Straight to the Head
By (Author) Fraser Nixon
Arsenal Pulp Press
Arsenal Pulp Press
14th June 2016
Canada
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
813.6
Paperback
304
In this fast and furious crime novel set in 1983, a sex worker named Irina absconds with a shipment of drugs and $300,000 in dirty money, setting into motion a wild chain reaction involving bounty hunters, corrupt cops, low-brow scammers, and her bewildered, straight-laced ex-husband. Add to this devil's brew the intoxicating settings of sushi bars, nightclubs, and New Wave art galleries circa the mid-eighties, and you get "Straight to the Head" a beguiling, funny novel that blows the roof off traditional crime fiction.Fraser Nixon is the author of "The Man Who Killed," shortlisted for the Amazon.ca Best First Novel Award.
Fraser Nixon: Fraser Nixon is a former actor, painter, salesman, and electrician who has lived in Paris, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. His first novel, The Man Who Killed, was shortlisted for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award.