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Book ID/图书代码： 14934108B22318

English Summary/英文概要： The new hard-hitting crime novel from the author of The Guards, Rilke on Black and The White Trilogy.
When Mitchell is released from prison after serving three years for a vicious attack he doesn’t even remember, Billy Norton is there to pick him up. But Norton works for Tommy Logan, a ruthless lowlife with plans Mitchell wants nothing to do with.
Attempting to stay out of Logan’s way, Mitchell finds work at the Holland Park mansion of faded movie actress, Lillian Palmer. But it isn’t long before Mitchell’s violent past catches up with him. When innocent people start getting killed and his eccentric sister’s life is put in danger, Mitchell is forced to act?
When Mitchell is released from prison after serving three years for a vicious attack he doesn’t even remember, Billy Norton is there to pick him up. But Norton works for Tommy Logan, a ruthless lowlife with plans Mitchell wants nothing to do with. Attempting to stay out of Logan’s way, Mitchell finds work at the Holland Park mansion of faded movie actress, Lillian Palmer. But it isn’t long before Mitchell’s violent past catches up with him. When innocent people start getting killed and his eccentric sister’s life is put in danger, Mitchell is forced to act.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Mitchell是一名從監獄刑滿釋放的犯罪分子，過去為倫敦最大幫派幹盡所有壞事。然而為老大頂罪服獄後，他決定告別黑幫生涯、重新做人。當他回到社會後，卻發現沒有人願意接納他，到處碰壁。後來好不容易，Mitchell來到一個孤獨的過氣年輕女演員Lillian Palmer的家幫忙打雜，希望藉此改變他罪惡的人生，但是人性的黑暗面、過去黑道的百般糾纏，是不會如此輕易放過他...

Awards/获奖情况：版權已售: USA, Canada, France: Fayard, Japan: Shinchosha, Czech Republic: Plejada Publishing, Spain: Pamies, Poland: Gruner+Jahr.

Maxwell is good, really good, able to create believable, engaging, and original characters and set them plausibly into a story of nonstop suspense.---Chicago Sun-Times

The writing is lean and restrained, and Fiddler... gives Travis McGee a real run for his money.Los Angeles Times

Truly great entertainment, permeated with a dark and disturbing strand that’ll stay with you long after the final denouement. Treat yourselves.---Time Out

Bruen is the finest purveyor of intelligent Brit-noir... his adaptation of US crime classic Sunset Boulevard... is delectably dark and nastily entertaining.---The Big Issue

(Film in production, directed by William Monahan, starring Colin Farrel and Keira Knightley)

"First published in the U.K. in 2001 and presently being adapted for the movies, Bruen’s gritty reimagining of Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard transplants the action from glitzy Hollywood to the rough and tumble London streets. Fresh out of prison after serving three years for an assault he can’t remember, Mitchell tries unsuccessfully to steer clear of his old life, even as friends pressure him to get back in the crime game. Looking for an honest job, Mitchell finds work as a handyman for a wealthy and reclusive former stage beauty, Lillian Palmer, who lives in a sprawling estate with her taciturn butler, Jordan. Soon, Mitchell’s increasingly complicated relationship with Palmer becomes inextricably intertwined with his violent past. While Mitchell and Palmer obviously evoke Sunset’s Joe Gillis and Norma Desmond, Bruen adds his own cast of supporting characters, notably Mitchell’s eccentric sister, Briony. Noir fans will enjoy this rapid-fire thrill ride."---Publishers Weekly

"With plenty of dark humor throughout, Ken Bruen pays violent homage to Sunset Boulevard with this fast-paced Noir. Each of the key cast members contains differing personalities, but the story line belongs to the anti-hero who just wants to go straight yet finds himself swimming in a foggy sea of sordid sleaze as those good citizens are as nasty as the those he met behind bars and rival those muscles working for Logan. With more blood spilled than a downtown Emergency Room like Atlanta’s Grady, fans who don’t mind hearing the breaking of bones will want to read Mr. Bruen’s gloomy view of London."---The Mystery Gazette

About the Author/作者介绍： KEN BRUEN has been a finalist for the Edgar and Anthony Awards, and has won a Macavity Award, a Barry Award, and two Shamus Awards for the Jack Taylor series. He has been an English teacher in Africa, Japan, Southeast Asia, and South America. He lives in Galway, Ireland.
Ken Bruen是愛爾蘭出生的暢銷犯罪小說家。他成為全職作家之前，在非洲、日本、東南亞、南美等地教授英文長達25年。作品多次入圍大獎，其中包含美國推理小說的最高殊榮(Anthony and Barry awards)，2007年更以《PRIEST》再次入圍愛倫坡獎(Edgar Awards)決選，過去所榮獲獎項包含美國私探作家協會頒發的年度夏姆斯獎(Shamus Awards)和麥克維提獎(Macavity Award)。

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