neil Cross's new novel. Read more
Published 20 months ago by I. Shepherd
It kept me interested from the first sentence..."Kenny wrote the list...
Revolving around Kenny who is using the final weeks of life to 'put things right' with the people he feels he has let down, the story keeps up pace and uses a minimal cast list. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Helen Simpson
Chilling story with warmth at its centre
Quite an achievement this novel- the best and worst of humanity mixed together, optimism about human nature set against the darkness that exists in us all. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Mr. P. J. Riggs
Page-turning, but not perfect
I had mixed feelings about this book. It tells the story of Kenny, who has just been diagnosed with a brain tumour and has been given weeks to live. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2010 by Blatant Biblioholic
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