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'Debut of a roaring and prodigal talent ... Not so much a novel as a life experience. Don't miss it.' (Literary Review )
'Good background, with an on-the-nail summary of Northern Ireland wheeling and dealing . . . and a wild Celtic streak that marks Conway as one to watch.' (Guardian )
'Cruel, violent and lyrical, it's Iain Banks meeting Alan Warner in Tom Clancy's missile silo. Excellent.' (Select )
'A debut novel to rival The Beach.' (Publishing News )
'Imagine John le Carre on bad acid - edgy, twisted and very, very dark.' (Howard Marks )
'Good, youthful thriller, with tough, druggy characters, good Scottish locations and lots of action.' (Bookseller )
'Bears comparison to Iain Banks at his best.' (QPD Review )
'A powerhouse of a book that sends off literary sparks in all directions.' (Evening News )
'Hard bleak and full on, this is one to carry around with you.' (Big Issue )
'A very fine thriller...A hardboiled page-turner for the slacker generation.' (MixMag )
'Dipping the ever-successful elements of guns and narcotics into an atmosphere of constant psychosis, DAMAGED is surprisingly believable.' (Face )
'succeeds in painting a portrait of the world at once attractive and repellent' (List )
'Good background, with an on-the-nail summary of Northern Ireland wheeling and dealing . . . and a wild Celtic streak that marks Conway as one to watch.' (Guardian )
'Cruel, violent and lyrical, it's Iain Banks meeting Alan Warner in Tom Clancy's missile silo. Excellent.' (Select )
'A debut novel to rival The Beach.' (Publishing News )
'Imagine John le Carre on bad acid - edgy, twisted and very, very dark.' (Howard Marks )
'Good, youthful thriller, with tough, druggy characters, good Scottish locations and lots of action.' (Bookseller )
'Bears comparison to Iain Banks at his best.' (QPD Review )
'A powerhouse of a book that sends off literary sparks in all directions.' (Evening News )
'Hard bleak and full on, this is one to carry around with you.' (Big Issue )
'A very fine thriller...A hardboiled page-turner for the slacker generation.' (MixMag )
'Dipping the ever-successful elements of guns and narcotics into an atmosphere of constant psychosis, DAMAGED is surprisingly believable.' (Face )
'succeeds in painting a portrait of the world at once attractive and repellent' (List )
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In a North Sea storm a drilling rig sinks, taking with it the ten kilos of hashish that Calum Bean has hidden in its superstructure. When the bankrollers decide that Cal's kneecaps are a reasonable forfeit, his cousin, renegade army officer Seb MacCoinneach, comes to the rescue.
But Seb has an agenda of his own. Turned down by the SAS, in fierce competition with his dead brother and in a bitter feud with his father, he masterminds a plan that will make fools of all those who have rejected him. Spurred on by his half-sister Madelene, a ruthless manipulator, he stars upon a lethal game in the name of freedom. And he needs Cal with him.
But Seb has an agenda of his own. Turned down by the SAS, in fierce competition with his dead brother and in a bitter feud with his father, he masterminds a plan that will make fools of all those who have rejected him. Spurred on by his half-sister Madelene, a ruthless manipulator, he stars upon a lethal game in the name of freedom. And he needs Cal with him.
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I adored this book.
It is ostensibly a thriller dealing with the outfall of a drug deal gone wrong. The novel opens with a storm in the North sea which sinks a drilling rig in which Calum Bean has hidden ten kilos of hashish. Cal fears he will lose his kneecaps as the plan was to sell the dope in Northern Ireland, a new market in the 1990s. Cal's cousin, Seb, comes to the rescue but draws Cal into an even darker plot.
The setting moves between Scotland, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Chechnya. The atmosphere of each place is skilfully evoked with brief but astute description. The book is enriched by the depth with which the characters are drawn. Cal is essentially an idealist: an activist trying to make sense of an immoral, decayed world, desperately attempting to make enough money to avoid living in the conventional, Establishment which he despises. We are introduced to a bizarre, dysfunctional family including the strange amoral Madelene who manipulates and uses others without guilt as the themes of loyalty, betrayal, love and death unfold.
The book is marked by its relentlessly foreboding atmosphere with violence brooding under the surface ready to break out at any moment. The world created is like a savage nightmare but with the redeeming quality of love possibly holding out in spite of everything. It was a nightmare I was actually quite sad to wake up from.
It is ostensibly a thriller dealing with the outfall of a drug deal gone wrong. The novel opens with a storm in the North sea which sinks a drilling rig in which Calum Bean has hidden ten kilos of hashish. Cal fears he will lose his kneecaps as the plan was to sell the dope in Northern Ireland, a new market in the 1990s. Cal's cousin, Seb, comes to the rescue but draws Cal into an even darker plot.
The setting moves between Scotland, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Chechnya. The atmosphere of each place is skilfully evoked with brief but astute description. The book is enriched by the depth with which the characters are drawn. Cal is essentially an idealist: an activist trying to make sense of an immoral, decayed world, desperately attempting to make enough money to avoid living in the conventional, Establishment which he despises. We are introduced to a bizarre, dysfunctional family including the strange amoral Madelene who manipulates and uses others without guilt as the themes of loyalty, betrayal, love and death unfold.
The book is marked by its relentlessly foreboding atmosphere with violence brooding under the surface ready to break out at any moment. The world created is like a savage nightmare but with the redeeming quality of love possibly holding out in spite of everything. It was a nightmare I was actually quite sad to wake up from.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Simon Conway is an extraordinary new talent, and DAMAGED is simply the best thriller I've read for years. A labyrinthine plot unfolds an utterly compelling tale of loyalty, betrayal, love, violence, greed and - of course - damage. The settings are wonderfully fresh - a remote Scottish island, Eastern Europe, Belfast during the ceasefire - and the account of what skewed human motivation and desires can do to flawed individuals is powerfully conveyed. Plus it's a real thriller - a page-turner with real class and brains, and a visceral, palpable authenticity is all-pervasive. A talent to watch.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The dust jacket notes say "like Le Carre on acid" but this suggests a disjointed and unorganized piece of fiction, which this is decidedly not. It is a well-told story of love and violence on the micro and macro scales. Conway starts with a breakneck pace and the action is relentless. He knows his subject matter and he does good research. You will find here well drawn erotic scenes, graphic episodes of violence, amazing parties and an honest protagonist trying his best to understand a wild and unpredictable world of terrorists, assassins, drug deals, and human motivations working at cross-purposes. Conway's eye is highly skilled in his ability to draw scenes that put you into the action. I am looking forward to the movie (I hope somebody has cut a deal with him) and future work from this robust and intelligent author.
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