CWA Awards
Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Memorial Dagger Award for best debut crime novel of 2005. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Synopsis
James Carroll only meant to do one deal to get to film school. But it went wrong. Now he owes GBP30,000 to drug-dealer Roger Oates. Just a year of quiet business away from retiring with his beloved family to his dream home in Honolulu, Roger knows this is no time to let anyone get away with anything. So if James can't pay, his parents must. But Francis Carroll has put everything he has into a project that will finally bring him the success he craves. He simply cannot afford to bail out his son. And his ambitious wife Rachel wants a baby - while his dangerously alluring first wife wants him back. It's no good asking them. Everyone wants to keep a grip: on their money and their jobs; on their dreams. But something's got to give. Written with terrific verve and a sharp eye for the details of human behaviour, "Grip" is a roller-coaster ride of suspense and surprises.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: Fast paced and very funny, 9 Jun 2006 By  Pat Potter (Essex) - See all my reviews This review is from: Grip (Paperback) I raced through this book, which has the fast pace and devious criminals of a classic thriller, but some well-spoken middle-class types as its heroes. The contrast leads to some very funny passages, which together with the vivid background of a London summer and a series of genuinely unexpected twists makes for a gripping read.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews