Mortal Coil (Hardcover)

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'Ingenious conclusion which mingles murder, nostalgia, a massive cocaine deal and ultimate salvation served up in style with verve, confidence and a relish for all things louche.' -- Literary Review 'It more than fulfils the promise shown in Anthony McGowan's first Matthew Moriarty novel, STAG HUNT ... Littered with memorable characters, a nice line in dialogue and a string of ultra-violent set-pieces, MORTAL COIL eventually works its way towards a fabulous and completely unforeseen twist ... sharp and contemporary, slick, literate, multi-layered and thoroughly recommended.' -- Shots 'MORTAL COILis dirty realism without posing, utterly contemporary, and with excellent musical taste.' -- Sunday Age, Melbourne 'Moriarty is a complex and intriguing anti-hero and McGowan's crisp and witty style delivers us a London steeped in corruption in this new version of the mean streets.' -- Hobart Mercury, Australia 'It combines elements of noir detective story and Elizabethan revenge tragedy with a scary treatise on modern machismo and morality...MORTAL COIL is an intriguing and disturbing book' -- West Australian 'McGowan constructs a suspenseful plot and writes barbed, forceful dialogue, and his account of the mean streets of London and Leeds ... is powerfully grim. Best of all is his portrayal of Moriarty, a man both thoughtful and vengeful, cunning and naive, cynical and guilt-ridden ... A shady and literate thriller that oozes down-and-out ambience' -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review 'His narrative rarely relaxes its grip, clutching the reader all the way to the well-thought-out ending' -- Sunday Morning Post, Hong Kong 'Ingenious conclusion which mingles murder, nostalgia, a massive cocaine deal and ultimate salvation served up in style with verve, confidence and a relish for all things louche.' -- Literary Review 'Articulate on the friction of class, the bonds of friendship and the power of hatred. The suspense is tantalising and the situation marries the gothic quality of a haunted house story with revenge tragedy and the peculiar ambience of British boarding-schooled males at play. An accomplished and thoughtful debut' -- Manchester Evening News on Stag Hunt 'This explosively impressive first novel carries echoes of Agatha Christie, William Golding, PG Wodehouse and MR James - among others. All of it is wrapped up in a thoroughly modern, irresistably readable narrative, propelled by a central character who is considerably more likeable that he himself believes. I loved it' -- Birmingham Morning Star on Stag Hunt 'A cleverly constructed tingler that will make readers want to keep the light on when they go to bed' -- Scotsman on Stag Hunt 'McGowan's debut packs a vicious punch, turning his characters inside out en route to a finely crafted finale.' -- Good Book Guide on Stag Hunt

Sunday Age, Melbourne
'MORTAL COIL is dirty realism without posing, utterly contemporary, and with excellent musical taste.'

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   4.0 out of 5 stars A thriller with a heart (I think!), 28 May 2007 By  lilysmum "lilysmum65" (uk) - See all my reviews This review is from: Mortal Coil (Paperback) This is really two stories in one book. On the one hand there's a page turner drugs/thriller/killer type narrative set in Kilburn, but inside that there's a second narrative going on, and that was the one that interested me more - the story of an introspective, intelligent, over analysing likeable bloke getting caught up in big boys gangster land trouble - all through a link with a guy from school that the main character Matthew, knew in Leeds. It's kind of an airport fiction type thing but more intelligent. Actually I read it in two days and couldn't put it down because I liked the main character and I wanted things to turn out well for him. That said, there's a twist at the end that I didn't see coming and a couple of revelations that throw things a bit, that I am not sure entirely "fit" with the character or the plot, but I am giving this 4 stars because I was genuinely entertained and I haven't enjoyed the book I am reading now half as much. It took me away into another place. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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