The Weight of Numbers

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Saul Cogan is a good man who does bad things. Nick Jinks, his employee, is a haunted man. Between them they run a successful business trafficking people. Nick doesn't understand what he's doing; and Saul doesn't believe what they're doing is wrong. When a delivery goes awry Saul and Nick are faced with 58 dead bodies and the greatest dilemma of their lives. From blitz London to 1980s Mozambique in civil war; from an emaciated d-list celebrity to an American astronaut, The Weight of Numbers is a tale of panoramic scope. Murder, abduction, buggery, misplaced letters, robbery, anorexia, love and a two-volume dictionary of philosophy all play an essential part in this tale that will burn the retinas.

Reviews

Dazzling, admirable narrative verve... It is unlikely there will be a finer written fiction this year * Guardian *
An ambitious, exciting novel.. unforgettable' * The Times *
A dynamic, innovative, and compelling book that brings into focus some of the most interesting trends in contemporary fiction * Daily Telegraph *
Simon Ings' ambitiously genre-defying novel is a virtuoso display of imaginative plotting * Financial Times *
Ings weaves an ingenious, shimmering web of contiguity and chance... a feat of meticulous plotting. * New Statesman *
One of the most exciting - and relevant - books of the last year. Booker material, for sure. * Arena *
A deceptively readable, dizzyingly constructed novel... Ing's mad, mad world is held together to the very last page by humour, vivid depictions and a deeply compelling emotional core * Publishers Weekly STARRED review *

Author Bio

Simon Ings lives in London with his wife and daughter.