The Wheel of Doll

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A NAME FROM THE PAST
When Mary DeAngelo walks into Happy Doll's office, she brings with her the scent of sandalwood perfume, a whole lot of cash, and the name of his old flame: Ines Candle.

LURES HAPPY INTO A TRAP
Ines is living rough up in Washington State, and Mary wants her found. Happy hits the streets to track her down, but soon he realizes he has been used. Now somebody is hunting them.

CAN HE FIGHT HIS WAY OUT
Soon two people are dead, and Happy is in big trouble. But he's been here before and he knows that the only way to be safe is to get even...

'I loved this book - it's quirky, edgy, charming, funny and serious, all in one. Very highly recommended.' - Lee Child

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'Praise for A Man Named Doll' - .

'I loved this book - it's quirky, edgy, charming, funny and serious, all in one. Very highly recommended' - Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series

'A stiff shot of timeless Hollywood noir, spiked with black humour and leaving a warm glow as it goes down' - Chris Brookmyre, author of Quite Ugly One Morning

'It's witty and funny and philosophical too... I hope there's more to come from this character' - Richard Herring

'Like the streets of LA at night, Jonathan Ames's sentences are long and fast and can end in something fatal. The template, of course, is Raymond Chandler and especially Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer, with a dash of Chinatown... Its frequently macabre goings on [are] shot through with darkly comic flourishes. Motel, money, murder, madness: it has all you need to keep you happy' - The Times, Thriller of the Month

Author Bio

Jonathan Ames is the author of eleven books including Wake Up, Sir!, The Extra Man and You Were Never Really Here, all published by Pushkin Press. He also created the hit HBO comedy Bored to Death, starring Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis and Jason Schwartzman, as well as Blunt Talk, starring Patrick Stewart. His thriller You Were Never Really Here was adapted for a major Hollywood film by Lynne Ramsay, starring Joaquin Phoenix. The Wheel of Doll is the second book in the series of Happy Doll thrillers that began with A Man Named Doll. Jonathan lives in Los Angeles with his dog Fezzik.