Fun and Games

(Paperback)

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Accidental shootings per year: 1,500

Accidental falls per year: 14,900

Accidental motor vehicle crashes per year: 43,200

'Accidental' deaths staged by professionals per year:

You have no idea.

Charlie Hardie is an ex-cop on the run from his past, who makes ends meet by working as a housesitter for the rich and famous in Los Angeles.

Charlie is guarding an isolated mansion in the Hollywood Hills when a coked-up D-list actress appears at the door, insisting she is being hunted by professional killers. At first Charlie thinks it's drug-induced paranoia, but when his car is stolen from in front of the house, and he spots a gunman hiding in the bushes nearby, he realises they are both in very serious trouble...

The stakes are high and the engine is hot in this action-packed UK debut from an explosive new thriller talent.

Reviews

Swierczynski steps on the gas early in this pulse-pounding contemporary thriller, the first of a trilogy, and doesn't let up...The sequel's appearance won't be too soon for many readers. - Publishers Weekly Starred Review

A high octane, cinematic delight that uses film techniques of fast pace and quick cuts and highly visual scenes to rivet the reader to their chair. I loved it - Joe R. Lansdale

A hip, dead smart novel, an entertaining start to what promises to be an addictive action trilogy - Australian

Packs enough indestructible villains to satisfy a "Die Hard" fan, and each chapter ends on a cliffhanger...Written in deadpan sentences and funny as can be, this first installment of a projected trilogy left me greedy for more. - Bloomberg

Cool, suspenseful, tragic, and funny as hell...I haven't had this much fun reading in a long time. - Sara Gran, author of Dope and Come Closer

A furiously paced tale that cries out to be filmed - Canberra Times

Reads like a Quentin Tarantino movie on speed, full of high-octane action, flying by at a breakneck pace, not for the faint of heart, but also with plenty of humor - CNN.com

Author Bio

Duane Swierczynski is the author of thrillers Expiration Date and Severance Package, both published in the US but not the UK, and also writes for Marvel Comics.